Sillsallad Herring Salad With Dilled Sour Cream Recipes

SILLSALLAD (HERRING SALAD) WITH DILLED SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Place herring, potatoes, beets, pickles, apple and onion in glass or plastic bowl.
• Mix vinegar, sugar, water and pepper; pour over herring mixture.
• Toss lightly.
• Cover and refrigerate, stirring once or twice, at least 2 hours.
• Serve with Dilled Sour Cream.
• Garnish with parsley and wedges of hardboiled egg if desired.

SILLSALLAD (HERRING SALAD IN SOUR CREAM SAUCE)

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the finely chopped herring, optional meat, potatoes, beets, apple, onion and pickle. Mix 3 tablespoons of the dill with the vinegar, add salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the salad and toss gently with a wooden spoon. DRESSING: Remove the yolks from the hard cooked eggs. Mince the whites and set them aside. Force the yolks through a sieve into a small bowl with the back of a large spoon, then mash them to a paste with the tablespoon of prepared mustard. Gradually beat in the vinegar and oil, then the cream, a tablespoon at a time, until the sauce has the consitency of heavy cream. Pour over the salad, mix lightly but thoroughly, cover and chill for at least 2 hours. Just before serving, transfer the salad to a large serving bowl or platter and sprinkle it with the minced egg whites and remaining chopped dill. SAUCE: Stir the beet and lemon juice into the sour cream until it is smooth and well blended. Pass this sauce separately.

DANISH "SILLSALLET" (HERRING SALAD)

Steps:

• Chop the herring, potatoe, beets and apple into 1/4" pieces.
• Mix together.
• Blend in the dill pickle, onion and add a bit of the reserved beet liquid.
• The salad should have a firm consistency.
• Put the ingredients into a bowl, pack down well, cover and refrigerate at least over night or up to 2 days.
• Serve with Danish rye bread and hard boiled eggs as part of a smorgasbord.

HERINGSTOPF MIT SAURER SAHNE (HERRING SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM)

Steps:

• Sauce:
• Blend thoroughly sour cream, yogurt, lemon juice and sugar.
• Salad:
• Peel onions and cut into thin slices.
• Peel and quarter apples, remove cores and cut into thin wedges.
• Blend onions and apples with sauce.
• In a dish arrange herring and apple-onion mixture in layers.
• Cover tightly and marinate in refrigerator for 5 hours.
• Sprinkle with dill before serving.

INLAGD SILL - SCANDINAVIAN PICKLED HERRING

Steps:

• Soak herring overnight.
• Drain; skin and remove all bones.
• Mix vinegar, pepper, sugar, crushed peppercorns and pour over herring.
• If the vinegar is very strong, dilute with water.
• Let stand for a few hours.
• When serving, cut into 1/2 inch wide strips diagonally across fish and arrange on a dish to look like a whole fillet.
• Garnish with minced onion.