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Cabbage and tomato salad

A raw salad of finely shredded cabbage, tomato, grated carrot, apple and beetroot tossed in a dressing of lemon juice, oil and sugar or honey. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 504.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 504 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The recipe sits in the raw-food section of the 1949 edition, where raw fruit and vegetables are promoted as a healthy part of the meal.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the vegetables

    Shred the cabbage needle-fine. Cut the tomatoes, grate the carrots, dice the apple and chop the beetroot slices.

  2. 2

    Make the dressing

    Mix the lemon juice, oil and sugar or honey.

  3. 3

    Mix and toss

    Combine everything and toss in the dressing.

Changes from the original

The teacup measure is converted to about 1.5 dl and tablespoons are written as tbsp. The method is split into three steps; quantities are otherwise unchanged.

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1949 (proofread, p. 504) → Modernised~84% of the text changedremovedadded
1 teskål 1,5 dl finsnittet kål (synålfin) (1 teskål, snittet nålfint). 3 tomater 1—2 gulerøtter, revne stk tomater. 2 stk gulrøtter (1–2 stk, revet). 1 eple, skåret stk eple (skåret i terninger terninger). 2 skiver rødbeter, hakket. Saus: saft av 1/2 skive rødbeter (hakket). 0,5 stk sitron (saften). 3 spiseskjeer olje ss olje. 1 spiseskje ss sukker eller honning. Alt blandes Snitt kålen nålfin. Skjær tomatene, riv gulrøttene, skjær eplet i terninger og vendes hakk rødbetskivene.. Bland sitronsaft, olje og sukker eller honning.. Bland alt sammen og vend det i sausen.

Note on Modernised

Teskål er omregnet til ca. 1,5 dl, og spiseskjeer er skrevet som ss. Tilberedningen er delt i tre steg; mengdene er ellers uendret.

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Frequently asked questions

How finely should the cabbage be cut?
The book says "needle-fine".
Can I use honey instead of sugar?
Yes, the book gives sugar or honey, 1 tablespoon.
How is the salad mixed?
Everything is mixed and tossed in the dressing.

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