Herring salad

Herring salad

Main dishes

A fresh and flavorful salad with smoked fish, ham, walnuts, and vegetables cooked with thyme.

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This salad is perfect for a light and refreshing meal. It serves 10 people and takes only 30 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodcook, mix, serve
  • Estimated cost$1.81 $0.18 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

10 people
  • $0.12
  • $0.08
  • $0.07
  • $0.02
  • $0.04
  • $0.19
  • $0.69
  • $0.30
  • $0.30

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the cod in salted water until it is al dente. Then drain the pasta.
  2. Combine the olive oil with the mayonnaise, mustard, chopped onion, apple cider vinegar, and dried thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add this mixture to the fish paste. ≈ 4 min
  4. In a large bowl, combine the ham, pecans, peppers, and broccoli. ≈ 3 min
  5. Serve the salad cold. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Herring salad

  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil$0.12
  • 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise$0.08
  • 1 tablespoon of mustard$0.07
  • 1 tablespoon of finely chopped onion$0.02
  • 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar$0.04
  • 1/4 cup of dried thyme$0.19
  • 30 g of chopped pecans$0.69
  • 50 g of chili peppers, chopped into small pieces$0.30
  • 50 g of broccoli, cut into small pieces$0.30

Total$1.81

that's $0.18 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of smoked herring
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon of mustard
  • 1 tablespoon of finely chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup of dried thyme
  • 50 g of ham, cut into thin strips
  • 30 g of chopped pecans
  • 50 g of chili peppers, chopped into small pieces
  • 50 g of broccoli, cut into small pieces
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

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