Smoked matjes herring on sourdough bread

Name: Smoked matjes herring on sourdough bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Norwegian matjes herring fillet, smoked; 4 slices sourdough bread; 20 g butter; 2 beetroot; 4 leaves lettuce; 2 gherkins, pickled; dill; pepper; 150 g mayonnaise; 1 tbsp gherkins, pickled; 1 tbsp capers; 1 tsp mustard, strong; 1 tbsp parsley, fresh; 1 tbsp dill, fresh; 1 tsp lemon juice; salt and pepper

A hearty open sandwich: smoked matjes herring on sourdough with lettuce, remoulade, gherkin and beetroot. Ready in 15 minutes.

Cooking time20 min

Difficulty levelEasy

Servings

Ingredients

Preparation

Remoulade

Finely chop the gherkins and capers.
Mix the mayonnaise with the gherkins, capers and mustard.
Stir in the chopped parsley, dill and lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Assembly

Cook the beetroot and finely chop them.
Butter the slices of bread and top each with a lettuce leaf.
Pat the herring fillets dry and place one on each slice.
Add a generous spoonful of remoulade.
Arrange the gherkin halves and the beetroot slices alongside the fish. Finish with dill and freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.