Silver of the Sea - Icelandic Pickled Herring and Potato Salad
Ready In: 40 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 plain pickled herring
- 1⁄2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 12 small red potatoes
- 1 bunch fresh dill, chopped (to taste)
- 1 bunch watercress, chopped
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper
Directions
- Cut the pickled herring fillets into 1 " pieces. Set aside while you prepare the potato salad.
- Boil the potatoes and then let them cool.
- While the potatoes are cooling mixed the lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper to taste to make a simple vinaigrette.
- Halve the cooled potatoes and mix together with watercress and dill to taste. Toss the potato salad with the vinaigrette.
- Arrange the potato salad in 4 small bowls or serving plates. Top the salad with the thinly sliced onion and crown with the pickled herring slices. Garnish each plate or bowl with a whole dill sprig.
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