Cod fillet with Spinach / Torskefilet med Spinat

A light lunch dish found in “Sommermat” (Summer Food)
published by Hjemmets Kokebokklubb in 1979

Norwegian Rhubarb Cordial / Rabarbrasaft

An old fashioned cordial recipe found on jaerbladet.no

You will get a wonderful color on the cordial if you let the peel stay on the rhubarb and if you want, you can also add a handfull of raspberries or strawberries for color and taste.

This is raw cordial so it has shorter shelf life than boiled cordials, but it’s the taste of season and summer so enjoy the moment. Bring a bottle at the summer party, it will guaranteed be a popular gift.

Orange Mousse / Appelsinmousse

A delicious dessert fount in “Med Frukt og Bær”
(With Fruit and Berries) utgitt av Hjemmets Kokebokklubb i 1982

Shrimp Skagen / Skagenröra

A classic Swedish starter found on olivemagazine.com

This simple prawn starter is courtesy of executive chef Henrik Ritzén at Nordic restaurant Aquavit, London. If you can’t get fresh horseradish, use 1 tbsp of horseradish sauce instead.

Raw Citrus Marmalade / Rå Sitrusmarmelade

A recipe found in “Sylting og Dypfrysing” (Conserving and Deep Freezing) published by Hjemmets kokebokklubb in 1981

Use citrus fruit with as thin peel as possible and do not make a larger portion than you can use up in a reasonable amount of time. Store the marmalade in the refrigerator.

Breaded Plaice with Tartar Sauce / Sprøstekt Rødspette med Tartarsaus

A classic Danish lunch recipe found in “Mat til Hverdag og Fest” (Food for Everydays and Parties) utgitt av
Hjemmets Kokebokklubb i 1984

Breaded plaice with juicy, delicious fish meat under a delicate crust and served with tartar sauce and a little crispy salad and a lemon slice. This is party food at everyday prices. Fresh or frozen everyone likes plaice.

Large Swedish Prawn Sandwich with Asparagus / Stor Räksmörgås med Sparris

A tempting sandwich recipe found in “Stora Boken om
Smörgåsar og Smörgåstårtor” (The Big Book on Sandwiches
and Sandwich Cakes) published in 1985

Shrimp sandwiches are popular throughout Scandinavia.
Most restaurants and cafes have at least one variation
on the menu. This one is Swedish.

Baked Salmon Slices with Lemon Butter / Ovnsbakte Lakseskiver Med Sitronsmør

A lunch recipe found on “Lettvint for Små Familier” (Easy for Small Families) utgitt av Hjemmets Kokebokklubb i 1981

Serve this delicate salmon with boiled potatoes  and boiled snow peas or cucumber salad. The very best salmon is “wild salmon” salmon that has lived naturally. But the farmed fish are almost as good and far less expensive.

Rainbow trout or other large trout can be cooked in the same way, or buy slices of large cod or other fish. Cooking fish in the oven in foil is convenient and saves on dishwashing. The fish take care of itself and you can concentrate on making the accessories.

Stuffed Crabs / Fylt Krabbe

A classic Norwegian shellfish recipe found in “Festmat”
(Partyfood) published by Hjemmets Kokebokklubb in 1982

Orange Mousse / Appelsinfromasj

A classic dessert recipe from “Hverdagsmat” (Everyday Food)
published by Hjemmets Kokebokklubb in 1979

The mousse can also be made with lemons. Use 1/2 – 3/4 dl lemon juice, grated lemon peel and a bit more sugar than in the orange mousse. Or make it with pineapple juice. Adjust the amount of sugar according to the sweetness of the fruit and add a little lemon juice.

Chargrilled Prawns with Aioli / Trekullgrillede Reker med Aioli

A quick lunch recipe found on goodhousekeeping.co.uk

Creamy Pasta with Crayfish / Kremet Pasta med Kreps

A recipe from a free e-booklet called  “10 inspirerende
oppskrifter med Jarlsberg” (10 inspirational recipes with
Jarlsberg) published by tine.no

Jarlsberg is a light yellow semi-hard rennet cheese (Swiss cheese) with characteristic large holes. The origin is controversial. Some sources can tell that the rennet originally was developed by Anders Larsen Bakke (1815-1899) on Østre Bakke farm in Våle in Vestfold, Norway. On the other hand, ads for Jarlsberger cheese were printed in Norwegian papers as early as in the first half of the 1820s. Jarlsberg cheese is a gautal cheese which is an intermediate between emmentals (Swiss cheese) and Gauda.

Steak Sandwich with Mango Sauce / Biffsandwich med Mangosaus

A Juicy steak sandwich recipe found in “Minikokeboken – Storfekjøtt Klassisk og Moderne” (The Mini Cook Book –
Beef Classic and Modern) published by
the Norwegian Information Office for Meat

Chiabatta eller Ciabatta (Italian pronunciation: [tʃaˈbatta], literally slipper bread) is an Italian white bread made from wheat flour, water, salt, and yeast, created in 1982 by a baker in Verona, Veneto, Italy, in response to the popularity of French baguettes. Ciabatta is somewhat elongated, broad, and flat, and is baked in many variations.

While panino indicates any kind of sandwich regardless of the bread used (whether slices or a bun), a toasted sandwich made from small loaves of ciabatta is known as panini (plural of panino) outside Italy.

Pan-Fried Shrimp Royal / Pannestekt Shrimp Royal

A seafood recipe found in “The Skillet Cook Book”
published by Wesson Oil & Snowdrift Sales Co in 1958

Pretty pink shrimp are tempting and pretty in this quick dish.

Grilled Salmon Slices / Grillstekte Lakseskiver

A summer dinner recipe found in “Sommermat”
(Summer Food) Published by Hjemmets Kokebokklubb in 1979

This tour of citrus flavoured Scandinavian summer dinners is
rounded off by an outdoor grill in Norway where not surprisingly
salmon is cooked – Ted