European
Netherlands - Starters
Leverworst Plate
Chef's Menu Description
A traditional Dutch café borrelplank cold cuts plate featuring thick round slices of classic Dutch liver sausage (leverworst), sweet Amsterdam pickled onions, and sharp table mustard.
Ingredients
- • 250g traditional Dutch liver sausage (fijne or boeren leverworst)
- • 100g Amsterdam sweet yellow pickled onions (Amsterdamse uitjes)
- • 3 tbsp Zaanse or Dutch sharp table mustard
- • 8 sweet-and-sour cornichons
- • Traditional Dutch crackers or rye bread rounds
- • Fresh flat-leaf parsley for garnish
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Peel the outer casing from the chilled Dutch liver sausage. Using a sharp knife, slice the sausage into even 1cm thick rounds.
2
Phase 2
Fan out the liver sausage slices across an earthenware platter or rustic wooden board in a neat overlapping circle.
3
Phase 3
Place a small dish of Dutch table mustard in the centre. Scatter the bright yellow pickled Amsterdam onions and cornichons in the corners of the platter.
4
Phase 4
Tuck thin rounds of dark rye bread and crackers around the perimeter, garnish with fresh parsley, and serve with cocktail picks.