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🍽️ Classic Housewife-Style Herring Salad

674 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 Matjes double fillets
• 1 mild onion
• 1 stalk leek
• 2 small, red-skinned apples
• 100 g sour cream
• 100 g yogurt
• 50 g mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 dash lemon juice
• salt
• 1 pinch sugar
• pepper (from the mill)
• freshly chopped dill (for garnishing)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the herring fillets briefly under running water.
2. 2. Pat the fillets dry with a kitchen towel.
3. 3. Cut the fillets into small, bite-sized pieces.
4. 4. Peel the onion and cut it in half.
5. 5. Cut the onion halves into thin strips.
6. 6. Wash the leek thoroughly.
7. 7. Remove the green tops and the root end.
8. 8. Slice the white part of the leek into thin rings.
9. 9. Wash the apples.
10. 10. Peel the apples completely.
11. 11. Cut the apples into quarters.
12. 12. Remove the core from each apple quarter.
13. 13. Dice the apple pieces finely.
14. 14. Put the sour cream into a bowl.
15. 15. Add the yogurt.
16. 16. Add the mayonnaise.
17. 17. Pour in the vinegar.
18. 18. Squeeze the lemon juice into the mixture.
19. 19. Stir the sauce until smooth and creamy.
20. 20. Season the sauce with salt.
21. 21. Add a little sugar.
22. 22. Pepper the sauce to taste.
23. 23. Fold in the prepared herring pieces into the sauce.
24. 24. Add the sliced onions.
25. 25. Add the leek rings to the bowl.
26. 26. Add the diced apples.
27. 27. Gently mix all ingredients together.
28. 28. Taste the salad again and adjust seasoning.
29. 29. Sprinkle the finished salad with fresh dill.
30. 30. Serve the salad with fresh bread.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 674
• Protein: 43 g · Fett/Fat: 47 g · Carbs: 20 g