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Tomatoes filled with seafood salad

Tomatoes are hollowed out and filled with mayonnaise mixed with peas and lobster, shrimp or crab, and served on lettuce with parsley or cress. From Erken's Stor kokebok (the Big Cookbook, 1949), p. 442.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 442 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A cold starter or light dish where shellfish and mayonnaise make it a little festive.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Hollow out the tomatoes

    Cut a lid off each tomato and scoop out the inside.

  2. 2

    Make the filling

    Mix mayonnaise, peas and lobster, shrimp or crab.

  3. 3

    Fill and serve

    Fill the tomatoes. Serve on lettuce leaves and sprinkle generously with chopped parsley or cress.

Changes from the original

"Majonen" in the original is corrected to mayonnaise, and "del." is read as dl. Cutting off a lid is added as an interpretation of hollowing out.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 442) → Modernised~80% of the text changedremovedadded
6 tomater stk tomater. majones (til å binde fyllet). 2 del. erter dl erter. hummer, reker eller krabbe. Tomatene hules ut; majonen, ertene krabbe (én av delene; mengde ikke oppgitt). salatblader (til servering). persille eller karse (hakket, rikelig). Skjær av et lokk på tomatene og hummeren blandes hul dem ut.. Bland majones, erter og fylles i hummer, reker eller krabbe.. Fyll tomatene. Serveres Server på salatblader, salatblader og alt strøes strø rikelig med hakket persille eller karse. karse over.

Note on Modernised

«majonen» i originalen er rettet til majones, og «del.» er tolket som dl. «Skjær av et lokk» er lagt til som tolkning av å hule ut.

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Frequently asked questions

Which shellfish can I use?
Lobster, shrimp or crab, whichever you have.
How are they served?
On lettuce leaves, generously sprinkled with chopped parsley or cress.

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