Baked Rutabaga with Vendace Roe

A fun way to dress up the modest rutabaga! The coolest way to serve is whole, as a sharing dish, with rye crackers to scoop up the mashed rutabaga topped with roe.

INGREDIENTS:

Number of servings

Servings: 8

List of ingredients

1 rutabaga, 2-3 pounds/ about 1 kg

3-4 tablespoons butter

Salt

3 tablespoons finely chopped chives

½ cup/ 1 dl sour cream

Vendace roe, or salmon roe

PREPARATION:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF/175ºC.

• Wrap the rutabaga in foil and bake in the oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until the rutabaga is baked through.

• Slice the top of the rutabaga. Use a stick blender to puree the rutabaga. Make sure that the stick blender does not go all the way through. Mix in butter with the stick blender. Season with salt and stir in chives using a spoon.

• Add sour cream and vendace or salmon roe and serve.