ROSOLLI - FINNISH BEETROOT SALAD

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A colourful, traditional Christmas salad. This recipe comes from the Häme area and is all vegetarian - some versions of this salad also include herring! You can use pickled beetroot instead of boiled if you prefer.

Provided by stormylee

Categories     Potato

Time 30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 beetroots
3 carrots
3 potatoes
1 onion
2 tart apples
1 gherkin
1 teaspoon salt
1 pinch white pepper
200 ml heavy cream
1 teaspoon white vinegar
2 teaspoons beet juice
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 pinch salt
1 pinch white pepper

Steps:

  • Boil beetroots, carrots and potatoes in separate pots, in their skins, until just cooked. Let cool, peel and chop.
  • Chop gherkin and peeled apples.
  • Mince onion.
  • Layer ingredients in a bowl, starting and finishing with beetroot. Sprinkle a little bit of salt and white pepper on each layer.
  • Mix ingredients when the salad is on the table, ready to serve.
  • To make dressing: whip cream until thickened (it should be not be stiff!) and mix in the rest of the ingredients. Serve on the side.

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