Skagenröra - Swedish Shrimp Salad
Skagenröra is a creamy shrimp salad made with shrimp (and sometimes crayfish tails or crab), mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, and fish roe.
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb cooked shrimp, without shells
- 1/2 lb crayfish tails (can use extra shrimp instead)
- 1 tbsp fresh dill
- 2 tbsp chopped chives
- 1/2 lemon
- 6 tbsp sour cream (or crème fraîche)
- 5 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp red fish roe (optional)
Instructions
- Rinse the shrimp and crayfish tails and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Chop about half of the shrimp and crayfish tails into smaller bits. Set aside a handful of shrimp for garnish, if you wish.
- Chop the dill and chives and mix together with the shrimp and crayfish in a large bowl. Add the zest of about half a lemon to the mixture.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, and about a tablespoon of lemon juice. Set aside the other half of the lemon for garnish.
- Stir the dressing into the shrimp mixture. Add the fish roe and stir well.