Gubbröra med potatis (potato salad with herring)
This is my version of “Gubbröra” (translates to “old man’s mix”). I absolutely love this with Swedish crisp bread or sourdough pumpernickel bread. It is great for a warm summer’s day, just as is, or for the cold part of a BBQ table. It does taste strongly of fish so people who are used to bland food won’t like it (I bet) but if you can eat raw sushi (and I don’t mean just with smoked salmon/tuna) you could love it too.
Ingredients for 6 portions:
- 4 large potatoes/840g boiled, chopped potato
- 8 hard boiled eggs, roughly chopped
- 40g spring onion (green bits only) or chives
- 1 red onion finely chopped, sautéed until softened but not brown
- 150g herring roll-mops (pickled herring)
- 200ml creme fraiche
Once the potato, eggs and onion have gone entirely cold, just mix it all up and it’s ready to serve. I used spring onion because chives are ridiculously expensive, I would have used more than 40g but it was all I had.
It is debated whether or not it should contain potato, I think it’s a regional thing. For me herring and potato are like peas in a pod! Traditionally it has dill but much to the shame of my Swedish heritage, I am not a huge fan of dill. Also traditionally it has anchovies in it but I prefer to use pickled herring.
| Nutrition Facts |
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Serving Size 276 g
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Amount Per Serving
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Calories 317
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% Daily Value*
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Total Fat 15.2g
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| – Saturated Fat 5.4g |
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Cholesterol 230mg
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Sodium 106mg
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| Total Carbohydrates 28.9g |
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– Dietary Fiber 3.6g
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| – Sugars 2.5g |
| Protein 17.2g |
