Individual "Herring Under a Fur Coat" for a Holiday Table

Memorable single-serving salads with an eye-catching presentation! A great recipe for herring under a generous, layered "fur coat" for your perfect holiday table — sure to please and to surprise everyone with how good it tastes!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 21 % 5 g
Fats 42 % 10 g
Carbohydrates 38 % 9 g
143 kcal
GI: 63 / 0 / 38

Cooking method

Cooking time: 55 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Gather the ingredients and seasonings for this delicious herring under an unusual "fur coat."

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Put 10 grams of powdered gelatin in a bowl, pour in 70 ml of cold boiled water, stir, and set it aside to bloom for 15–20 minutes.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Grate 300 grams of cooked potatoes and 300 grams of cooked beets on the fine side of a grater.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Melt the bloomed gelatin in the microwave or over a water bath.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Add 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise to the gelatin.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Stir the gelatin and mayonnaise until smooth.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Add this gelatin mixture to a bowl with the remaining 4 tablespoons of mayonnaise and mix until smooth.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Stir in finely chopped dill to taste.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Add the grated vegetables a little at a time, along with black pepper to taste.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Mix everything together until smooth.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Sprinkle a little finely chopped dill into each mold, then add a layer of the vegetable mixture.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Lay two pieces of herring fillet over the vegetable layer in each mold.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Cover the herring with more vegetable mixture and smooth it into an even layer.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Slice an onion into half-moons, put it in a small bowl, and add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of sugar.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Pour boiling water over the onion.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16

    Add 1 teaspoon of 70% vinegar essence to the onion, stir, cover with a plate, and set aside for 20 minutes.

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17

    Chill the filled molds in the fridge for an hour, or in the freezer for 15 minutes.

  18. Step 18:

    Step 18

    When the time's up, arrange the pickled onion with lemon slices on plates, then unmold a salad onto each one and top with finely diced bell pepper, dill, and salmon roe to taste.

  19. Step 19:

    Step 19

    Cook together, cook simply, cook the tastiest dishes at home from everyday ingredients with our recipes. Enjoy!

  • A really simple recipe! The prettiest herring under a generous, layered "fur coat" for your perfect holiday table. By tradition, no New Year's table is complete without herring under a fur coat, and every cook has her own version. For a celebration, presentation matters — and that's what I'm offering here. This festive herring under an unusual "fur coat" is a simple recipe, dressed up with an elegant, eye-catching garnish on top. With this salad, your New Year's Eve will be delicious and memorable! Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Lemon - 16  kcal/100g
  • Lemon zest - 47  kcal/100g
  • Beetroot - 40  kcal/100g
  • Dried beetroot - 278  kcal/100g
  • Boiled beets - 49  kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27  kcal/100g
  • Herring in vegetable oil - 301  kcal/100g
  • Herring in sour cream - 97  kcal/100g
  • Herring in tomato sauce - 159  kcal/100g
  • Hot smoked herring - 215  kcal/100g
  • Pickled herring - 192  kcal/100g
  • Fresh herring - 161  kcal/100g
  • Salted herring - 217  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Salad mayonnaise of 50% fat content - 502  kcal/100g
  • Light mayonnaise - 260  kcal/100g
  • Provencal Mayonnaise - 624  kcal/100g
  • Provencal mayonnaise - 627  kcal/100g
  • Table mayonnaise - 627  kcal/100g
  • Pink salmon caviar grainy - 230  kcal/100g
  • Salmon caviar grainy - 245  kcal/100g
  • Gelatin - 355  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Acetic essence - 11  kcal/100g

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