Recipes · Swedish · Burgers and Sandwiches

Smörgåstårta (Swedish Sandwich Cake)

One serving has 463 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (49%), selenium (45%), phosphorus (36%), thiamin (35%), copper (30%) and riboflavin (29%). Ready in 65 minutes.

Smörgåstårta (Swedish Sandwich Cake)
Photo: Rose Abrams, CC BY 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 60 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (197 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, mustard, pork, shellfish

Ingredients

  • 40 g Bread, white
  • 25 g Mayonnaise
  • 20 g Cream cheese
  • 40 g Shrimp, raw
  • 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 20 g Cucumber, raw
  • 25 g Ham, cooked
  • 2 g Dill, fresh

Method

  1. Trim the crusts from the bread and slice each piece horizontally if thick, to make thin layers; boil the shrimp briefly if raw, then cool, and boil the egg for 9 minutes, then cool, peel and slice.
  2. Lay a layer of bread on a serving plate and spread with a thin layer of mayonnaise, then top with the ham and a few cucumber slices.
  3. Add a second layer of bread, spread with more mayonnaise, and top with half the shrimp and the sliced egg.
  4. Beat the remaining mayonnaise with the cream cheese until smooth and spreadable, then use it to frost the top and sides of the stacked layers like a cake.
  5. Decorate the top with the remaining shrimp, cucumber slices and the dill.
  6. Chill for at least 1 hour before slicing and serving cold, cut into wedges like a cake.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy463 kcal22%
Carbohydrates22.9 g
Water118 mL
Fiber1.4 g5%
Protein20.8 g43%
Tryptophan0.1 g
Threonine0.34 g
Isoleucine0.4 g
Leucine0.68 g
Lysine0.65 g
Methionine0.22 g
Cystine0.12 g
Phenylalanine0.37 g
Tyrosine0.31 g
Valine0.49 g
Histidine0.24 g
Fat31.9 g
Monounsaturated8.3 g
Polyunsaturated13 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-610.6 g
Saturated8.3 g
Trans-Fats0.31 g
Cholesterol202 mg
Calcium159 mg16%
Copper0.27 mg30%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium39 mg13%
Manganese0.46 mg26%
Phosphorus251 mg36%
Potassium334 mg7%
Selenium24.5 µg45%
Sodium701 mg
Zinc1.7 mg22%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.38 mg35%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.32 mg29%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.7 mg19%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.92 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.19 mg15%
Folate (vitamin B9)20.9 µg5%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.4 µg17%
Choline109 mg26%
Vitamin A114 µg16%
Vitamin C3.3 mg4%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)29.5 IU5%
Vitamin E1.3 mg9%
Vitamin K44.5 µg49%

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

1.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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