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🍽️ Autumn Potato and Herring Salad with Crisp Apple

686 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 700 g firm-cooking potatoes
• salt
• 2 apples (e.g. Boskop)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 150 g mustard pickle (jar)
• 1 bunch chives
• 400 g matjes fillets (preserved in oil)
• 5 tbsp mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp plain yogurt
• 2 tbsp sour cream
• pepper (from the mill)
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly under running water.
2. 2. Bring a pot of water and salt to a boil.
3. 3. Add the potatoes to the boiling water.
4. 4. Cook the potatoes for about 25 minutes until tender.
5. 5. Drain the water and let the potatoes steam for a moment.
6. 6. Peel the still warm potatoes.
7. 7. Let the peeled potatoes cool down completely.
8. 8. Wash the apples under running water.
9. 9. Cut the apples into four equal quarters.
10. 10. Remove the core from the apple quarters.
11. 11. Cut the apple flesh into small cubes.
12. 12. Toss the apple pieces with one tablespoon of lemon juice.
13. 13. Let the pickles drain well.
14. 14. Cut the pickles into bite-sized pieces.
15. 15. Wash the chives under running water.
16. 16. Shake the chives dry.
17. 17. Cut the chives into fine rings.
18. 18. Let the herring fillets drain well.
19. 19. Cut the herring fillets into small pieces.
20. 20. Whisk the mayonnaise with the yogurt.
21. 21. Stir the sour cream into the mayonnaise mixture.
22. 22. Add the remaining lemon juice to the sauce.
23. 23. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
24. 24. Add a pinch of sugar to the sauce.
25. 25. Cut the cooled potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
26. 26. Mix the potato pieces with the herring pieces.
27. 27. Add the apple pieces and the pickles to the mixture.
28. 28. Gently fold everything together with the salad dressing.
29. 29. Plate the salad on serving dishes.
30. 30. Sprinkle the salad with the chive rings.
31. 31. Serve the salad immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 686
• Protein: 21 g · Fett/Fat: 46 g · Carbs: 46 g