The Santesson recipe collection : Swedish cooking

Starters – page 5
• Gravlax and avocado mousse, the perfect way to use gravlax leftovers
• Jansson's temptation, a mouth-watering Swedish anchovy gratin
• Swedish herring salad, a must on the smörgåsbordet
Soups – page 8
• Nettle soup, the Swedish way of preparing young stinging nettles
• Pea soup, a traditional way of serving yellow split peas
• Salmon soup in the Swedish way
Vegetables – page 11
• Brown beans, the classical Swedish bean dish
• Hasselback Potatoes, a Swedish form of oven-baked potatoes
• Red cabbage, a traditional Swedish Christmas dish
Meat – page 14
• Christmas ham in the traditional Swedish way
• Hamburger à la Lindström, a Swedish form of hamburger with red beets
• Potato dumplings, a Swedish dish enjoyed by many but not by us
• Pyttipanna, the Swedish way of serving meat leftovers
• Sailor's stew, meat and potato stewed in beer in the Swedish way
• Swedish meatballs - enough said!
• Veal meatballs, white meatballs in a white sauce
Fish and shellfish – page 21
• Crayfish, spiced with dill
• Gravlax, the Swedish way of marinating or curing salmon
Sauces and condiments – page 23
• Stewed and mashed apples, a nice Swedish condiment for pork dishes
• Mustard sauce, a must for gravlax but also shellfish
Desserts and sweets – page 25
• Cheesecake, difficult to prepare but delicious
• Cheese ice-cream, a special way to use the Swedish "Västerbotten" cheese
(substitutes are possible, though)
• Fruit syrup sauce to be served together with Riz à la Malte
• Lussekatter, Swedish saffron-flavoured Lucia buns to be eaten on 13 December
• Rice with oranges and whipped cream (Riz à la Malte) a dessert Swedish kids love
• Scanian apple cake, a delicious apple dessert from southern Sweden, sizzling with
calories
• Semlor, Swedish stuffed buns to be served during Lent
• Swedish punch and chocolate sweets, a traditional Christmas treat
• Waffles in the Swedish mountain way
Beverages – page 34
• Absolut Kurant in a home-made version
• Fruit-syrup, a classical Swedish drink for the kids
• Hot spicy wine, a Swedish after-ski drink
• Wolf's paw, a Swedish vodka and lingonberry drink