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Skagen toast

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

10 minutes
serves 2
Easy

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

Published: May 5, 2015 at 4:07 pm

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Ingredients

cooked, peeled small prawns 200g
small red onion 1/2 small, finely chopped
mayonnaise 2 tbsp
soured cream 1 tbsp
lemon 1/2
white pepper
dill chopped to make 1/2 tbsp, plus a little to decorate
brioche or sourdough or slices or butter or toasted
fish roe to serve

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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