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Rosolli
Rosolli: Finnish Christmas salad of beetroot, carrot, potato and pickle with pink cream
Rosolli is the jewel-coloured salad on the Finnish Christmas Eve table: diced cooked beetroot, carrot and potato with pickled cucumber, apple and onion, arranged in neat stripes or mixed together, with a dressing of whipped cream tinted pink with beetroot juice and sharpened with vinegar. Pickled herring is sometimes added; this version keeps it vegetarian. A common mistake is mixing the beetroot in early, which stains everything a muddy pink. Chef's tip: arrange the vegetables in rows on a platter and serve the dressing on the side, so each stays its own colour.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the salad
- 3 beetrootboiled, peeled and diced
- 3 carrotsboiled and diced
- 3 potatoesboiled and diced
- 3 pickled cucumbersdiced
- 1 applediced
- ½ red onionfinely chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp white pepper
For the dressing
- ¾ cup double cream
- 2 tbsp beetroot cooking juice
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Season 3 carrots, 3 potatoes, 3 pickled cucumbers, 1 apple and ½ red onion with ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp white pepper.
Step 2: Arrange them in stripes on a platter, with 3 beetroot in its own stripe. Common mistake: mixing in the beetroot early; everything turns muddy.
Step 3: Whip ¾ cup double cream to soft peaks and fold in 2 tbsp beetroot cooking juice, 1 tsp white wine vinegar and 1 tsp sugar until pink.
Step 4: Chill both and serve the dressing alongside.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 20 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does rosolli take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of carrots?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
- What can I use instead of potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
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