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Mother’s Sillsallad (Herring Salad)

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Mother’s Sillsallad

Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Swedish
Keyword beets, Fruit Salad, Herring, pickle
Author Mrs. John Pearson

Ingredients

  • 1 qt diced boiled potatoes
  • 3 cups diced pickled beets
  • 1 cup diced cucumber or dill pickle
  • ½ cup onion chopped
  • 2 apples diced
  • 1 salt herring
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • hard boiled eggs
  • 2 cups diced cold roast (optional)

Instructions

The night before

  • Remove skin and bones from one firm salt herring, wash and soak overnight.
  • Pickle about 6 large beets in 1 cup vinegar and 1 cup sugar and ¼ tsp cloves

The day of

  • Cut herring in very small pieces and combine all chopped vegetables, pour on enough beet juice to make salad moist.
  • Sprinkle salt, pepper, and sugar and mix well.
  • Pack into a mold and cool.
  • Turn on platter and decorate with chopped hard cooked eggs.
  • Serve with sauce made by adding enough beet juice to whipped cream to make it pink and tasty.
  • If a ring mold is used the sauce may be poured into hollow center, or a dish may be placed there to hold sauce.
  • Prepare salad several hours before serving.
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