Another favourite at our Midsummer table is Apple & Beet Salad. As a spread on a slice of hard bread or the base of an open face meatball sandwich, the table wouldn’t be complete without it!

Okay, let’s see how it’s made

This is what you’ll need:

• 2 cups pickled beets (drained)
• 2 Granny Smith apples (cored and chopped)
• 1/2 white onion
• 5-6 sweet gherkins
• 1/3 cup celery (chopped)
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Oh, and a food processor (or blender)

Add the apples to the food processor

Blend for about 1 minute

Now, add the beets

and blend

now add the gherkins

Yup, you guessed it … BLEND!

Onions! (ignore that man in the background … my father in law … and those are scissors in his hand, not walking around with a knife)

did someone say BLEND?

okay, add the celery

… wait for it … wait for it ….

BLEND!

Keep this blending going until you have a pretty smooth mixture

finally, add the sour cream

I think you know what I’m going to say …

BLEND! (until smooth)

Should look like this!

Just serve it in a bowl (make sure your guests know it’s not ice cream!)

So there you have it, our lovely Midsummer Apple & Beet Salad

Glad Midsommar and Bon Apetit!

To me, no food says “Summer in Sweden” quite like Räksmörgås. Served usually open face on either hard bread or a slice of rye, this is the core of our Midsummer table.

So, how do we make this delicious dish?

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 2 lbs cooked & shelled shrimp*
• 1 bunch fresh dill
• 4 tbsp mayonnaise

* note: if you send someone out to get you shrimp because you are busy preparing other things (for example, your Father-in-law), make sure to specify PEELED or SHELLED shrimp, or preparation times can get much longer

Fine chop the dill. It should give you about a cup of chopped dill when you are done.

Grab a large mixing bowl.

Add the cooked shrimp.

I did have to peel these (I had quite the horrifying bag of shrimp heads at the end of it). While it was time consuming, I have to say the quality of the shrimp is much higher this way.

Add your chopped dill

Should pretty much cover the shrimp

Add the mayonnaise

Your main ingredients are ready

Mix together well

At this point taste your mix and add salt and pepper. As much or as little as you want, it’s your Räksmörgås!

Served on hard bread with a nice slice of hard boiled egg

For me, the egg is the finishing touch that makes the sandwich

The Midsummer food table is shaping up!

Sit outside and enjoy your Räksmörgås !

Glad Midsommar and Bon Apetit!