Toast skagen is an elegant Swedish dish made from a beautiful creamy prawn (shrimp) salad called skagenröra served on a crispy buttery piece of toast, topped with lumpfish caviar, dill and a slice of lemon. Skagen toast is typically served as an appetizer, canape' or finger food at Swedish dinner parties and in restaurants.
It's classy, magically good, classical and fresh. The perfect start to any meal.
This skagen toast recipe was inspired by and is based on my prawn shrimp skagen recipe on this site
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Ingredients for toast skagen
Prawn, shrimp skagen
A simple and luxurious shrimp (prawn salad) highlighting cooked peeled prawns covered in a tasty creamy dressing flavored with lemon and herbs.
- Cooked and peeled prawns (shrimp) - wild caught
- mayonnaise - good quality
- sour cream soft fresh herbs (dill, parsley, chives) - finely chopped
- lemon juice - fresh
- salt and white pepper
For assembling toast skagen
- sliced bread
- butter
- lumpfish roe/caviar
- fresh dill
- lemon
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions for skagen on toast
Prawn, shrimp skagen
- Mix mayonnaise, sour cream and herbs together well with a whisk.
- Add the peeled prawns.
- Add seasoning and lemon juice.
- Garnish with lump fish caviar and fresh dill
Assembling the Skagen toast
- Toast and butter the bread. Cut the crust off.
- Put a large spoon of prawn skagen mix on top.
- Garnish with a spoon of lumpfish roe/caviar, slice of lemon and fresh dill.
- Enjoy!
Variations to this recipe
- use crostini, bruschetta bread or pumpernickel instead of the toast
- use salmon roe or smoked salmon slices instead of lumpfish roe
Storage
Store toast skagen mixture in the fridge separately from the garnish ingredients in the fridge. Make the toast fresh just before serving and combine when ready. Good for 3-4 days.
These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.
Top Tip
Have all the ingredients ready but make the toast fresh just before serving and assemble when ready. This is to keep the toasted bread fresh and crisp.
This swedish toast skagen is simple and luxurious and ticks all the boxes for a great appetizer. Easy to prepare, delightful to eat and elegant to serve!
Did you make this toast skagenröra? Leave me a comment below. I love to hear from you!
Related
Looking for other Swedish recipes like this? Try these:
Kåldolmar - Swedish stuffed cabbage rolls
Raggmunkar, swedish potato pancakes
Sunflower seed crackers (Swedish crisp bread)
Looking for other seafood recipes like this? Try these:
Wild mussels in curry, coconut and lime
Toast skagen
Ingredients
prawn shrimp skagen
- 750 grams Cooked peeled prawns shrimp
- 1 cup mayonnaise good quality
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mixture of fresh dill and chives finely chopped
- fresh lemon juice to taste
- salt and pepper
The toast
- 4 slices bread white or rye
- butter for the bread
Garnish
- 2-3 tablespoon lumpfish roe/caviar red or black
- fresh dill
- ½ lemon slices cut in half
Instructions
Prawn, shrimp skagen
- Mix mayonnaise, sour cream and herbs together well with a whisk.
- Add the peeled prawns.
- Add seasoning and lemon juice.
- Garnish with lump fish caviar and fresh dill
Assembling the Skagen toast
- Toast and butter the bread. Cut the crust off. Cut the bread in half if it's large slices
- Put a large spoon of prawn skagen mix on top.
- Garnish with a spoon of lumpfish caviar, slice of lemon and fresh dill.
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