Salad Herring in Shuba (Russian dish)
INGREDIENTS: 2 thick salted herrings, 5 potatoes, 4 carrots, 3 beets, 1 small onion, 300 g mayonnaise, parsley and dill
1. Boil vegetables until they are fork tender.
2. Peel skin from herrings, cut them along the spine removing the bones. Cut
herring meat into little pieces checking for bones.
3. Grind potatoes, carrots and beets.
4. On a big round plate, place a layer of potatoes (whole portion), then spread mayonnaise evenly on top in a thin layer.
5. Then make a layer of beets using 1/2 of the beets, then a layer 1/2 of the carrots, 1/2 of the chopped onion and then– pieces of herring meat spreading mayonnaise evenly on top of each layer.
6. Place a layer of the remaining onion, a thin layer of mayonnaise, then a layer of remaining carrots, a thin layer of mayonnaise and finally the remaining beets.
7. On top pour the remaining mayonnaise.
8. Let it soaked overnight.
9. Decorate the dish with chopped parsley and dill.
10.Serve as a salad in its own right, or as an accompaniment to a main meal.