Salad “Rosolje” is a mix between “Herring under a fur coat” and the well-known “Vinaigret”, you will definitely like this original dish of Estonian cuisine.
The dish has a rich taste and bright attractive appearance, it is fragrant and tasty. A hearty treat will appeal to every guest, everyone will appreciate the novelty on your table. The ingredients are familiar to everyone and readily available in stores. For a salad, take salted herring, beets, potatoes, carrots, green apples, pickles and eggs. Instead of mayonnaise for dressing, use sour cream and mustard sauce. Delicious sauce perfectly complements all vegetables and emphasizes the taste of herring.
Ingredients:
- Salted herring – 200 g.
- Beets – 150 g.
- Potato – 100 g.
- Carrot – 80 g.
- Pickled cucumbers – 100 g.
- Pickled cucumbers – 60 g.
- Chicken eggs – 1 pc.
- Sour cream – 120 g.
- Mustard – 1.5 tsp
- Salt, black pepper – to taste.
How to cook:
1. The salad is going quickly, but the main thing here is to boil all root vegetables until soft. Cook beets for 40-45 minutes, potatoes and carrots for about 20 minutes. Also hard boil chicken eggs. Boil them for 8 minutes after the water boils.
All ingredients must be chilled.
So, cool the cooked vegetables and clean them. Dice beets, carrots and potatoes.
2. Peel the herring from skin and bones, cut the prepared fillet pieces into small cubes.
3. Cut the peel from the apple, cut the fruit into small cubes – in the salad they will give the dish a fresh flavor and an unusual zest.
4. Grind pickled cucumbers – also cut into cubes.
5. Peel the boiled and cooled eggs and cut them into the same cubes as the other components.
6. Now it remains to quickly mix the salad – pour all the chopped ingredients into a deep suitable bowl and mix with sour cream and mustard. Salt and pepper the dish to taste. Send to the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.
7. Serve the finished salad to the table, putting it in a portioned small dish.
Vegetables and delicious herring make an excellent salad for any holiday.
Enjoy your meal!