Chopped Herring Salad

Name: Chopped Herring Salad
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 250 g/9 oz salted or pickled herring fillets; 250 g/9 oz salted or pickled herring fillets; 2 eggs; 45 ml/3 tbsp rapeseed (canola) oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 Granny Smith apple; 40 g/1½ oz/3 tbsp butter, at room temperature; 1-2 spring onions (scallions), to garnish; 1-2 spring onions (scallions), to garnish

Forshmak Seljdj Rubleniaja

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from My Russian Grandmother's Kitchen

By Elena Makhonko

Published 2015

About

Although the ingredients for this dish are simple, it is usually served at festive occasions. The herring fillets must be soaked overnight, so allow time to do this. You can buy ready-made forshmak in Russian delicatessens. It is delicious served with ice cold vodka.

Ingredients

250 g/9 oz salted or pickled herring fillets
2 eggs

Method

If using salted herrings, soak the fillets in cold water overnight. The next day, rinse the herring fillets under running water and then drain.
Put the eggs in a pan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the chopped onion and fry for about 5 minutes, until softened b

Energy 212kcal/875kJ; Protein 7.6g; Carbohydrate 3.2g, of which sugars 2.8g; Fat 18.9g, of which saturates 4.6g; Cholesterol 97mg; Calcium 32mg; Fibre 0.3g; Sodium 223mg.