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Nordic Beetroot Herring Salad

Prep50 minCook0 minTotal50 minDifficultyVery easy
Nordic Beetroot Herring Salad

Ingredients

4 servings

Contains: Milk, Egg, Fish, Mustard, Sulphites

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Nutrition

Per serving

Calories
420.6
total 1682.2
Protein
14.9 g
total 59.5 g
Carbs
36.8 g
total 147 g
Fat
24.3 g
total 97.4 g

Estimated · based on 11 of 12 ingredients

Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central

A vivid pink Scandinavian salad of pickled herring, beetroot, potato, and apple bound in a creamy dressing. Classic on the smörgåsbord.

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Method

  1. 1
    • pickled herring 200 g
    • beetroot 300 g
    • potato 2
    • apple 1
    • dill pickle 1
    • red onion ½

    Combine the salad — Combine the diced herring, beetroot, potato, apple, pickle, and red onion in a large bowl.

  2. 2
    • beetroot 300 g
    • sour cream 1½ dl
    • mayonnaise 2 tbsp
    • white wine vinegar 1 tbsp

    Fold in the dressing — Whisk the sour cream, mayonnaise, and vinegar together and fold gently through the salad until evenly coated and the beetroot tints everything a vivid pink.

  3. 3

    Chill to meld flavors — Chill for at least 30 minutes to let the flavours meld and the colour deepen.

  4. 4
    • egg 2
    • fresh dill 2 tbsp
    • black pepper to taste

    Top with eggs and dill — Top with the sliced hard-boiled eggs, scatter with dill and black pepper, and serve chilled with rye bread.

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