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Heringssalat
Pickled herring and beetroot salad
German Ash Wednesday pickled herring salad with beetroot, apple and potato
When the carnival ends in the Rhineland and northern Germany, Ash Wednesday brings the Heringsessen, a herring meal shared in pubs and homes to mark the start of the Lenten fast. This rosy salad mixes diced pickled herring with beetroot, apple, gherkin and boiled potato in a creamy yogurt-mayonnaise dressing, and is served with rye bread. Use pickled herring bought ready-made in jars from the chiller, which has been commercially cured, and keep the salad in the fridge. Pickled and cured fish is not cooked, so it is not for pregnant women, young children or anyone with a weakened immune system; for a safer version use hot-smoked mackerel or cooked fish. The common mistake is dressing the salad while the potatoes are hot, which turns it mushy. Chef's tip: make it the day before; the flavours deepen overnight.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 10 ½ oz pickled herring fillets (from the chiller)drained, diced
- 14 oz waxy potatoes
- 9 oz cooked beetrootdiced
- 1 sharp applediced
- 4 gherkinsdiced
- ½ red onionfinely chopped
- 5 ½ oz plain yogurt
- 3 ½ oz mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp gherkin pickling liquid
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp fresh dill (optional)chopped
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Boil the 14 oz waxy potatoes in their skins for 20–25 minutes until a knife slides in easily. Cool completely, peel and dice.
25 minStep 2: Mix the 5 ½ oz plain yogurt, 3 ½ oz mayonnaise, 2 tbsp gherkin pickling liquid and ½ tsp black pepper in a large bowl.
10 minStep 3: Fold in the 10 ½ oz pickled herring fillets (from the chiller), potatoes, 9 oz cooked beetroot, 1 sharp apple, 4 gherkins and ½ red onion until everything turns pink.
5 minStep 4: Cover and chill for at least 2 hours, or overnight. Keep it in the fridge and eat within 2 days. Scatter with 2 tbsp fresh dill to serve.
120 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 310 kcal
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 19 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does heringssalat take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of waxy potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of sharp apple?
- Pears, same amount.
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