Mock Chopped Herring Sardine Spread Food

SARDINE SALAD SANDWICH

Steps:

• Combine the sardines, celery, red onion, mayonnaise, dill, lemon juice, lemon zest, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Mash well with a fork.
• Sandwich the sardine salad between the bread slices along with the lettuce, tomato, cucumber and sprouts.

MOCK CHOPPED HERRING (SARDINE SPREAD)

Steps:

• Place the onion and apple in the processor; process until finely minced (about 6-8 seconds).
• Add in sardines and process another 5-6 seconds.
• Moisten the bread with cold water and squeeze out the excess moisture with hands.
• Add in chunks of the bread along with remaining ingredients; process about 8-10 seconds longer or until just blender.
• Season with salt to taste.
• Chill for 4 hours before serving.

CHUNKY HERRING SPREAD

Steps:

• Drain the jar of herring filets (tidbits), and cut into 1/4 to 1/2-inch slices.
• After you have chopped the cucumber, leek and bell pepper,.
• mix everything together.
• Garnish with additional rings of leeks and cucumber slices.
• Serve with small slices of rye and/or pumpernickel bread.

PICKLED FRESH HERRING

Steps:

• Prepare brine by boiling together the vinegar, water, and sugar. Stir and cool. Clean, skin, bone and cut herring into slices. Place one layer sliced herring in wide mouth gallon jar. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoons pickling spices, 1 teaspoons peppercorns, and onion slices over herring. Repeat layers of herring, onion slices, and spices, using all the herring. Cover with cooled brine. Refrigerate 3 days before using.

UKRAINIAN SAVORY HERRING SPREAD

Steps:

• Wash and clean the herring, discard the head, and soak in cold water 1 to 2 hours. The herring should retain some saltiness.
• Remove the skin and bones. Rinse the fillets and pat dry.
• Grind the fillets or chop them very finely.
• Press the eggs through a sieve, reserving 1 egg yolk for a garnish.
• Combine the chopped herring with the sieved eggs and the remaining ingredients.
• Mash to a smooth paste. If the mixture is very soft, chill it before spreading. Garnish with the sieved egg yolk and finely chopped parsley or scallions.

SELYODKA POD SHUBOY (DRESSED HERRING)

Steps:

• Place potatoes, carrots, and beets into a medium pot and boil until all vegetables are tender. Boil eggs hard. Cool all vegetables and eggs.
• Soak the herrings in milk, covered, in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Rinse and pat dry with paper towels. Cut the fillets into 1 inch pieces.
• Arrange the pieces on a large dish side by side. Put herring meat evenly on the bottom. Evenly place rings of onion on the herring. Using a rubber spatula, spread mayonnaise evenly in a thin layer.
• Mince the potatoes and make the next layer of it. Again spread the mayonnaise over the potatoes.
• Then mince the carrot and spread over the mayonnaise.
• Mince 3 of the eggs and spread in the next layer, add mayonnaise and then the beets. Spread mayonnaise on the beets and mince and spread 1 egg on it to make the dish beautiful.
• This salad must look like a cake.
• Put the dish in the fridge for an hour.