Spicy herring salad

Spicy herring salad

Appetizers

A flavorful and spicy herring salad, perfect as an appetizer or a starter.

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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

4 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

  1. The herring are rinsed and patted dry with paper towels. ≈ 3 min
  2. Next, cut the herring into bite-sized pieces and the onions into thin slices. ≈ 8 min
  3. Boil the tomatoes in hot water, remove the skins, then chop them into small pieces.
  4. Also, chop the peppers and marinated peppers into small pieces, then mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. ≈ 8 min
  5. Combine the mustard with the spices, oil paint, and vinegar to create a marinade.
  6. Rinse the herbs and chop them finely, then add them to the marinade.
  7. Add the kohlrabi and then mix the marinade with the salad.
  8. Let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes, then adjust the seasoning as needed.
  9. To serve, place in a bowl, add fresh tomatoes, a hard-boiled egg, and parsley. ≈ 10 min
  10. 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
  11. Herring salad is typically served with buttered rye bread and beer. ≈ 2 min
  12. 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.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6-8 portions of pickled herring or salted herring
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 marinated bell pepper
  • 2 red peppers, marinated
  • 1 tablespoon of strong mustard
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
  • salt
  • Garlic
  • 6 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons of oil paint
  • A bunch of parsley
  • One bunch of chives
  • 1/4 cup of chopped kohlrabi
  • 1 tomato
  • Half a bunch of parsley
  • 1 hard-boiled egg

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