A week-day lunch for me is usually a very casual affair. I open the fridge door and the first thing that falls out gets caught, baseball-style, between two slices of bread and eaten while I'm reading Gourmet Traveller. I read about things like Char-Grilled Palm-Sugar Chicken, Fazzoletti with Duck Ragù and Saucy Chocolate Puddings with Muscatel Ice-Cream while I'm munching on last nights left overs on rye. But today was different. May be it's the weather - cold and sunny, that got me thinking about Scandie food, as I am want to do at times. So inspired, I made a crisp Swedish Salad and ate it in the sun... on rye... Some things never change.
Swedish Salad
from Jamie Oliver's Jamie Does...
2 Lebanese cucumber
2 small carrots, peeled
1 red onion, peeled and sliced thinly
1 bulb baby fennel, finely sliced
6 small radishes, finely sliced
1 bunch fresh dill
1/2 cup fresh parsley
1 tablespoon white vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 heaped teaspoon caster sugar
pinch of salt
Cut the cucumber in half lengthways and scrape out the seeds. Cut into small half circles and place in a large bowl. Using a mandolin or peeler, peel strips of carrot and add to the cucumber.
Place remaining ingredients in the bowl and toss well.
pinch of salt
Cut the cucumber in half lengthways and scrape out the seeds. Cut into small half circles and place in a large bowl. Using a mandolin or peeler, peel strips of carrot and add to the cucumber.
Place remaining ingredients in the bowl and toss well.
This salad looks so super crunchy and tasty!! I have never had this flavour combination but I'm dying to try it out :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Edith. It's a really tasty salad. I hope you like it.
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