Five Herring Appetizers for the Holidays

Beautiful, original appetizers for the holiday table! The best tasty herring-fillet bites for your festive spread — they'll be a real treat for your guests!

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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 31 % 8 g
Fats 35 % 9 g
Carbohydrates 35 % 9 g
131 kcal
GI: 89 / 0 / 11

Cooking method

Cooking time: 55 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Wrap a slice of lemon in a herring fillet.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Secure it with rings of sliced onion and bell pepper. Set the first appetizer on a platter.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Carefully cut two boiled eggs in half.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Keep the egg-white halves to use as little cups.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Put the yolks in a cup and mash them with a fork; grate the beet on the fine side of a grater.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Finely chop the dill.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Dice the herring fillet.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Add the dill, diced herring, and a tablespoon of homemade mayonnaise to the cup and mix well.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Fill the egg-white cups with the mixture and top each with a piece of herring and a sprig of dill. Set the second appetizer on a platter.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Spread the filling left over from the second appetizer onto a plate and garnish with onion rings, bell pepper, and herbs.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Put the avocado flesh in a bowl and mash it well with a fork.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Add 2 tbsp of lemon juice to the mashed avocado.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Cut the herring fillet into small cubes.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Add the herring and dill to the avocado bowl and stir well until smooth. Fill the tartlet shells with the mixture and set the third appetizer on the platter.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Grate the potatoes and two boiled eggs on the fine side of a grater into a bowl.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16

    Cut the herring fillet into small cubes.

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17

    For flavor, add the butter, diced herring, a tablespoon of cream cheese, and black pepper to the bowl of potato and egg, and mix well until smooth.

  18. Step 18:

    Step 18

    Chop the dill and green onion very finely. Roll the mixture into balls and coat them well in the chopped herbs. Set the fourth appetizer on a platter.

  19. Step 19:

    Step 19

    Cut two boiled eggs into a cup along with pieces of herring and lemon slices.

  20. Step 20:

    Step 20

    Add a chopped fresh cucumber to the cup.

  21. Step 21:

    Step 21

    Add chopped red onion to the cup.

  22. Step 22:

    Step 22

    Blend it into a smooth paste, add herbs and a tablespoon of cream cheese, and mix well. Slice the potato into rounds.

  23. Step 23:

    Step 23

    Spoon the paste into a piping bag and pipe it onto the potato rounds, then garnish with a few tart berries. Set the fifth appetizer on the platter.

  24. Step 24:

    Step 24

    Cook tasty, cook simple — let's make New Year's herring appetizers at home together!

  • A delicious appetizer that guests will love and that will delight even the pickiest food lover!

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
  • 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
  • Processed cheese with 60% fat content - 354  kcal/100g
  • Processed cheese with 45% fat content - 294  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'megle' - 590  kcal/100g
  • Tartar cheese - 348  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'cheese 'shavru' (goat) - 173  kcal/100g
  • Viola cheese - 307  kcal/100g
  • Avocado - 208  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Green onion - 19  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80  kcal/100g
  • Tartlets - 514  kcal/100g

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