Open-Face Herring Sandwiches

Name: Open-Face Herring Sandwiches
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 8 slices baguette; Butter; 8 pieces green leaf lettuce; 16 headless small kippered herring; 4 cornichon, halved; 16-18 pitted green olives, preferably stuffed with slivers of garlic

Serves
serves 4

SAVEUR

This open-faced herring sandwich is traditional fare on the Russian table.

Ingredients

8 slices baguette
Butter
8 pieces green leaf lettuce
16 headless small kippered herring
4 cornichon, halved
16-18 pitted green olives, preferably stuffed with slivers of garlic

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Instructions

Step 1

Spread baguette slices liberally with butter. Top each slice with a piece of green leaf lettuce; arrange slices on a platter.

Step 2

Place 2 herring on top of each slice. Top each open-face sandwich with a halved cornichon. Scatter green olives over the top of the sandwiches. Serve promptly.