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Raw vegetable salad

A salad of chopped carrot, finely shredded cabbage, celery stalk and pickled gherkin, tossed in mayonnaise. 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 text ends with a sauce note belonging to the neighbouring raw salads with a dressing of juice, oil and Brazil nut, showing that Erken offered two different dressings for the same type of salad.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Slice and chop

    Shred or chop the carrots, cabbage, celery stalk and gherkins finely.

  2. 2

    Toss in mayonnaise

    Toss everything in mayonnaise.

  3. 3

    Alternative dressing

    For a different dressing, stir juice, oil and grated Brazil nut together until the dressing is thickly runny.

Changes from the original

'Del.' is converted to dl. The sauce note at the end of the text is kept as an alternative dressing; its amounts are not given in the original.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 504)~80% of the text changedremovedadded
2 dl gulrøtter (hakkede). del. hakkede gulerøtter 2 dl del. finsnittet kål (finsnittet). 1 dl del. stangselleri (finhakket). 2 ss picklesagurker (hakkede). majones (til å vende i). saft, olje og revet paranøtt (til saus; mengder ikke oppgitt). Snitt spiseskjeer picklesagurker. Alt snittes eller hakk gulrøtter, kål, stangselleri hakkes fint og picklesagurker fint.. Vend alt vendes i majones.. Til en annen saus rører du saft, majones. Saft, olje og revet paranøtt paranøtten røres sammen til sausen er blir tykt flytende.

Note on Modernised

«Del.» er omregnet til dl. Sausemerknaden sist i teksten er beholdt som alternativ saus; mengdene til den er ikke oppgitt i originalen.

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Frequently asked questions

What is stangselleri?
Celery stalks, the thick stems of celery.
Which dressing suits?
Mayonnaise, or a thickly runny dressing of juice, oil and grated Brazil nut.

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