Herring Cake
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A savory Swedish dish featuring layers of crispbread, herbed cream fillings, and pickled herring, perfect as a unique appetizer or main course.
Generated on: June 26, 2024
50 min
Ingredients
base layer:
- Crispbread200 g
- Butter50 g
filling:
- Cream cheese300 g
- Sour cream2 dl
- Pickled herring200 g
- Red onion1
- Fresh dill1 bunch
- Chives
- Lemon zest1 tsp
topping:
- Pickled beets100 g
- Eggs2
garnish:
- Dill sprigs
- Lemon slices
Directions
- 1
Crush the crispbread into fine crumbs and mix with melted butter.
- 2
Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of a springform pan to form the base layer.
- 3
Chop the pickled herring, red onion, and fresh dill finely.
- 4
In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.
- 5
Fold in the chopped herring, red onion, dill, lemon zest, and chives into the cream mixture.
- 6
Spread this mixture evenly over the crispbread base.
- 7
Boil the eggs until hard-boiled, peel them, and chop them finely.
- 8
Spread the chopped eggs and pickled beets on top of the cream layer.
- 9
Let the herring cake chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to set properly.
- 10
Garnish with dill sprigs and lemon slices before serving.
Enjoy your food!
