smoked herring on rye bread with radishes, salted butter, and pickled onions

Name: smoked herring on rye bread with radishes, salted butter, and pickled onions
Cuisine: American, European
Ingredients: ¼ red onion, cored and sliced into paper-thin half-moons (stem to root); 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 (7-ounce) can smoked herring, drained; 4 thin slices rye bread, toasted, each slice quartered; 4 tablespoons high-quality salted butter, at room temperature; 2 radishes, sliced paper-thin (preferably on a mandoline); 1 tablespoon capers; ¼ cup tiny dill sprigs, for garnish

3 steps

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Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:34:29 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories198 kcal (10%)

Total Fat13.4 g (19%)

Carbs15.1 g (6%)

Sugars1.4 g (2%)

Protein4.6 g (9%)

Sodium386 mg (19%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

0.25red onion

cored and sliced into paper-thin half-moons, stem to root

2 tablespoonsred wine vinegar

⅛ teaspoonfine sea salt

smoked herring

can, drained

4 slicesrye bread

thin, toasted, each slice quartered

4 tablespoonssalted butter

high-quality, at room temperature

2radishes

sliced paper-thin, preferably on a mandoline

1 tablespooncapers

¼ cupdill sprigs

tiny, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

In a small bowl, combine the onion with the vinegar and salt. Mix well, cover, and refrigerate overnight or for a minimum of 2 hours. Drain the onions, reserving 1 tablespoon of the pickling liquid.

Step 2

In a small bowl, mix the herring with the onions and reserved pickling liquid. Taste and season with more salt as needed.

Step 3

On each toast quarter, spread some butter, arrange a few radish pieces, then some herring-onion mixture, and fi nally top with a few capers and dill sprigs.