{"id":3059,"date":"2006-07-15T17:06:33","date_gmt":"2006-07-15T23:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/?p=3059"},"modified":"2016-02-16T17:11:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T23:11:59","slug":"cool-salads-for-those-hot-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/cool-salads-for-those-hot-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool salads for those hot days"},"content":{"rendered":"

CABBAGE AND CARROT COLESLAW<\/strong>
\nKop\u016bst\u0173 ir mork\u0173 mi\u0161rain\u0117<\/em><\/p>\n

2\u00bd cups shredded cabbage
\n\u00bd cup shredded carrot
\n3 Tbsps light mayonnaise
\n2 tsps sugar
\n2 Tbsps nonfat sour cream
\n2 tsps mustard (Dijon preferred)
\nSalt and pepper to taste
\nIn a large bowl, combine cabbage and carrot. In small bowl, combine all remaining ingredients, blend well. Add to cabbage mixture; mix well. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until serving time. If you wish, sprinkle with paprika before serving.<\/p>\n

SLICED CUCUMBERS WITH CHIVES<\/strong>
\nAgurkai su svog\u016bn\u0117liais<\/em><\/p>\n

1 large cucumber, peeled, split lengthwise, seeded, thinly sliced
\n\u00bd cup seasoned vinegar (rice vinegar preferred)
\n1 Tbsp olive oil
\n2 tsps snipped chives
\n1 tsp minced tarragon
\nPlace sliced cucumber, vinegar, oil, chives and tarragon in medium bowl. Toss until well mixed. Can be served immediately if cucumber was chilled or refrigerated overnight. To serve, toss well. Taste and adjust seasoning. Drain off excess liquid.<\/p>\n

POTATO, APPLE & CAPER SALAD<\/strong>
\nBulvi\u0173 ir obuoli\u0173 salotos<\/p>\n

6 medium unpeeled potatoes,cooked in salted water
\n2 medium sour apples (such as Granny Smith)
\n1 heaping Tbsp capers
\n\u00bc cup olive oil
\n\u00bc cup dry white wine
\nLemon juice
\nSalt and pepper
\nPeel potatoes and allow to cool.<\/p>\n

Core and peel the apples. Slice potatoes and apples very thin, mix with capers, olive oil, wine and lemon juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper sparingly, since capers are salty in themselves. Refrigerate one hour before serving.<\/p>\n

RAW VEGETABLE SALAD<\/strong>
\n\u017eali\u0173 dar\u017eovi\u0173 salotos<\/em><\/p>\n

2 medium tart apples, grated
\n2 carrots, grated
\n3 medium boiled potatoes, cubed
\n2 medium cucumbers, cubed
\n1 cup grated rutabaga
\n1 Tbsp caraway seeds
\n2 Tbsps horseradish
\n\u00bd cup sour cream
\nSalt
\nGrate peeled apples and carrots. Add
\ncubed potatoes, cucumbers, and grated
\nrutabaga. Mix well. Add caraway seeds
\nand salt to taste. Combine sour cream
\nwith horseradish and add to vegetable
\nmixture.<\/p>\n

TANGY SWEET AND SOUR SLAW<\/strong>
\nSaldar\u016bk\u0161\u010dios salotos<\/em><\/p>\n

1 medium red cabbage, quartered, cored, thinly sliced, about 10 cups
\n1 small red onion, halved, cut into thin slices
\n\u00bc cup each: honey, water
\n\u00bc cup, plus 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
\n2 Tbsps canola oil
\n1\u00bd tsps each: chopped fresh thyme, coarsely cracked pepper
\n1 tsp salt
\nAdd onion, honey, water, vinegar, oil, thyme, pepper and salt in large bowl. Stir together. Add cabbage; toss Cool salads for those hot days until cabbage is coated. Taste; adjust seasoning and vinegar.<\/p>\n

HERRING SALAD<\/strong>
\nMi\u0161rain\u0117 su silke<\/em><\/p>\n

1 cup herring, chopped
\n1 cup cooked, diced potatoes
\n1 cup beets, diced
\n1 dill pickle, chopped
\n\u00bd onion, chopped
\n1 apple, chopped
\n\u00bd cup sour cream
\nToss all ingredients together in large bowl and mix with sour cream. May be served as an appetizer.<\/p>\n

MARINATED COLESLAW<\/strong>
\nMarinuoti kop\u016bstai<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00bd large head cabbage, shredded
\n2 onions, thinly sliced
\n\u00bc cup sugar
\n1 tsp salt
\nMix the above ingredients together in a bowl and let stand 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

Marinade
\n1 cup white vinegar
\n\u00bd cup oil
\n\u00bc cup sugar
\n1 tsp prepared mustard
\n\u00bc tsp celery seed
\nBoil vinegar, oil, sugar, mustard and celery seed for 5 minutes and immediately pour over cabbage, mix well. Place in jars and press well. Keeps in refrigerator for a week or more.<\/p>\n

SAUERKRAUT SALAD WITH ONIONS<\/strong>
\nRaugint\u0173 kop\u016bst\u0173 salotos su svog\u016bnais<\/em><\/p>\n

4 cups sauerkraut
\n3 onions, finely chopped
\n3 oz. vegetable oil
\n3 bay leaves
\n\u00bc tsp pepper
\nPlace sauerkraut into bowl. Fry onion in hot oil, add pepper, bay leaves. Add onions to sauerkraut, mix and let sit for a couple of hours so that oil soaks into sauerkraut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CABBAGE AND CARROT COLESLAW Kop\u016bst\u0173 ir mork\u0173 mi\u0161rain\u0117 2\u00bd cups shredded cabbage \u00bd cup shredded carrot 3 Tbsps light mayonnaise 2 tsps sugar 2 Tbsps nonfat sour cream 2 tsps mustard (Dijon preferred) Salt and pepper to taste In a large bowl, combine cabbage and carrot. In small bowl, combine all remaining ingredients, blend well. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[78,137],"class_list":["post-3059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-food-cooking","tag-lith-heritage","tag-siliunas-d"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}