Summer salad with Finnish salad cream dressing

Name: Summer salad with Finnish salad cream dressing (Kesäsalaatti ja kermainen kastike)
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 2 hard-boiled eggs; 15 ml/1 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 15 ml/1 tbsp Swedish or German mustard; 15 ml/1 tbsp Swedish or German mustard; 30 ml/2 tbsp lemon juice; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup double (heavy) cream; summer salad leaves, such as little gem lettuce; summer salad leaves, such as little gem lettuce; ½ cucumber, sliced; 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh chives or dill; 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh chives or dill

Kesäsalaatti ja kermainen kastike

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Finland

By Anja Hill

Published 2007

About

Mayonnaise and vinaigrette are not the only dressings for a summer salad. Homemade salad cream, such as the one in this recipe, makes a delicious alternative, and tastes much better than store-bought versions.

Ingredients

2 hard-boiled eggs
15 ml/1 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar

Europe
Finland
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Summer
Nordic

Method

Cut the hard-boiled eggs in half, remove the egg yolks and reserve the whites. Push the yolks through a sieve (strainer) into a bowl, then add the sugar, salt, mustard and lemon juice and blend together.
Whisk the cream in a bowl until it begins to thicken but is not stiff. Add to the egg mixture and mix to form a creamy dressing.
Arrange the salad le