Nordic smørrebrød with asparagus and horseradish cream
A Norway dinner. Ready in about 28 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 23 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 28 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp creme fraiche
- 3 ½ tbsp horseradish
- 1 ¾ tsp lemon juice
- 4 shallots
- 14 white asparagus
- 14 asparagus
- 7 slices rye bread
- 2 tbsp butter
- 6 oz vsterbottensost cheese
- Sprinking dill Shopping tip: Fresh dill.
Sauces & oils
- Dash vegetable oil
Spices & seasonings (5): salt, pepper, salt, salt, black pepper
- Pinch salt
- Pinch pepper
- Pinch salt
- Pinch salt
- Pinch black pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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To make the horseradish cream.
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Mix the crème fraîche, white pepper, salt, lemon juice and grated horseradish in a bowl.
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Refrigerate until serving.
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To make the crispy shallots.
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Heat vegetable oil in frying pan over a medium heat.
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Add the sliced shallots.
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Fry until golden and crispy.
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Remove with a slotted spoon.
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Drain on a plate lined using kitchen paper.
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Season with a pinch of salt.
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To make the open sandwich.
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Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
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Blanch half of the asparagus until soft-crisp, about 2–3 minutes.
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Add ice to bowl of cold water.
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Use a slotted spoon to remove your asparagus from the boiling water and right away move to the iced water to stop cooking.
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Thinly slice the rest of the asparagus lengthwise to serve raw.
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Heat the grill until hot.
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Spread the rye bread with butter.
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Grill until golden and crisp, to serve.
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Place your grilled bread slices on serving plates.
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Arrange both your blanched and raw asparagus on the bread.
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Drizzle with horseradish cream.
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Sprinkle grated cheese over the top.
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Top using your crispy shallots plus some fresh dill to finish.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.