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Sweden · snack · English edition

Toast Skagen

Prawns in a dill mayonnaise on fried bread, with roe on top.

4 servings · 30 minutes (estimated)

Ingredients

Quantities for 4 servings.

  • 500 g Small cold-water prawns, peeled
  • 150 g Mayonnaise
  • 100 ml Crème fraîche
  • 40 g Dill
  • 1 piece Red onion
  • 1 piece Lemon
  • 4 slice White bread
  • 60 g Butter
  • 80 g Whitefish or trout roe
  • 1 tsp Grated horseradish
  • to taste Salt and pepper

Method

  1. Drain the prawns in a sieve and let them sit for at least ten minutes.
  2. Mix the mayonnaise with the crème fraîche, chopped dill, horseradish, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  3. Chop the red onion as fine as you can and stir it into the dressing.
  4. Fold the prawns into the dressing gently, taking care not to crush them.
  5. Trim the crusts from the bread and fry the slices in butter until browned on both sides.
  6. Pile the prawns onto each toast, top with a spoon of roe and a sprig of dill. Serve at once.
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