Last Updated on November 13, 2019 by Chef Mireille
Shrimp Salad is very popular in Sweden and throughout Scandinavia. It is often eaten with potatoes or on toast as an open faced sandwich called Raksmorgas. It is also one of the components of the popular street food, Turnbrodsrolle, which I will be presenting tomorrow. You can also toss it with a green salad for a healthy lunch. Skagenrora – Swedish Shrimp Salad has traveled across borders and oceans and is eaten in many countries, including right here in the good ol’ US of A!
Skagenrora is usually flavored with dill, but I am not a dill fan so I used parsley instead. I always believe recipes should serve as a guide but not a Bible. They are meant to be adjusted according to personal preference as I did in my version of Skagenrora.
If you are using frozen pre cooked shrimp, make sure you drain it before adding it to the salad. You do not want the salad to be too watery. In America, shrimp salad is often made with baby shrimp. However, they can turn mushy and again make the salad too watery. It is better to use medium sized shrimp and leave them whole.
Sweden is basically an archipelago, with many coastal islands and lakes. With all the water around them, seafood is a major component of their cuisine in many forms. Fish and seafood is dried, smoked and cooked fresh. This is just one of the many examples how seafood is used in Swedish cuisine.
This week I will be presenting a few Swedish recipes as part of my BM theme, but don’t miss the other Swedish recipes I’ve already presented in the past.
Uppakra – Swedish Potato Cookies
Swedish Braised Lamb Chops in Lingonberry-Currant Gravy
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM#74
Skagenrora - Swedish Shrimp Salad
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 2 teaspoons minced red onion
- Salt and ground white pepper to taste
- a few drops hot sauce
- 12 oz. cooked medium shrimp
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream and lemon juice until well blended.
- In a large bowl, combine parsley, lemon juice, salt, pepper and hot sauce.
- Add mayo dressing and mix to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning, as necessary.
- Add shrimp and mix until well incorporated.
- Serve chilled.
Omg, this shrimp salad looks very droolworthy, my mouth is just watering here. My shrimp loving kid will definitely enjoy this shrimp salad.
I am sure your kid will love it! and it can be ready in just minutes!
Oh you always make the post so interesting so much history on the place and dish, its always enjoyable reading it. The salad looks very nicely done.
thanks and yes, my history buff personality tends to come out often 🙂
Shrimp salad must have tasted great! I cook Shrimp every other week. My kids just love it.Your salad looks great.
thanks – if they love shrimp, I am sure they will love this salad!
This shrimp salad looks so delicious. It must be a treat for shrimp lovers.
I can’t have shrimps due to allergy reasons, but that salad definitely looks like a shrimp lover’s treat! Loaded with deliciousness…
I totally understand. I also have a number of food allergies that prevent me from enjoying some foods. You can replace the shrimp with some cooked chicken for a simple and delicious chicken salad also.
Nice clicks Mireille. The orange and white and green colors in there make the dish so beautiful.
I loved the post Mireille. Lots of information about the scandinavian cuisine. Very interesting salad with shrimps and seems quite easy to make. I am a shrimp fan, so need to try it out soon.
If you love shrimp, you will definitely love this simple salad!
Wow, that’s a creamy and yummy looking Swedish salad.
I agree with Srivalli.. Your posts are very informative and this salad is very nicely done. Perfect for shrimp lovers.
This looks delicious but this isn’t an authentic recipe, if you want to make it more authentic use fresh dill instead of parsley, and use “baby shrimp” instead of medium sized ones. (The Swedes use a specific type of shrimp native to the region thats a little tough to find in the US). Onions and sour cream are popularly used in Sweden nowadays but the original recipe didn’t have these either, more Mayo was used in place of sour cream.
I did say in the post that dill is traditional. Personally I just don’t like it. I adapt it to my own preferences but I did indicate the changes I made to traditional recipe.