A classic Danish prawn salad (rejesalat) is one of the best things you can put on the lunch table – creamy, fresh and full of flavour. With just a handful of ingredients you get a simple but genuinely delicious prawn salad that works equally well on a Toast Skagen, on smørrebrød (open-faced rye bread sandwiches) or as a filling for a crusty baguette.
The dressing is a well-balanced mix of crème fraîche, mayonnaise, a touch of Dijon mustard, lemon juice and finely chopped dill. Folded together with a generous helping of prawns, it makes a fresh, flavourful prawn salad that tastes of sunshine and summer.
Use good prawns!
The prawns make or break a good prawn salad, as they provide both the flavour and the substance. So choose quality prawns – either shell-on prawns you peel yourself, or good prawns in brine that keep a juicy, delicate flavour.
Tip! This prawn salad is perfect for Toast Skagen, which is one of the lunch dishes I eat most often when we are in Sweden in the summer – and not without reason. It is easy to make and tastes wonderful.
Danish prawn salad (rejesalat)
Ingredients
- 320 g prawns – drained weight
- 100 ml mayonnaise
- 100 ml crème fraîche
- 1 scant tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Drain the prawns and pat them dry with a little kitchen paper.
- Stir together the ingredients for the dressing and season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper – and a little more lemon juice if needed.
- Fold the prawns into the dressing and chill the prawn salad until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Premium
Er det cremefraiche med 18% eller 38% du bruger?
Hej Joan
Jeg bruger 18% til opskriften:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hvis nu at jeg ønsker at lave denne i krustader. Hvor mange krustader vil du så anslå der vil være til her?
Hej Patricia
Uhh det er svært at sige – det kommer an på størrelsen af krustader og hvor meget top der kommer på.
Med denne portion vil jeg skyde på der er til 40 små krustader 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Ser så lækker ud – den vil gerne prøve at lave til min fødselsdagsfrokost. Jeg er ikke så vant til at købe rejer – så hvad er gode rejer?
Hej Camilla
Jeg vil anbefale dig Launis, de er altid gode – og jeg ved at de er manges favorit mærke af rejer i lage.
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hvad er alternativet for dild? Da jeg ikke bryder mig om det
Hvor længe kan rejesalaten holde sig? 🙂
Hej Ingrid
Jeg ville spise den inden for et par dage, måske 3 – men ikke længere end det 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna