Creamy Swedish Shrimp Salad (Skagenröra) – beloved Swedish seafood dish, well-liked as a starter or topping for numerous breads and dishes. Typically served on known as Toast Skagen, with rye crackers, as filling (for sandwiches or wraps), over potatoes or just as a salad.

At the moment we’re making ready a beloved Swedish seafood dish that may turn out to be your favourite. It’s actually addictive if you happen to like shrimp in all sizes and styles. The enjoyable half is, it’s fairly simple to make you probably have some cooked and cleaned shrimp within the fridge (or freezer). As I get my shrimps from Lidl (primarily), they’re all the time frozen. I defrost them both in a single day within the fridge or on the range high for a couple of minutes on medium warmth and beneath a lid.
FUN FACTS: The dish was named after the Danish fishing city Skagen – the northernmost level of Denmark. It turned well-liked within the mid-Twentieth century, and is very related to summer season eating and Midsummer celebrations.
Components and Substitutions:
- Shrimp – precooked, peeled small or massive shrimps (much like this one)
- Mayonnaise – that is the one I take advantage of
- Bitter Cream – might be substituted with creme fraiche and mayo as nicely
- Recent dill – dried can be utilized too, nonetheless style is not going to be the identical
- Lemon juice – recent, lemon zest might be added too
- Salt and pepper – to style
NOTE: Non-obligatory components can be shallots and chives.
The right way to make Skagenröra?
1st: Put together the shrimps – by thawing if frozen, slicing and straining from extra water. Switch to salad bowl.


2nd: Mince recent dill, lemon juice, bitter cream and mayonnaise. Combine nicely, season with salt and pepper and serve. Voila!
What to serve with it?
Historically, Skagenröra is served over a (butter) toast (like Toast Skagen), rye bread, over baked potatoes and in wraps and sandwiches. Listed here are just a few recommendations from my kitchen:


Creamy Swedish Shrimp Salad (Skagenröra)
Creamy Swedish Shrimp Salad (Skagenröra) – a fast and scrumptious Scandinavian delicacy that’s served over crackers, on toast or as a filling.
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- 400 g (14oz) shrimp, precooked and peeled
- 1 tbsp. mayonnaise, heaping
- 1 tbsp. bitter cream, heaping
- 3 tbsp. recent dill, minced
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- sea salt and white pepper to style
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Put together Shrimp: Place precooked (boiled)* and cleaned shrimp onto slicing board and cube nicely. Switch to salad bowl.
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Mince the recent dill finely and add to the salad bowl as nicely.
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Mix Salad: Add lemon juice, mayonnaise, bitter cream to the salad and blend in with the shrimp and dill. Season with salt and pepper to style and serve.
If utilizing frozen shrimp (precooked and cleaned), I’ll add it to a pan and defrost it on the range high for five minutes. Any extra water ought to be eliminated.
MEAL-PREP: Salad might be made as much as 12 hours prematurely and saved in air-tight container within the fridge.
VARIATIONS: Bitter cream might be changed with crème fraîche. Finely minced shallots or chives might be added too. A fish roe (like löjrom) might be positioned on high when serving Toast Skagen.
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