Recipe: ’Summer Salad’ & Potato ’Smørrebrød’ with ‘Summer Salad’, Smoked Mackerel and Radishes

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We use the Danish specialty, ’rygeost’, for, among other dishes, smoked salmon but in summer time our favourite is a classic Danish ’summer salad’. The soft cheese with its distinctly smoky flavour is one of the few unique Danish contributions to world gastronomy.

‘Rygeost’ (soft smoked cheese) is one of the few unique Danish contributions to world gastronomy. We use the smoky cheese for, among other dishes, a smoky crème for smoked salmon, but in summer time our true favourite is a classic Danish ‘Summer Salad’ (which incidentally has got nothing to do with a salad but is more like a spread – please see the recipe below).

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Published: 20. July 2021 Category: Uncategorized Tags: Lunch · Restaurant Kronborg · Smørrebrød · Summer salad

NEW POTATOES – A DANISH SUMMER DELICACY

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Acknowledged Danish Food Writer Katrine Klinken interviews our Head Chef Jimmi Bengtsson about the new crop of Danish potatoes and our various open-faced potato sandwiches. We invite you to see the interview on Katrines Youtube channel Klinken’s Kitchen.

“Open-faced sandwiches with potatoes (in Danish: kartoffelmad) is a Danish ‘smørrebrød’ classic which is especially tasty in June and July when the Danish potatoes grown in the open field are in season,” says food writer Katrine Klinken.
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Published: 4. July 2019 Category: Uncategorized Tags: Katrine Klinken · klinken's Kitchen · Recipes

“Good Ingredients – and the Best Potato Sandwich in Town”

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“Restaurant Kronborg serves potato ‘smørrebrød’ which make the angels sing,” says popular food blogger and urban farmer, Nada Louise Cay, to Danish daily, Ekstrabladet, in an article headlined COPENHAGEN AS A FOOD MECCA.

“When I am in the mood for a treat or am having lunch with friends, I find Restaurant Kronborg a super cosy place with good ingredients – and they serve the best potato sandwich in town,” says popular food blogger and urban farmer, Nada Louse Cay, to Danish daily, Ekstrabladet in an article headlined COPENHAGEN AS A FOOD MECCA. Continue reading →

Published: 29. November 2017 Category: Restaurant Kronborg · Restaurant Kronborg · Restaurant Kronborg Tags: Copenhagen

“6 things we love about Copenhagen”

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Aaron Hicklin, Editor at leading American LGBT lifestyle glossie, OUT, was in Copenhagen and visited, among others, Restaurant Kronborg. Here he had a hearty lunch with ’smørrebrød’, beer from local artisan brewery, Nørrebro Bryghus and Nordguld aquavit from Aalborg Akvavit.

“The menu is strictly traditional. The famous Danish open sandwiches,” writes Aaron Hicklin, Editor at the leading American LGBT magazine, OUT. He recommends Continue reading →

Published: 2. July 2014 Category: Copenhagen · Copenhagen Tags:

Recipe: open potato sandwich with ovenbaked ham and smoked cheese crème

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The juicy new Danish potatoes are complimented by oven-baked ham and crème of smoked cheese when our Head Chef, Jimmi Bengtsson, re-interpret the Danes’ summer favourite: the open potato sandwich. We invite you to find the recipe below.

Every spring we experiment with new tasty versions of the classic Danish favourite: the open potato sandwich.
Here we oven-bake the smoked ham to give a great crunchy, slightly salty, contrast to the juicy new Danish potatoes and the creamy smoked cheese.
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Published: 16. May 2014 Category: Uncategorized Tags: Potato sandwich with smoked ham · Smoked cheese · Smoked cheese

Recipe: open potato sandwich with “granny salad” and deep-fried anchovies

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Our Head Chef, Jimmi Bengtsson, twisted the Danes’ beloved open-faced potato sandwich – and our regulars had a new favourite. Please find Jimmi’s recipe below.

We strive to renew the classic summer favourite of the Danes, the open potato sandwich,. Of course we still try to take the many demands to the open sandwiches into account: they should combine Continue reading →

Published: 16. May 2014 Category: Uncategorized Tags: Potato sandwich with deep-fried anchovies

Recipe: ‘aquavit sandwich’ – potato sandwich with chive crème

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We make our version of the popular ‘aquavit sandwich’ with old-fashioned marinated herrings and chive crème – of course it tastes even better with new Danish potatoes. Find the recipe at the foodie website below (in English) or on foodie website, Gastro.dk (in Danish).

The ‘aquavit sandwich’ did not get its name because it is made with aquavit but because it tastes great with it…
Our ‘aquavit sandwich’ is made with old-fashioned marinated herring and a tangy chive crème – and of course our ‘aquavit sandwich’ tastes even better with Continue reading →

Published: 9. May 2014 Category: Uncategorized Tags: Aquavit sandwich

Recipe: open potato sandwich with smoked salmon and herb crème

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The season’s first harvest of crisp, new potatoes is accompanied by smoked salmon and home-made herb crème when our Head Chef, Jimmi Bengtsson, re-interprets the Danes’ summer favourite: the open potato sandwich. Find Jimmi’s recipe below (in English) or at the foodie website Gastro.dk (in Danish).

We celebrate the season’s first harvest of crisp, new potatoes by lining up some innovative, tasty versions of the national summer favourite.
As always to we aim to take the many demands to the open sandwiches into account: they should combine soft and crisp as well as sour, salty, bitter, sweet and preferably a touch of the much-feted umami…
One of our personal favourites is Continue reading →

Out Magazine recommends Restaurant Kronborg

Aaron Hicklin, Editor at the leading American LGBT magazine, OUT, swung by Copenhagen this summer, and between visits to Tivoli and Louisiana he found time to have lunch at Restaurant Kronborg.

Aaron Hicklin enjoyed ’smørrebrød’ as diverse as cured herring, potatoes and smoked salmon and also tasted Ravnsborg Rød from local artisan brewery, Nørrebro Bryghus, and Nordguld Aquavit from tradition steeped distillery, Aalborg Akvavit.

Read more about Aaron Hicklin’s visit and his recommendations for Copenhagen.

Or book a table at Restaurant Kronborg and savour our home-made smørrebrød.

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