Ratatouille
A French vegetable stew of eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper, and tomato, cooked down in olive oil until soft and glossy. It works as a side for almost anything grilled, or as a light main with bread.
Side
What stands beside: the sauce, the salad, the crisp potatoes.
Jansson's Temptation (Janssons Frestelse)
A Swedish Christmas bake of matchstick potatoes and onion layered with pickled sprats, cream, and buttered breadcrumbs. It bakes until the top is golden and the cream has thickened around the potatoes, and it belongs on the julbord next to the ham and the herring.
Greek Salad (Horiatiki)
Tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, olives and a slab of feta, dressed with olive oil, red wine vinegar and dried oregano. No lettuce, no cooking, ready in twenty minutes.
Danish Rye Bread (Rugbrød)
A dense, dark sourdough loaf studded with whole rye kernels, baked in an ordinary loaf pan. This is the bread under every open sandwich in Denmark, sliced thin and topped with everything from liver pâté to pickled herring.