{"id":3172,"date":"2010-05-15T19:28:44","date_gmt":"2010-05-16T01:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/?p=3172"},"modified":"2016-02-17T19:33:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T01:33:11","slug":"cool-as-a-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/cool-as-a-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool as a salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEET SALAD WITH HORSERADISH<\/strong>
\nBurok\u0117li\u0173 salotos su krienais<\/em><\/p>\n

4 medium red beats
\n1 horseradish
\n1 cup diluted vinegar
\n1 bay leaf
\n6 of both kinds of peppercorns
\n1 tsp. sugar
\nSalt to taste
\nPeel boiled beets and grate coarsely. Put in glass dish in layers, alternating with grated horseradish. Pour in cooled marinade (see below.) Cover dish tightly and let stand in cool place 24 to 48 hours. This salad compliments dark meat dishes and herring. Marinade: Boil water with spices, add vinegar (wine vinegar preferably) to taste, salt, sugar. Cool.<\/p>\n

CUCUMBER SALAD<\/strong>
\nAgurk\u0173 salotos<\/em><\/p>\n

2 large cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
\n\u00bd cup sour cream
\n3 Tbsps. snipped fresh or dried chives
\n2 Tbsps. vinegar
\n1 Tbsp. water
\n1 Tbsp. chopped green onion
\n\u00bc tsp. garlic powder
\n\u00bc tsp. salt
\n1\/8 tsp. pepper
\nIn a bowl, combine cucumbers and sour cream. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Stir in remaining ingredients just before serving.<\/p>\n

BEAN SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM<\/strong>
\nPup\u0173 salotos su grietin\u0117s pada\u017eu<\/em><\/p>\n

2 cups beans
\n3 eggs
\n2 tomatoes
\n1 onion or some scallions
\n2\/3 cup sour cream with mustard to
\ntaste
\nSalt and dill
\nBoil beans in salted water. Pour off water, remove skins, add sliced hard boiled eggs, chopped onions, tomato pieces, sour cream dressing with mustard, and, after mixing lightly, place into salad bowl. Sprinkle with finely chopped dill and garnish with hard boiled egg slices.<\/p>\n

TOMATOES STUFFED WITH SALAD<\/strong>
\nPomidorai, \u012fdaryti salotomis<\/em><\/p>\n

6 medium tomatoes
\n1 fresh cucumber
\n1 bunch radishes
\nLettuce leaves
\n3 scallions
\n2 Tbsps sour cream
\nDill, salt, pepper to taste
\nWash and dry firm, similar-sized tomatoes, cut off tops and scoop out pulp and seeds. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. For stuffing, clean and wash vegetables. Cut into small pieces, add salt, pepper, sour cream; mix, and stuff the tomatoes with the mixture. Sprinkle tops with chopped dill. Serve neatly arranged on a flat dish.<\/p>\n

CRANBERRY SPINACH SALAD<\/strong>
\nSpanguoli\u0173 ir \u0161pinat\u0173 salotos<\/em><\/p>\n

1 (6 ounce) package fresh baby spinach
\n\u00bd cup chopped pecans, toasted
\n\u00bd cup dried cranberries
\n1\/3 cup olive oil
\n3 Tbsps. sugar
\n2 Tbsps. red wine or balsamic vinegar
\n1 Tbsp. sour cream
\n\u00bd tsp. mustard
\nIn a bowl, combine the spinach, pecans and cranberries. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the remaining ingredients; shake well. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately.<\/p>\n

RED SALAD<\/strong>
\nBurok\u0117li\u0173 ir bulvi\u0173 mi\u0161rain\u0117<\/em><\/p>\n

4 medium beets
\n2 large red potatoes
\n4 carrots
\n2 Tbsps. mayonnaise, or to taste
\n1 Tbsp. prepared mustard, or to taste
\nFill a large pot with water, and add beets. Bring to a boil over medium- high heat, and cook for about 30 minutes. Add potatoes to the water, and continue to cook for another 30 minutes. Add carrots, and continue boiling until everything is soft, about 15 minutes. Drain, and let the vegetables cool until cool enough to handle. Cut vegetables into cubes, and place them in a serving bowl. Stir in mayonnaise and mustard until everything is well coated.<\/p>\n

BEAN, SAUERKRAUT & CRANBERRY SALAD<\/strong>
\nAgurk\u0173 salotos<\/em><\/p>\n

2 cups broad beans (if not available, fava or dried lima beans)
\n2 cups sauerkraut
\n1 tsp. sugar
\n2 medium onions, sliced
\n\u00bd cup olive oil
\n\u00bd cup dried cranberries
\n1 tsp. caraway seeds
\nSalt and pepper
\nSoak beans overnight. Boil in salted water. When cooked, remove skins. Add sauerkraut (if it seems too salty, drain a bit of its liquid and add a little sugar to tame it). Saut\u00e9 onion in the oil until almost golden. Add onions, together with the hot oil, to the bean and sauerkraut mixture. Add the dried cranberries, caraway seeds, and salt and pepper to taste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEET SALAD WITH HORSERADISH Burok\u0117li\u0173 salotos su krienais 4 medium red beats 1 horseradish 1 cup diluted vinegar 1 bay leaf 6 of both kinds of peppercorns 1 tsp. sugar Salt to taste Peel boiled beets and grate coarsely. Put in glass dish in layers, alternating with grated horseradish. Pour in cooled marinade (see below.) …<\/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-3172","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\/3172","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=3172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3172\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}