Herring salad

Herring Salad

Main dishes

A traditional herring salad, served with sour cream or yogurt, vegetables and pepper.

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Herring salad is a simple, delicious fish dish, ideal for summer meals. Served with sour cream or yogurt, it comes with fresh vegetables and is seasoned with pepper.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting4 hr 40 min
  • Total4 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories456 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodrefrigeration
  • Estimated cost$4.52 $1.13 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 servings
  • $1.98
  • $0.02
  • $0.35
  • $0.78
  • $0.87
  • $0.29
  • $0.09
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the matjes fillets into pieces and mix them with the crème fraîche. Let rest in the refrigerator, well covered, for 8 hours.
  2. Then cut all the other ingredients into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  3. Add the chopped vegetables to the herring, mix well and season with balsamic vinegar and plenty of black pepper. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Herring Salad

  • 500 g crème fraîche$1.98
  • 1 tsp hot mustard$0.02
  • 1 tart apple$0.35
  • 1 red bell pepper$0.78
  • 2 to 3 hard-boiled eggs$0.87
  • 1 large potato or 2 small potatoes$0.29
  • Balsamic vinegar$0.09
  • plenty of black pepper$0.14

Total$4.52

that's $1.13 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories456 kcal
Fat40 g
Saturated fat25.1 g
Carbohydrates14.8 g
Sugars7.8 g
Fiber2.6 g
Protein7.4 g
Salt0.16 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 10 matjes fillets (equal to 5 whole matjes)
  • 500 g crème fraîche
  • 1 tsp hot mustard
  • 1 tart apple
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 2 to 3 hard-boiled eggs
  • 1 large potato or 2 small potatoes
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • plenty of black pepper

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