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Featured Recipe

09.19.2022

Total time: 5 mins

Swedish cucumber and red onion salad is a staple summer side dish in classic Swedish cuisine that is rooted in the tradition of “husmanskost.” While there is no direct English equivalent, husmanskost roughly translates to “home cooked food”. More broadly, it references traditional Swedish food that is simple, grown locally or in a home garden, and focuses on seasonal ingredients and nutritional density. Everything from pickled herring to meatballs (kötbullar) fit into the husmanskost category and it’s common to serve cucumber red onion salad alongside thes...