If you’d like to add a good dose of Scandinavian lightness to your spring recipes, food is a great way to begin. After all, food has a way of connecting people, and togetherness is a big part of that Scandinavian way of life. Whether you enjoy baking or simply want some ideas for switching up the dinner rotation, here is a collection of Scandinavian recipes for spring.
Appetizers & Snacks
Creamy Shrimp and Dill on Cucumber Slices (Skagenröra)
Broiled Mussels with Dill Butter
Norwegian Cardamom Buns (Boller)
Finnish Spinach Pancakes with Lingonberries
Salads
Classic Cucumber and Dill Salad
Smoked Mackerel Salad with Radishes and Vinegary Cucumbers
Mains
Smørbrød with Pickled Herring, Egg Salad, Watercress, and Dill
Norwegian “Prince Fish” with Asparagus and White Sauce
Wine-Steamed Cauliflower with Creamy Shrimp Sauce
Dessert
Chilled Rhubarb Soup with Vanilla Ice Cream
Norwegian Bløtkake with Strawberries and Cream
Lemon-Flecked Norwegian Sunshine Cake
Swedish Fudgy Chocolate Cake (Kladdkaka)
Icelandic Happy Marriage Cake (Hjónabandssaela)
Whipped Lingonberry “Troll Cream”
Kvæfjordkake (Norwegian “World’s Best Cake”)
What are some of YOUR favorite Scandinavian recipes for spring? Leave a comment and let me know!
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Thank you for generously sharing your recipes and memories!!
Love your recipes.
Thank you for sharing the recipes. I am specially excited about the Blotkake recipe. We have had it three times in Norway, including at the 17th of May celebration in Oslo. My Norwegian “sister” made it for me when I celebrated a “big” birthday in Norway at the farm where my grandfather was born. I am anxious to try making it here at home.