How to Make Easy Swedish Pizza Salad (Pizzasallad)

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Do you enjoy eating salad with your pizza? If you ever go to a pizzeria in Sweden, you’ll most likely get served Swedish pizza salad (or pizzasallad). It’s basically a Swedish cabbage slaw that’s vinegary, but it complements the taste of pizza very well. It’s very easy to make, very delicious, and healthy, too! Anyway, what I have for you today are some recipes for how to make Swedish pizzasallad. Keep reading below to learn more!

 

What Is Swedish Pizza Salad?

As mentioned above, Swedish pizza salad, or pizzasallad, is a kind of cabbage salad that’s commonly served with pizza in many Swedish pizzerias or restaurants.

 

The main components of this salad are cabbage, oil, vinegar, and black pepper (some people like to add oregano).

 

So, what’s the pizza salad history in Sweden? 

 

Well, they say that pizza salad was inspired by kupus salata, a cabbage salad that’s popular in Croatia and Italy. An entrepreneur named Giuseppe “Peppino” Sperandio wanted to serve a complimentary salad alongside his pizzas, and cabbage was a cheap and filling option. 

 

So, he invented pizzasallad!

 

Ingredients for Swedish Pizza Salad

If you want to make a pizza salad recipe from Swedish cuisine, these are some of the most basic ingredients that many Swedish recipes require:

 

• White cabbage
• Oil
• Vinegar
• Oregano
• Black pepper

 

As mentioned before, this is a very healthy salad. The white cabbage, in particular, has many health benefits.

 

These are some of the benefits of cabbage:

 

• Packed with nutrients
• Can help with inflammation
• Help improve digestion
• May keep your heart healthy
• Could lower blood pressure
• May help lower cholesterol levels

 

If you’d like to find out more about the health benefits of cabbage, you can find out more by clicking this link to Healthline.com.

 

 

How to Make Swedish Pizza Salad

 Although each family, and Swedish restaurant, makes them differently, these are the basic steps for producing some of the best pizza salad recipes.

 

1. Shred the cabbage head.
2. Rinse the cabbage with water and then dry them as best you can with clean towels.
3. Place the shredded cabbage in a large bowl.
4. With your hands, squeeze the cabbage to release the natural juices.
5. In a separate bowl, combine the vinegar, oil, salt, oregano, and pepper.
6. Pour the vinegar dressing over the cabbage.
7. Mix the ingredients together.
8. Cover the pizza cabbage salad.
9. Place the pizza cabbage salad in the refrigerator and let the flavors marinate overnight (or for at least 3 hours).
10. Serve and enjoy!

 

 

Pizza Salad from Swedish Cuisine Recipe #1

Here’s one GREAT Swedish pizza salad recipe by YouTuber Siri’s Kitchens.

 

As you’ll see in the video below, they prefer placing their cabbage in boiling water first (for 1 minute). 

 

Also, they include sugar in their recipe (but only 1 teaspoon).

 

Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this particular recipe:

 

• Sliced cabbage
• Sugar
• Salt 
• Apple cider vinegar
• Olive oil
• Oregano 

 

If you’d like to view this recipe on your screen to print it out later, you can visit their website by clicking here.

 

Otherwise, please take a look at the YouTube video below to learn how to make pizza salad from Sweden.

 

                                                                  

 

Easy Swedish Pizza Salad Recipe #2

Ok, so here’s another excellent and easy pizza salad recipe by YouTuber World Traveler Cooking.

 

They, too, add sugar to their recipe.

 

However, I REALLY like this recipe’s use of basil.

 

(YUM! Basil is seriously one of my favorite herbs).

 

Also, I’ve read that some Swedes make their pizza salads with carrots. 

 

Hmmm.. something to think about… sounds like a pretty good addition!

 

Wouldn’t you say so?

 

Oh, and unlike the recipe above, you won’t need to boil the cabbage first to soften it up.

 

Anyway, these are the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe:

 

• Shredded cabbage (you can use a Swedish cheese slicer for this)
• Sugar
• Salt
• White vinegar
• Ground basil
• Ground oregano
• Pepper
• Vegetable oil

 

By the way, one of the video commenters said this is one of the BEST tasting recipes out there. You can take a look for yourself on the YouTube page! Also, you can print out the exact recipe directions and measurements in the link above.

 

Anyway, here is the video for the Swedish pizzasallad recipe:

 

 

 

 

What to Serve With Swedish Pizza Salad

Pizza salad is traditionally served with pizza. However, you can also serve it alongside many different Italian dishes, as the taste of the oregano and basil complement those dishes very well.

 

You can also serve pizza sallad alongside the following:

 

• Chicken dishes
• Pork dishes
• Beef dishes

 

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions for Swedish Pizza Salad

Here are some FAQs and answers related to pizza salad from Swedish cuisine.

 

What is pizza salad made of?

Swedish pizza salad is made primarily using the following ingredients:

 

• White cabbage
• Oil
• Vinegar
• Oregano
• Basil
• Black pepper
• Salt

 

How to make Swedish cabbage salad?

To make a Swedish pizza salad, which is also a kind of cabbage salad, you’ll need to do the following steps:

 

1. Shred the cabbage.
2. Put the cabbage in a large bowl.
3. Combine the vinegar, oil, and seasonings in a separate bowl.
4. Pour the seasonings and oil mixture into the cabbage.
5. Mix.
6. Leave the mixture covered in the refrigerator overnight.
7. Serve and enjoy!

 

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Final Thoughts

I seriously hope you consider making one of these delicious pizza salad recipes. They’re super delicious and addicting and go well with just about any Swedish food (or even Italian food) you can think of.

 

What are your thoughts on Swedish pizzasallad? Have you ever had it? Please let me know in the comments below!

 

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• Swedish Cheese Slicer