Anja Hill

Honey and sour cream gherkins

Venäläiset kurkut

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Food and Cooking of Finland: Traditions, Ingredients, Tastes and Techniques in Over 60 Classic Recipes
The Food and Cooking of Finland

By Anja Hill

Published 2007

  • About

This salad has Russian origins, and it is traditionally served with a selection of hors d’oeuvres, called zakouski. A shot of vodka would be an appropriate accompaniment, but the salad could also act as a foil to grilled or roast pork.

Ingredients

  • 4 large pickled gherkins
  • 60 ml/4 tbsp sour cream

Method

  1. Slice the gherkins lengthways into quarters. Whisk the sour cream until light and foamy, then spoon on to four individual serving plates.
  2. Put the butter in a frying pan and heat until melted. Add the gherkin slices and turn in the butter until warmed, then pile on top of the sour cream.
  3. Add the honey to the pan and stir until all the butter and residu