German cuisine · Fish & Seafood

Herring Salad

Colourful salad of herring, beetroot and apple – hearty and vibrant.

Ingredients · for 6 servings

• 400 g matjes or salted herring fillets
• 400 g cooked beetroot
• 3 boiled potatoes
• 2 apples
• 2 pickled gherkins
• 1 onion
• 250 g sour cream
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. Soak the herring, pat dry and cut into cubes.
2. Dice the beetroot, potatoes, apples, gherkins and onion finely as well.
3. Stir the sour cream together with the mayonnaise, sugar, salt and pepper.
4. Fold everything together – the salad turns a vivid pink.
5. Chill for at least 4 hours to let the flavours develop.