Recipes · Danish · Burgers and Sandwiches
Smørrebrød (Open Sandwich with Herring)
One serving has 319 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (90%), selenium (77%), vitamin A (29%), niacin (23%), manganese (22%) and riboflavin (22%). Ready in 10 minutes.

- Preparation: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (128 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Pescatarian
- Contains: dairy, fish, gluten
Ingredients
- 40 g Bread, rye
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 50 g Herring, pickled
- 15 g Onions, red, raw
- 3 g Capers
- 2 g Dill, fresh
- 10 g Sour cream
Method
- Spread the rye bread generously with butter, right to the edges, to keep the bread from getting soggy.
- Lay the pickled herring fillets over the buttered bread.
- Thinly slice the red onion and scatter it over the herring along with the capers.
- Add a small dollop of sour cream and finish with a sprig of fresh dill.
- Serve open-faced immediately, eaten with a knife and fork.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 319 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 26.3 g | |
| Water | 68.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.7 g | 9% |
| Protein | 11.1 g | 23% |
| Tryptophan | 0.13 g | |
| Threonine | 0.43 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.48 g | |
| Leucine | 0.85 g | |
| Lysine | 0.79 g | |
| Methionine | 0.28 g | |
| Cystine | 0.15 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.47 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.35 g | |
| Valine | 0.55 g | |
| Histidine | 0.3 g | |
| Fat | 18.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.27 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.42 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.62 g | |
| Saturated | 6.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.08 g | |
| Cholesterol | 29.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 88.5 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.15 mg | 17% |
| Iron | 2 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 24.8 mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.4 mg | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 110 mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 153 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 42.2 µg | 77% |
| Sodium | 752 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.81 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.24 mg | 22% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.3 mg | 23% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.3 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.14 mg | 11% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 52.4 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.2 µg | 90% |
| Choline | 62.4 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin A | 204 µg | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 3.2 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 56.5 IU | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 1.2 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 2.1 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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