Babushka Vera’s Russian Beetroot and Herring Open Sandwiches

Name: Babushka Vera’s Russian Beetroot and Herring Open Sandwiches
Yield: Feeds 4 as a snack
Ingredients: 240 g (8½ oz) jar pickled herring; 2 raw medium beetroots; 2 tsp smooth Russian mustard (or Dijon); handful fresh dill, finely chopped; 8 small slices rye bread, or a larger loaf cut into snack-sized pieces; handful lettuce leaves (iceberg, cos, little gem - any are fine)

Preparation info

Feeds
4
as a snack

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Grand Dishes

By Iska Lupton

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

2 raw medium beetroots
2 tsp smooth Russian mustard (or Dijon)
8 small

Sandwich
Pescatarian

Method

Bring a pan of water to the boil and put in the two beetroots. Reduce to a simmer, put the lid on and cook for about 1 hour, or until a knife goes easily through.
Leave to cool for 10 minutes then peel and grate the beetroots into a bowl. Drain any excess moisture away and stir in the mustard.
On a serving dish, layer rye bread, lettuce, a spoonful of