Herring Under a Fur Coat

Herring Under a Fur Coat

Main dishes

A traditional Russian fish dish made with salted herring and vegetables, served as a salad.

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Overview
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Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting48 hr
  • Total48 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodsalad
  • Estimated cost$12.88 $3.22 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 servings
  • $4.05
  • $0.15
  • $1.01
  • $0.38
  • $1.05
  • $5.05
  • $0.35
  • $0.84

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Arrange the salted herring in a dish. Then add finely chopped onions, grated potatoes, mayonnaise, grated carrots, sliced or grated hard-boiled eggs, and grated beets. If you leave out the apple, add an extra layer of mayonnaise over the carrots. ≈ 3 min
  2. Decorate the salad with slices of beet, onions, egg whites and grated egg yolks. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Herring Under a Fur Coat

  • 300 g salted herring$4.05
  • 1 medium onion$0.15
  • 3 to 4 cooked potatoes$1.01
  • 2 carrots$0.38
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs$1.05
  • 500 g red beets$5.05
  • 1 green apple$0.35
  • 150 ml mayonnaise$0.84

Total$12.88

that's $3.22 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 300 g salted herring
  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 to 4 cooked potatoes
  • 2 carrots
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs
  • 500 g red beets
  • 1 green apple
  • 150 ml mayonnaise

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