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Matjes herring salad with apple and cream

Matjes herring salad with apple and cream

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A German herring dish: small pieces of pickled herring mixed with diced apple and red onion, combined with a cream cheese and dill-flavored whipped cream,…

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Recipe from Oma Ilse, Bubo bubo, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These mackerel pâté is a simple and delicious recipe. Perfect for an appetizer or a light meal, it can be prepared in just one hour.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$5.07 $1.27 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.22
  • $1.04
  • $0.27
  • $0.51
  • $0.11
  • $2.92

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the herring into bite-sized pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Peel the onion and finely chop it. ≈ 8 min
  3. Peel the apples, remove the core, cut them into small pieces, and toss them with lemon juice. ≈ 8 min
  4. Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks. ≈ 4 min
  5. Smooth the ricotta, then mix in the whipped cream, followed by the herring, onion, and apple. ≈ 4 min
  6. Add pepper and a teaspoon of dill; sprinkle the remaining dill over the top. ≈ 2 min
  7. Keep it cool until the service begins.

The bill

Matjes herring salad with apple and cream

  • 1 red onion$0.22
  • 3 apples$1.04
  • pepper$0.27
  • 2 teaspoons of dried dill$0.51
  • Lemon juice$0.11
  • 400 g of 40% fat fromage blanc$2.92

Total$5.07

that's $1.27 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 6 portions of smoked herring
  • 1 red onion
  • 3 apples
  • pepper
  • 2 teaspoons of dried dill
  • Lemon juice
  • 400 g of 40% fat fromage blanc
  • 400 g of whipping cream

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