Shrimp Skagen Recipe

Skagen toast

Name: Skagen toast
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Ingredients: 200g cooked, peeled small prawns; 1/2 small small red onion finely chopped; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tbsp soured cream; 1/2 lemon; white pepper; chopped to make 1/2 tbsp dill plus a little to decorate; or toasted brioche or sourdough or slices or butter; to serve fish roe

Published: May 5, 2015 at 4:07 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 10 mins

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Invented by Swede Tore Wretman in 1958, skagen is now firmly established as a traditional dish. It's super quick to make, why not try it as a simple starter. It's really easy and makes a nice, sophisticated change to a prawn cocktail

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Ingredients

Nutrition

200g cooked, peeled small prawns
1/2 small small red onion

finely chopped
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp soured cream
1/2 lemon
white pepper
chopped to make 1/2 tbsp dill

plus a little to decorate
or toasted brioche or sourdough or slices or butter
to serve fish roe

Nutrition: per serving

kcal350
fat18g
carbs25.3g
fibre1.2g
protein21.6g
salt1.2g

Method

step 1

Put the prawns and onion in a bowl and add the mayonnaise and soured cream. Season with a squeeze of lemon juice, some white pepper and salt. Leave for 5 minutes and then stir in the dill. Pile onto the toasts and decorate with roe and dill.

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