Smörgås are a diverse and adaptable traditional dish that look beautiful and are easy to make—simply pile squares of buttered dark bread with meat, fish, vegetables, cheese, eggs, herbs, or whatever else you fancy.
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One of our favorite appetizers from The Lazy Gourmet is our version of the Scandinavian open-faced sandwich (smørrebrød, smørbrød, and smörgås to the Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes).
Traditional smoked herring Smörgås easy to make. Simply butter a piece of hearty dark bread and pile it neatly with your favorite meat, fish, vegetables, cheese, eggs, herbs, or whatever else you fancy.
Cocktail-size, sliced pumpernickel loaves are available at many supermarkets and delis—but if you can’t find them, just get a large square loaf and cut four slices into quarters. You can also use crispy rye crackerbreads made by companies like Kavli or Wasa.
We love to serve smörgås for brunch, lunch, or as an appetizer.
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Smoked Herring Smörgås
Makes 16 mini-sandwiches.
Ingredients
- 16 cocktail-sized about 2 1/2" square slices of pumpernickel bread
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 16 large cucumber slices
- 4 hard-boiled eggs sliced
- Kosher salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 7- ounce can smoked herring fillets cut into 1-inch squares about 1/4-inch thick
- 1 –2 large sprigs of fresh dill
Instructions
- Generously butter each piece of bread.
- Stack a slice of cucumber, a slice of egg (from the middle of the egg, so it includes some yolk), and a piece of fish onto the buttered bread.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and top with a pinch or two of dill.
