Spicy herring salad
A flavorful and spicy herring salad, perfect as an appetizer or a starter.
Discover this spicy herring salad, a unique and colorful appetizer that will delight your guests. The herring are fresh and cut into pieces before being combined with vegetables and herbs for a distinctive flavor.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time—
- Resting20 min
- Total30 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostModerate
- Cooking methodsalad
- Estimated cost$13.60 $3.40 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $5.34
- $0.15
- $0.68
- $3.16
- $1.53
- $0.02
- $0.01
- $0.41
- $0.03
- $0.10
- $0.23
- $0.25
- $1.00
- $0.34
- $0.35
Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 15 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- The herring are rinsed and patted dry with paper towels. ≈ 3 min
- Next, cut the herring into bite-sized pieces and the onions into thin slices. ≈ 8 min
- Boil the tomatoes in hot water, remove the skins, then chop them into small pieces.
- Also, chop the peppers and marinated peppers into small pieces, then mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. ≈ 8 min
- Combine the mustard with the spices, oil paint, and vinegar to create a marinade.
- Rinse the herbs and chop them finely, then add them to the marinade.
- Add the kohlrabi and then mix the marinade with the salad.
- Let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes, then adjust the seasoning as needed.
- To serve, place in a bowl, add fresh tomatoes, a hard-boiled egg, and parsley. ≈ 10 min
- For a cold buffet, the salad can also be prepared by filling it into halved tomatoes and arranging it on a bed of lettuce. ≈ 3 min
- Herring salad is typically served with buttered rye bread and beer. ≈ 2 min
- It also pairs well with boiled potatoes or a cold salad.
The bill
Spicy herring salad
- 6-8 portions of pickled herring or salted herring$5.34
- 1 onion$0.15
- 2 tomatoes$0.68
- 1 marinated bell pepper$3.16
- 2 red peppers, marinated$1.53
- 1 tablespoon of strong mustard$0.02
- 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.01
- 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper$0.41
- salt$0.03
- Garlic$0.10
- 6 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar$0.23
- 4 tablespoons of oil paint$0.25
- A bunch of parsley$1.00
- 1 tomato$0.34
- 1 hard-boiled egg$0.35
Total$13.60
that's $3.40 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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