Beet and Herring Salad

Name: Beet and Herring Salad
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 ⁄ 2 cup Swedish vinegar; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tbsp. allspice berries; 1 bay leaf; 1 red onion, peeled and sliced; 5 beets; 2 filets pickled herring, diced; 3 potatoes, peeled, boiled, and diced; 1 sweet pickle, diced; 1 apple, peeled and diced; Freshly ground white pepper.

Serves
serves 6

RUSSELL KAYE

(Sillsallad)
Christer Larsson of Christer's restaurant in New York shared the recipe for this Christmas classic with us.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
¹⁄₂ cup Swedish vinegar
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. allspice berries
1 bay leaf
1 red onion, peeled and sliced
5 beets
2 filets pickled herring, diced
3 potatoes, peeled, boiled, and diced
1 sweet pickle, diced
1 apple, peeled and diced
Freshly ground white pepper.

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Instructions

Step 1

Combine sugar, vinegar, salt, allspice berries, bay leaf, onions, garlic, and 2 cups water in a pot. Bring to a boil, then cool.

Step 2

Boil beets until tender, peel, place in a large jar, and cover with vinegar mixture. Refrigerate for 3 days.

Step 3

Dice pickled beets and place in a bowl. Add pickled herring, potatoes, pickles, and apples. Season with pickling liquid and pepper.

Combine sugar, vinegar, salt, allspice berries, bay leaf, onions, garlic, and 2 cups water in a pot. Bring to a boil, then cool.
Boil beets until tender, peel, place in a large jar, and cover with vinegar mixture. Refrigerate for 3 days.
Dice pickled beets and place in a bowl. Add pickled herring, potatoes, pickles, and apples. Season with pickling liquid and pepper.