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🍽️ Fresh Matjes Salad with Cream Dressing
664 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 small head lettuce
- 2 tomatoes (blanched, peeled, cored and cut into small cubes)
- 2 stalks celery
- 8 Matjes fillets
- 1 red onion
- 1 bunch dill (finely chopped)
- 1 gherkin
- 2 tbsp crème fraîche
- 100 ml whipping cream
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 0.5 tsp sugar
Instructions
- 1. Thoroughly wash the head lettuce leaves under running water.
- 2. Dry the lettuce by spinning it in a salad spinner or patting it dry with a kitchen towel.
- 3. Separate the large, intact leaves from the rest of the lettuce and set them aside.
- 4. Slice the celery into very thin rounds.
- 5. Dice the matjes herring into small pieces.
- 6. Slice the onion into thin rings.
- 7. Finely chop the gherkins.
- 8. In a separate bowl, mix the crème fraîche with the cream.
- 9. Add the lemon juice, sugar, salt, and pepper to the cream mixture.
- 10. Stir the sauce well until the sugar has dissolved.
- 11. Gently fold the chopped ingredients (celery, matjes, onions, gherkins) into the cream sauce.
- 12. Arrange the large lettuce leaves on four individual plates.
- 13. Place the matjes cream mixture on top of the lettuce leaves.
- 14. Serve the salad with boiled potatoes on the side if desired.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 664
- Protein: 34 g · Fett/Fat: 56 g · Carbs: 6 g