Best 13 Herring Salad Recipes

RUSSIAN BEET SALAD WITH HERRING

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the potatoes, carrots, and beets in the boiling water until cooked but still firm, 15 to 20 minutes for the potatoes, 25 to 30 minutes for the carrots, and 40 minutes for the beets. Allow each to cool to the touch before further handling. Remove and discard the skins from the potatoes and beets. Shred the potatoes, carrots, and beets, keeping them separate.
• Arrange about half the onion and half the herring fillets in a layer in the bottom of a bowl. Cover the layer with about half of the grated potatoes, then a layer of about half the carrot, and finally about half the beet. Spread about 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise over the salad; season with salt and pepper. Repeat the layers in the same order to finish building the salad. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator at least 1 hour. Serve cold.

PICKLED BEET AND HERRING SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together vinegar, sugar, and salt until sugar is dissolved, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking.
• Arrange herring and beets on a platter and drizzle with half of vinaigrette.
• Toss watercress and endives with remaining vinaigrette, then mound over herring and beets.

HERRING SALAD, SWEDISH STYLE

Steps:

• Mix all of the ingredients for the salad in a salad bowl. Blend all of the dressing ingredients except the whipping cream. Stir the dressing into the salt. Whip the cream and gently fold into the salad. Garnish with the chopped or grated egg yolk.

HERRING-AND-POTATO SALAD WITH BROWN BUTTER

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to boil. Drop in potatoes, turn down heat to medium and cook until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain, allow to cool and cut into 1-inch chunks. Place in a large bowl.
• Melt butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Cook until butter turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Let cool.
• Slice dark greens from onion and cut some into slivers for garnish. Trim roots and discard. Cut bulb in half lengthwise and slice into slivers (about 1/4 cup).
• In a bowl, whisk together crème fraîche, horseradish, lemon zest and juice, kosher salt and pepper.
• Add the onion, herring and chives to the potatoes. Toss the crème fraîche dressing with the potato mixture and combine well. Pour the butter over the mixture and toss gently. Garnish with potato chips and onion greens.

LAYERED PICKLED HERRING SALAD WITH TART APPLES AND RED ONION

Steps:

• For cucumbers:
• Mix vinegar, water, sugar, pickling spice and salt in heavy medium saucepan; bring to boil, stirring until sugar and salt dissolve. Cool to room temperature. Place cucumbers in large glass bowl. Pour marinade over cucumbers. Cover; refrigerate overnight.
• For salad:
• Mix apples, red onion, sour cream and chopped dill in large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Using slotted spoon, remove cucumbers from marinade. Arrange half of cucumbers in bottom of 8 x 8 x 2-inch glass dish. Arrange half of radishes atop cucumbers. Spoon half of apple mixture over radishes. Arrange herring evenly atop apple mixture. Spoon remaining apple mixture over herring. Cover with remaining cucumbers, then radishes. Cover and chill salad 3 hours.
• Arrange lettuce leaves on platter. Spoon salad onto leaves. Garnish with dill sprigs, if desired, and serve.

HERRING SALAD

Steps:

• Mix first nine ingredients thoroughly, pack into 6-cup fishshaped mold (or other suitable mold) that has been rinsed with cold water and refrigerate.
• Unmold salad onto platter, cover completely with whipped cream or mayonnaise and decorate with sliced eggs, tomatoes and parsley.

PICKLED HERRING SALAD

Steps:

• Combine cucumbers, tomatoes, and onion in a large glass mixing bowl.
• Stir vinegar and sugar together in a small saucepan over medium-low and bring to a boil; cook and stir until the sugar dissolves.
• Pour over the vegetable mixture. Marinate mixture in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Stir the reserved liquid from the herring into the vegetable mixture. Fold herring into the vegetable mixture. Refrigerate 1 hour more before serving.

SWEDISH HERRING SALAD

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender, about 9 minutes. Drain and combine with remaining salad ingredients, vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Top with sliced boiled egg, minced parsley and anchovies. Serve with sour cream on the side.

HERINGSTOPF MIT SAURER SAHNE (HERRING SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM)

Steps:

• Sauce:
• Blend thoroughly sour cream, yogurt, lemon juice and sugar.
• Salad:
• Peel onions and cut into thin slices.
• Peel and quarter apples, remove cores and cut into thin wedges.
• Blend onions and apples with sauce.
• In a dish arrange herring and apple-onion mixture in layers.
• Cover tightly and marinate in refrigerator for 5 hours.
• Sprinkle with dill before serving.

HERRING SALAD

Steps:

• Combine herring, potatoes, onion, apple, beets, and pickle in a large bowl.
• Mix together vinegar, sugar, water and pepper in a cup; mix well.
• Pour over salad and toss gently; cover.
• Refrigerate for at least 4-5 hours for all flavors to blend, tossing once or twice.
• To serve, mound salad on lettuce leaves and garnish with egg slices.

MIXED HERRING SALAD

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place potatoes in large pan. Add cold water to cover. Boil until tender but not mushy. Drain. Cool completely. Peel and dice potatoes. Place potatoes, apples and onions in large bowl. Add enough dressing to season to taste and toss well. Line large plate with lettuce leaves. Mound salad in center of plate. Arrange herring, beets and eggs around salad. Serve salad, passing remaining dressing separately.

RUSSIAN BEET SALAD WITH HERRING

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the potatoes, carrots, and beets in the boiling water until cooked but still firm, 15 to 20 minutes for the potatoes, 25 to 30 minutes for the carrots, and 40 minutes for the beets. You may stagger the start times.
• 2. Allow each to cool to the touch before further handling. Remove and discard the skins from the potatoes and beets. Shred the potatoes, carrots, and beets, keeping them separate.
• 3. Arrange about half the onion and half the herring fillets in a layer in the bottom of a glass bowl. Cover the layer with about half of the grated potatoes, then a layer of about half the carrots, and finally about half the beets.
• 4. Spread about 3 Tbsp. mayonnaise over the salad; season with salt and pepper. Repeat the layers in the same order to finish building the salad. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator at least 1 hour. Serve cold.

HERRING, BEETS AND POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• - Soak fillet in cold water covered in the fridge (6-8 hrs) - Rinse well, pat dry and cut into 1/2 inch cubes - Place in a large bowl and combine with potatoes, beets, onion, apple, pickles, chopped egg, and meats - In a small bowl whisk the dressing - Combine and serve