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Smörgåstårta

A Swedish savoury cake made of layers of sandwich bread filled with mayonnaise, prawns, vegetables and egg paste, then covered in mayonnaise and decorations. It is cut into slices like a cake and served at celebrations.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

486 kcal per serving

Protein
15.4 g
Carbohydrates
37.3 g
of which sugars
7.6 g
Fat
29.6 g
of which saturated fat
6.8 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Remove the crust from the loaf and cut it horizontally into 3 slices of equal thickness.
  2. Mix the mayonnaise and crème fraîche, then season with salt and pepper.
  3. Place the first slice of bread on a plate, spread with a layer of mayonnaise, then spread out the prawns and mashed hard-boiled eggs.
  4. Top with the second slice, spread mayonnaise again, then arrange the cucumber, tomatoes and peas.
  5. Cover with the third slice and coat the whole cake with mayonnaise using a spatula.
  6. Decorate with dill, radish rounds and fish roe, then chill for 2 hours before cutting into slices.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the prawns with hard-boiled eggs and cooked asparagus.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.