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Salad (two variants for invalid cookery)

Two simple salads for invalid food: apples, grated carrots and cabbage turned in oil and lemon, and potato, celery, onion and lettuce in sour mayonnaise garnished with beetroot. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), pp. 810–811.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 810 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The invalid-cookery chapter has several simple salads without salt or strong seasoning; two of them are gathered here.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Salad 1: make marinade

    Mix the marinade from ½ tbsp cooking oil (kronolje) and ¾ tbsp lemon juice.

  2. 2

    Salad 1: mix

    Turn apples, grated carrots and finely shredded cabbage in the marinade and sprinkle with finely chopped parsley.

  3. 3

    Salad 2: cut

    Dice the potatoes, stick of celery and lettuce leaves. Chop the onion and parsley.

  4. 4

    Salad 2: mix and garnish

    Mix everything in sour mayonnaise and garnish with strips of beetroot.

Changes from the original

The text gives two different salads under the same title, merged into one recipe with two parts. "kronolje" is read as cooking oil. The potatoes are not said to be boiled, but this is the natural reading in a salad.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the marinade made of?
½ tbsp oil and ¾ tbsp lemon juice.
What is "sour mayonnaise"?
A mayonnaise with acid; the text gives no recipe here.
What garnishes the second salad?
Strips of beetroot.

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