Best Silver Of The Sea Icelandic Pickled Herring And Potato Salad Recipes

SILVER OF THE SEA - ICELANDIC PICKLED HERRING AND POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cut the pickled herring fillets into 1 " pieces. Set aside while you prepare the potato salad.
• Boil the potatoes and then let them cool.
• While the potatoes are cooling mixed the lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper to taste to make a simple vinaigrette.
• Halve the cooled potatoes and mix together with watercress and dill to taste. Toss the potato salad with the vinaigrette.
• Arrange the potato salad in 4 small bowls or serving plates. Top the salad with the thinly sliced onion and crown with the pickled herring slices. Garnish each plate or bowl with a whole dill sprig.

HARINGSLA (PICKLED HERRING SALAD)

Steps:

• Decorate an oblong dish with lettuce leaves.
• Peel, core and dice the apples.
• Mix immediately with the herring, add all other ingredients except the mayonnaise and garnish, and toss them together in the dressing.
• Spread the mixture evenly over the lettuce leaves, and cover generously with mayonnaise.
• Decorate with the garnish.
• For the garnish, chop the egg whites.
• Rub the yolks through a sieve.
• Scatter both on the mayonnaise with the slices of gherkin and parsley.

DANISH "SILLSALLET" (HERRING SALAD)

Steps:

• Chop the herring, potatoe, beets and apple into 1/4" pieces.
• Mix together.
• Blend in the dill pickle, onion and add a bit of the reserved beet liquid.
• The salad should have a firm consistency.
• Put the ingredients into a bowl, pack down well, cover and refrigerate at least over night or up to 2 days.
• Serve with Danish rye bread and hard boiled eggs as part of a smorgasbord.

PICKLED HERRING (SLEDZIE POLISH)

Steps:

• Cut herring into small cubes.
• Mix herring with onion, eggs, apple and lemon juice.
• Combine sour cream, garlic, salt and pepper; add to herring mixture and mix well.
• Sprinkle with dill or parsley. Serve with rye bread.

HERRING-AND-POTATO SALAD WITH BROWN BUTTER

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to boil. Drop in potatoes, turn down heat to medium and cook until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain, allow to cool and cut into 1-inch chunks. Place in a large bowl.
• Melt butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Cook until butter turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Let cool.
• Slice dark greens from onion and cut some into slivers for garnish. Trim roots and discard. Cut bulb in half lengthwise and slice into slivers (about 1/4 cup).
• In a bowl, whisk together crème fraîche, horseradish, lemon zest and juice, kosher salt and pepper.
• Add the onion, herring and chives to the potatoes. Toss the crème fraîche dressing with the potato mixture and combine well. Pour the butter over the mixture and toss gently. Garnish with potato chips and onion greens.