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Breakfast salad II

A salad of diced fat herring, shrimp, boiled potatoes, egg and pickled cucumber, with a dressing of oil, vinegar and mustard. From Erken's Big Cookbook (1949), p. 459.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 459 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The salad is the second of the breakfast salads in the book and suits a light meal.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Dice

    Dice the soaked, cleaned herring together with the potatoes, eggs (keep some for garnish) and cucumber. Halve the shrimp lengthways.

  2. 2

    Mix

    Gently mix everything together with the chopped onion.

  3. 3

    Make dressing

    Stir together oil, vinegar, pepper, salt, mustard and sugar. Pour over.

  4. 4

    Arrange

    Pile the salad high on a dish and garnish with hard-boiled eggs, parsley and shrimp.

Changes from the original

«2 del.» of shrimp is read as 2 dl. The quantities are otherwise unchanged.

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1949 (proofread, p. 459) → Modernised~78% of the text changedremovedadded
Frokostsalat II. 1 stk filet av stor fetsild (utvannet). 2 del. dl rensede reker reker. 3 poteter, kokte stk poteter (kokte). 2 hårdkokte egg stk hardkokte egg. 1 stk sur agurk agurk. 1 teskje ts hakket løk persille. Den løk. persille (til pynt). 4 ss olje (til sausen). 1 ss eddik (til sausen). 0,75 ts pepper (til sausen). 0,75 ts salt (til sausen). 0,75 ts tørr sennep (til sausen). 0,75 ts sukker (til sausen). Skjær den utvannede, rensede sild skjæres silden i terninger tillikemed potetene, eggene terninger, sammen med poteter, egg (spar noe til pynt) og agurken, agurk. Del rekene deles i to langs efter. Alt blandes på langs.. Bland alt forsiktig sammen. Overhelles følgende saus: 4 spiseskjeer sammen med hakket løk.. Rør sammen olje, 1 spiseskje eddik, 3/4 teskje pepper, 3/4 teskje salt, 3/4 teskje tørr sennep og 3/4 teskje sukker. Salaten legges høit Hell sausen over.. Legg salaten høyt på et fat og pyntes pynt med hårdkokte hardkokte egg, persille og reker.

Note on Modernised

«2 del.» reker er tolket som 2 dl. Mengdene er ellers uendret.

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Frequently asked questions

How much shrimp is needed?
The book gives 2 dl peeled shrimp.
What is the dressing made of?
Oil, vinegar, pepper, salt, dry mustard and sugar.

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