5 onion smorrebrod Recipes

butter, softened, danish pumpernickel bread or 4 slices rye bread, crusts removed, herring fillets, in wine sauce drained and fillets cut into 1-inch strips, sweet onion, cut into thin rings, tomato (8 thin slices), watercress or parsley sprig, for garnish

head lettuce, leaves washed and dried, bread (dark rye preferred), butter, softened for spreading (or margarine), cooked shrimp (or small prawns), tomatoes, sliced thinly, red onion, sliced into thin rings, salami, thinly sliced, blue cheese, sliced, havarti cheese, sliced, hard-boiled eggs, sliced, smoked salmon, thinly sliced, gravlax, sliced, pickled herring, black pepper , to taste, lemon, sliced thinly (garnish ), gherkins (garnish ), dill, to taste (garnish ), garden cress (or baby mustard cress, garnish)

shrimp (38 to 40), chilled heavy cream, sour cream, drained bottled horseradish, firm-ripe california avocados, fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter, softened, rye bread, leaves boston lettuce, red onion, thinly sliced, drained bottled capers

pickled beets, herring party snacks in white-wine sauce, dijon mustard, creme fraiche, superfine granulated sugar, light brown sugar, water, minced red onion, chopped fresh dill, drained and rinsed green peppercorns, chopped fine, unsalted butter, softened, rye bread, garnish: 8 fresh dill sprigs