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Northern Europeans are fond of colorful combination salads made with vegetables, fruit, game, fish, meat, or poultry, with well-seasoned dressings, which are eaten as appetizers. This one, called "sillisalaati", is typical but may also include chopped or julienne-cut cold, cooked meat, if desired.
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| What You Need: |
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1 jar (8 ounces) pickled herring, skinned and diced
1˝ cups cold, diced, cooked potatoes
1 cup cold, diced, cooked beets
1 cup cold, diced, cooked carrots
1 tart apple, peeled, cored, and diced
2 gherkins, diced
˝ cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 teaspoons prepared sharp mustard
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt, pepper to taste
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| How To Cook: |
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1. Combine herring, potatoes, beets, carrots, apple, and gherkins in a medium bowl.
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2. Mix remaining ingredients and add to herring-vegetable mixture.
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3. Refrigerate 2 hours to blend flavors.
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4. To serve, shape into a mound on a large plate.
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5. Garnish with hard-cooked egg slices or tomato wedges, if desired.
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