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Smørrebrød Recipe: Tomatoes with Capers and Tarragon
This Smørrebrød recipe features fresh tomatoes paired with a homemade caper and tarragon-infused mayonnaise on rye bread. The creamy mayonnaise, enriched with Dijon mustard, apple vinegar, and a mix of vegetable oils, is flavored with chopped capers and tarragon for a bright herbal and tangy dimension. The ripe tomatoes and shallots add freshness and slight sweetness, balanced by a hint of sea salt and pepper. The rye bread serves as a hearty, dense base supporting the flavorful topping.
Prep Time
15 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Course:
Breakfast, Snacks, Brunch
Cuisine:
Danish
Ingredients
- 4 pieces rye bread
- 4-5 tarragon stems
- 1 tbsp caper salted
- 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon apple vinegar
- 4-8 tomatoes different sizes and kinds, ripe
- 1 shallot small
Ingredients for mayonnaise:
- 3 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp apple vinegar
- 2 ½ cups vegetable oil use corn, sunflower oil or 1/2 dl (1/5 th cup) as cold-pressed rapeseed oil, or corn oil
- 1 teaspoon salt sea salt
- black pepper freshly ground
- 1-2 tbsp water cold
For presentation:
- 4 pieces rye bread
- salt sea salt
- black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
Mayonnaise:
- Put the egg yolks in a large bowl and add mustard, a little sea salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
- Mix it well, preferably with a balloon whisk.
- Stir the egg yolks a little bit at the time. Slowly pour the oil so that the oil constantly gets mixed with the egg yolks. From time to time, pause adding the oil and stir the mayonnaise well.
- Continue the process until the oil is fully added, then add a little bit of water. Stir well – this will secure the mayonnaise to be firm and even.
- Season with salt and vinegar. Straight after, place the mayonnaise in the fridge where it can last for 4-5 days.
- Peel off the leaves of the tarragon stems. Save half of the leaves for the presentation and chop the rest. Rinse the salted capers thoroughly and chop them.
- Mix capers and tarragon into the mayonnaise, and season with a little of apple vinegar. Slice the tomatoes into big slices and the onion into thin slices.
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Final presentation:
- Final presentation: butter the bread with some of the mayonnaise and place the tomatoes on top. Place small dots of mayonnaise in between the tomatoes. Finally, place some tarragon leaves and rings of shallots on top of the smørrebrød.