my obsessive compulsive infatuation with meatballs. oh, and a beetroot salad recipe.

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* caveat: there is no recipe for meatballs in this post. I uh, bought mine from Tesco. There is a recipe for beetroot salad though!

So. In case you don’t follow me on twitter, you might have missed the case of my Recent Obsessive Compulsive Infatuation with meatballs last week. I woke up Tuesday thinking about meatballs, and I then ate meatballs every. single. day. for a week.

I have serious emotional food issues I tell you.

And if there’s something I’ve learnt from dating a guy from somewhere up there near Scandinavia, it’s that meatballs, they go brilliantly with beetroot salad. I didn’t make that up, the guys at the Scandinavian Kitchen will totally vouch for me, they make the same thing.

So. The beetroot salad. A stolen recipe from Panu’s mum, this is the easiest and most deliciously salad you’ll ever make. And it’s a natural hot pink.

What more could you ask for?

I know what more you could ask for. A good meatball recipe. Well, I haven’t worked one out yet so for now, check these out:

Enjoy!

beetroot salad
400 grams canned or cooked beetroot in juice
2-3 large carrots
200 grams pickled gherkins
1 small onion
150mL sour cream (or to taste)
Lemon juice (half a lemon, or to taste)
Salt and cracked pepper (to taste)
  1. Chop the carrots into small cubes and boil until soft. Drain and set aside to cool.
  2. Chop the beetroot, onion and gherkins into small cubes and add to a mixing bowl, including the beetroot juice from the can or pack.
  3. When the carrots are cooled, add them to the bowl.
  4. Mix with sour cream – this should give the dressing a radioactive pink colour, but it’s all natural!
  5. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Serve with meatballs, and top with chives.
Makes a big bowl of salad.
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