Lunch · 20 min · scandinavian

Pickled Herring Smørrebrød

This is the kind of Scandinavian lunch you’ll make on repeat — rye bread and pickled herring, 20 minutes, big payoff. At 408 calories and 9g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 4 slices Rye bread
• 8 oz Pickled herring
• 1/2 cup Sour cream
• 1/2 Red onion
• 1/4 cup Dill
• 2 tbsp Capers
• 2 tbsp Butter

Steps

1. Butter the rye edge to edge — on smørrebrød the butter is structural.
2. Drain the herring and arrange in neat overlapping slices.
3. Dollop with sour cream, then scatter red onion rings, capers, and dill.
4. Finish with cracked pepper; eat with aquavit nearby if the occasion allows.
5. Aquavit alongside is traditional — the caraway spirit was practically invented for pickled herring.

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