Vinaigrette with Herring

⏳ Time

30 minutes + 6 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

In this vinaigrette, instead of herring, you can use salted sprat, sardines, anchovies, or mackerel, cleaned of heads and entrails. If desired, the fish can be soaked in cold water for 1 hour.

Ingredients

Herring - 4.2 oz
Potato - 8.8 oz
Beetroot - 3.5 oz
Carrot - 1.8 oz
Cucumbers - 5.3 oz
Mayonnaise - 5.3 oz
Chicken Egg - 1 piece

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Soak the salted herring in milk for 6 hours.

Step 2

Soak lightly salted herring in cold water for 30–40 minutes, then remove the skin and bones.

Step 3

Boil the beetroots, carrots, and potatoes in their skins, then peel and slice them.

Step 4

Slice the peeled salted or pickled cucumbers in the same way.

Step 5

Dress the vegetables with mayonnaise or vegetable oil, sugar, vinegar, and salt, gently mix, place in a salad bowl, and garnish with neatly sliced pieces of herring, egg wedges, and lettuce leaves.