Norwegian matjes herring with green asparagus

Name: Norwegian matjes herring with green asparagus
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Norwegian matjes herring fillet, natural; 4 slices rye bread; 20 g butter; 6 radishes; 1 tsp orange zest; 2 tbsp chives; pepper; 200 g skyr; 1 tsp orange zest; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp chives; salt and pepper; 250 g asparagus, green; 1 tsp salt; 1 pinch sugar

Matjes herring on rye bread with orange-scented skyr, boiled green asparagus, crisp radishes and chives.

Cooking time20 min

Difficulty levelEasy

Servings

Ingredients

Preparation

Skyr cream

Stir the skyr until smooth and mix in the orange zest, lemon juice and chives.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Green asparagus

Snap off the woody ends of the spears. Bring water to the boil with the salt and sugar and cook the asparagus for 3–4 minutes, until just tender.
Refresh in cold water, drain and halve lengthways.

Assembly

Slice the radishes thinly. Butter the bread and spread generously with the skyr cream.
Arrange the asparagus on top and place a herring fillet on each slice.
Scatter over the radishes, chives and remaining orange zest. Finish with freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.