During our trip to Erickson's Delicatessen, at 5250 N. Clark Street
in Chicago, we had a wonderful chat with Ann-Britt Nilsson about the
type of food you might serve at a Swedish breakfast.
We
had heard about Swedish carmelized goat cheese and Ann-Britt told us
that delicious smorgas could also be made with it on Swedish crisp
bread. The name brand we used is Kavli.
If you can't find the Swedish flat bread, you can use thin, flat crackers. Here's a list we found of Swedish delicatessens in the US, Germany and Denmark.
{Makes 6 servings}
You'll need:
1 package of Swedish crisp bread
1 package Swedish carmelized goat cheese or any other cheese
Grapes - washed and cut in half
6 strawberries - washed and cut in slices
1 apple - cut in thin slices and soaked in lemon water
Sprigs of parsley
A little adult help
Equipment:
A cheese knife with a slot or a wire cheese cutter
A fancy plate
Smorgas are known for their eye appeal. So most of this recipe is about arranging things in an charming way.
Take
a piece of crisp bread and crack it in half. It's a little tricky
sometimes, so don't get discouraged. You might ask for a little help
because this thin, crispy bread can break into a bunch of pieces
instead of just two.
Have your adult helper cut the cheese into very thin slices. Arrange the slice on the crisp bread.
Lay apple or strawberry slices over the cheese. Or arrange a few grapes and an apple slice on the cheese.
Add
a tiny spring of parsley for decoration. Our favorite combo was
strawberry and cheese with a tiny parsley. Let us know what yours is.
Arrange the smorgas on the plate and take them to your smorgasbord.
