Smørrebrød – med Rejer (with Shrimp)

February 14, 2011 by mydanishkitchen

Smørrebrød – med Rejer

Sometime during the Fall Joe and I stopped in at one of my favorite stores IKEA to do some shopping. Of course we had to have lunch at Ikea…its a must, you know. They had a wonderful piece of Smørrebrød loaded with egg and shrimp, simply delicious. And so this is my recreation of that wonderful piece of Smørrebrød. It has since then become a weekend lunch favorite at our house. Enjoy.

Ingredients:

1 slice Rugbrød (dark Rye bread)

butter (at room temperature)

lettuce

1 hard-boiled egg, sliced

salad shrimp

1 tablespoon lemon juice

salt and pepper

mayonnaise

Directions:

Place salad shrimp in a small bowl and toss with lemon juice, a pinch of salt and pepper. Spread a thin layer of butter onto rugbrød (if desired) and place lettuce on top. Then top with sliced egg, shrimp and mayonnaise. Enjoy.

Source: My Danish Kitchen

Posted in Danish, Seafood, Smørrebrød | Tagged Danish, open faced sandwich, rejer, shrimp, smørrebrød | 12 Comments

12 Responses

on August 23, 2015 at 03:42 livetleker

But you have to peal the shrimps yourself. Shrimps from a tin is not the same.
- on August 24, 2015 at 07:02 mydanishkitchen
  
  Actually for this I use the frozen salad shrimp. I let them thaw overnight in the fridge, drain them and gently pat them dry with a paper towel before using.
on February 20, 2011 at 22:54 Sommer@ASpicyPerspective

What a simply beautiful and delicious meal!
on February 18, 2011 at 22:01 Sidsel

My mouth watered over the Rugbrød, I used to make Smørrebrød med Rejer, but I’ve always used fresh french bread. I wonder if it’s a regional thing? At any rate, your wonderful pictures made me realize I need to take advantage of living in a place where I can get fresh Shrimp all the time.
on February 16, 2011 at 19:29 torviewtoronto

looks wonderfully healthy
on February 16, 2011 at 14:09 Julie M.

This salad looks so delicious and light! I’m going to make a note to try it the next time I’m there and in the meantime I plan to live vicariously through your delicious version.

I really love IKEA. They have some delicious eats! Every time I go I get their daim torte. I really need to add that to my list of must attempt recipes. I think I’m now officially needing a trip to IKEA. 🙂
on February 16, 2011 at 05:14 Medeja

in Australia I guess I would have to look really hard to find such bread.. I really miss it.
- on February 16, 2011 at 05:54 mydanishkitchen
  
  Oh you’re in Australia. If you could get the ingredients you could try making it. I should attempt to bake the bread myself one day 🙂
on February 15, 2011 at 05:37 Medeja

Simple and nice 🙂 I wish I could find such bread here …

Btw, I like Denmark a lot, though when I was visiting never tried anything traditional..
- on February 15, 2011 at 06:32 mydanishkitchen
  
  Depends on where you live. I am lucky there is one grocery store here where we live which carries it.
on February 14, 2011 at 20:33 polwig

Love that simple salad but I am drooling over the bread.. did you make it yourself?
- on February 15, 2011 at 05:19 mydanishkitchen
  
  No the bread is store-bought but still delicious.