Herring Under a Fur Coat
Classic layered salad with herring and vegetables
Steps
- 1Boil the vegetables and eggs
Boil the beets, potatoes, carrots, and eggs in advance until cooked through. Let them cool.
BeetPotatoCarrotEgg - 2Prepare the herring
Remove the bones and skin from the herring and cut it into small pieces.
If using small herring, use 2 fillets.
Herring - 3Grate the ingredients
Grate the cooked vegetables (beets, potatoes, and carrots) and eggs on a coarse grater. Finely chop or grate the onion.
BeetPotatoCarrotEggOnion - 4Layer the ingredients
In a 18x27x6 cm dish, layer in the following order: potatoes, onion, herring, carrots, eggs, beets. Spread mayonnaise between each layer. If desired, drizzle the first layer of potatoes with vegetable oil.
Adjust the amount of mayonnaise to your taste.
BeetPotatoCarrotEggHerringOnionMayonnaiseVegetable oil - 5Let it marinate3h
Refrigerate the salad for at least 3-4 hours, preferably overnight, so the layers soak up the flavors.
- 6Serve
Before serving, you can garnish the salad with fresh herbs or leave the top layer of beets as is.





