Marinated herring in mustard cream

Marinated herring in mustard cream is an absolute favourite on the Easter lunch table; with its perfect balance of tangy and creamy flavours, it’s always a hit!

Ingredients

Mustard cream
300 g mayonnaise
100 g crème fraîche (38%)
2 tbsp coarse mustard
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp yellow mustard (French mustard or a sweet Danish mustard)
1 tbsp honey
1 finely chopped shallot
If desired, a small tablespoon of white wine vinegar
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Serving
4 traditional marinated white herring fillets
4 slices of rye bread
2 soft-boiled eggs (boiled for 9 minutes in boiling water)
1 shallot
2 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
Optional: crispy buckwheat
Optional: 2 tbsp pickled mustard seeds
A few fresh tarragon leaves

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Instructions

Mustard cream 

Finely chop the shallot and place the ingredients in a bowl; mix everything together and season with salt, pepper and vinegar. 

Serving

Take the herring fillets and pat them dry with a piece of kitchen roll. Leave them whole or cut them into suitable pieces.

Spread a little mustard cream on the rye bread, place the herring on top and add more mustard cream so that the herring is covered. Halve the sun-dried eggs and arrange them on top of the herring along with thin slices of onion, capers, chervil, tarragon and crispy buckwheat.

Alternative: If you’re planning a larger lunch where making individual smørrebrød is too time-consuming, the herrings can be cut into smaller pieces, tossed in the mustard cream and served on a platter with bread and accompaniments on the side.