Recipe Dutch Salad

[TastyReuben]

Dutch Salad
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
1 small head lettuce (I used butter/Boston/bibb lettuce)
1 TB butter
3/4 cup diced deli ham
3 TB red wine vinegar
2 TB water
1/4 tsp salt
Dash cayenne pepper

Directions
Remove the lettuce core, separate the leaves, then wash and dry it. Tear it into large pieces and place in a medium bowl.

Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the ham. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Pour the vinegar and water over the ham, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

Sprinkle the lettuce with the salt and cayenne. Pour the hot vinegar dressing and ham over the lettuce, toss to slightly wilt the lettuce, and serve immediately.

Recipe courtesy of Come into the Kitchen Cook Book

The CookingBites recipe challenge: ham

Dutch Salad

• TastyReuben
• 17 Dec 2022

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

Interesting TastyReuben , there's no oil, other than a tablespoon of Butter ... interesting.

 

[TastyReuben]

Interesting TastyReuben , there's no oil, other than a tablespoon of Butter ... interesting.

They probably didn't have oil in the 1820's!

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

True dat!
And not being a Culinary Historian myself, I would think that Salads, at least this type of Salad, would not have been prevalent.

 

[Windigo]

This is about as Dutch as the Empire state building. Actually oil would have been used far more frequently than butter at that time, and I've actually never heard about butter being used in a salad. Around that time 'Delftsche slaolie' (Salad oil from Delft) would have been the thing to serve around here.
I think they mean American Dutch, not actual Dutch. American Dutch are usually actually Germans to make it more confusing.

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

This is about as Dutch as the Empire state building. Actually oil would have been used far more frequently than butter at that time, and I've actually never heard about butter being used in a salad. Around that time 'Delftsche slaolie' (Salad oil from Delft) would have been the thing to serve around here.
I think they mean American Dutch, not actual Dutch. American Dutch are usually actually Germans to make it more confusing.
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I was waiting for the response from our Netherlands correspondant.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I was waiting for the response from our Netherlands correspondant.

I've decided to bite my tongue regarding the 'salad' concept.

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

I've decided to bite my tongue regarding the 'salad' concept.

Yes, even in Britain we would have stuck some tomato and cucumber on it at least.

 

[Windigo]

Yes, even in Britain we would have stuck some tomato and cucumber on it at least.

My grandmother would have made this with exactly that, salad cream from Delftse slaolie and a boiled egg instead of ham. That's the Dutch plain salad of the past century.

 

[TastyReuben]

I think they mean American Dutch, not actual Dutch. American Dutch are usually actually Germans to make it more confusing.

That’s my assumption as well, and either German settlers or Dutch, as there were many in NY.

 

[TastyReuben]

That’s one negative to the cookbook - I’d really like a little blurb about the history of each recipe.

 

[caseydog]

They probably didn't have oil in the 1820's!

Back then, Extra Virgin was how you described your daughter, or fiancee -- whether it was true or not.

CD

 

[caseydog]

Yes, even in Britain we would have stuck some tomato and cucumber on it at least.

That, and some unpasteurized cheese.

CD

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

That, and some unpasteurized cheese.

CD

No chance, you wouldn't want to give it some actual flavour.

 

[Windigo]

Back then, Extra Virgin was how you described your daughter, or fiancee -- whether it was true or not.

CD

The oil I discussed was sunflower oil, of course not Olive oil. It took until 1990 for Olive oil to become accepted here. So this sounds familiar, people here thought olive oil was unhealthy.