Layered Herring and Beet Salad
This festive layered salad combines pickled herring with potatoes, carrots, beet, and mayonnaise into a chilled dish with a striking ruby finish. Once rested, the flavors meld and the slices hold together beautifully.
Prep
35m
Cook
50m
Serves
6
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Ingredients
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- 300gPickled Herring (finely chopped)
- 400gBeet
- 400gPotato
- 250gCarrot
- 150gOnion (finely chopped)
- 250gMayonnaise
- 6gSalt
- 2gBlack Pepper
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Method
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- 01
Boil the beet, potato, and carrot until tender. Let them cool, then peel and grate them separately.
- 02
Spread the grated potato in the bottom of a serving dish and cover it with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
- 03
Add the pickled herring and onion in an even layer, then spread on a little more mayonnaise.
- 04
Add the grated carrot, followed by another thin layer of mayonnaise.
- 05
Finish with the grated beet and the remaining mayonnaise.
- 06
Season the salad lightly with salt and black pepper, then chill well before serving so the layers set.
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