Sillsallad Herring Salad With Dilled Sour Cream Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Fillet fish and soak overnight in cold water in refrigerator. Remove small bones and skin from herring. Rinse and drain. Dice.Mix herring, potatoes, beets, apple and onion. Mix dill weed with the vinegar, pour over the salad ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste and toss gently with a wooden spoon.Dressing:*Remove yolks from the eggs. Mince whites and reserve. Force the yolks through a sieve into a small bowl and then mash to paste. Add the mustard and mix. Gradually beat in the vinegar and oil, then add cream, a tablespoon at a time. Pour over the salad and mix lightly but thoroughly. Cover and chill for at least two hours. Transfer the salad to a serving bowl or platter. Sprinkle with a very little dill weed.Sauce:*Mix and pass separately.

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.