Herring under a fur coat 1 layer potatoes. Herring under a fur coat in layers, according to the classic recipe

What would a New Year's or other holiday table be without the famous “fur coat”. Probably only in Russian cuisine could they come up with such a budget salad made from seasonal vegetables and herring and at the same time so tasty. We usually don't like very much boiled vegetables, but in this salad they play with their colors, like different instruments in an orchestra, creating a symphony of taste.

Vegetables for salad can be baked rather than boiled - this way they will turn out even brighter and tastier.


Products:


  • Herring fillet – 300 g,
  • Medium potatoes – 4 pcs. (400 g),
  • Medium carrots – 4 pcs. (400 g),
  • Medium beets – 3 pcs. (400 g),
  • Eggs – 4 pcs.,
  • Green apples – 2 pcs.,
  • Mayonnaise,
  • Salt.

According to GOST, there is no need to put onions in this salad, since many people do not like onions. Also, some believe that the bottom layer should be potatoes, although it should be herring. They started putting potatoes down in dining rooms to make it easier to transfer the salad onto plates. And at home you can make a classic version with herring at the bottom. It will be much tastier this way.

  1. First, wash and boil the vegetables. You can cook the beets separately so that the other vegetables don’t get colored, but you can cook them all together. When cooking, add 1 tsp. salt. If you cook all the vegetables together, then half an hour after the water boils, you need to remove the potatoes. Carrots are cooked for one hour after boiling. And the beets are an hour and a half after boiling. If the water boils away, add fresh boiling water so that the vegetables are completely covered.
  2. Hard boil 4 eggs (this means seven minutes after the start of boiling). Cool and peel vegetables and eggs. Remove the yolks and place them separately; you will need them for sprinkling at the end.


3. Cut the herring into cubes.


4. Coarsely grate carrots, potatoes, apples. Grate the beets on a fine grater. If juice appears, it must be poured out.





5. Grate the whites coarsely too.


7. Take a flat dish and place half of the herring on it.

8. Place half of the potatoes on top.


9. Grease with 1-2 tablespoons of mayonnaise.


10. Place half of the carrots in the next layer. Press down a little to keep its shape. Then add all the grated apples.


11. On top of the apples is a layer of grated whites. Grease with two tablespoons of mayonnaise.


12. Place the remaining herring.


13. And all the remaining potatoes.


14. Then - a layer of carrots.


15. Mix grated beets with one or two tablespoons of mayonnaise.


16. Place all the beets on the salad and smooth it over the surface with a wide knife.


After preparing the salad, be sure to wipe the edges of the plate with a slightly dampened napkin or towel, and then dry. So that it is clean and beautiful.

17. Using a fine grater, grate the egg yolk on top of the salad.

Classic recipe for herring under a fur coat without eggs

I propose to make this beautiful classic version of herring under a fur coat without eggs. I’ll also show you a festive serving, but you can, of course, do it, and how regular salad.

If you do not have such a form, then anything can act as a form, for example, a frying pan. The layers will be stacked in the reverse order, because the salad is made in a mold, and then will be turned over.


Products:


  • Herring fillet – 300 g,
  • Onion 1 head (or 70 g leek),
  • Apple – 1 pc. (preferably Antonovka),
  • Boiled beets – 400 g,
  • Boiled potatoes – 2 large (400 g),
  • Boiled carrots – 1 large (300 g),
  • Mayonnaise – 200-250 g.

If you want the salad to be more tender, mayonnaise can be mixed with sour cream in equal proportions.

For registration:

  • Mayonnaise – 100 g,
  • Gelatin – 1 g,
  • Any greenery or, in my example, biscuit moss.
  • You can boil the yolk (optional).
  • Form lined with cling film.

1. Finely chop the herring fillet and onion. Grate the remaining products onto coarse grater.

2. First we make mayonnaise, which will hold its shape so that you can decorate the salad with it later. To do this, add 5 g of water to 1 g of gelatin, mix and leave to swell. Melt the swollen gelatin in the microwave, add to 100 g of mayonnaise and stir. Transfer the resulting mixture into a pastry bag or into a regular A4 file and put it in the refrigerator.


3. Finely chop the leek and rinse, let the water drain. If you have regular onions, then just chop them. If you wish, you can marinate it one at a time.


4. Transfer the onion to the finely chopped herring, add a spoonful of vegetable oil and stir.


5. Line the pan with a food strip. Place beets on the bottom of the mold and compact well. Grease with a thin layer of mayonnaise.


6. Add three carrots here on a coarse grater and distribute them evenly. Pack tightly and grease with a thin layer of mayonnaise.


7. Grate half the potatoes. Lubricate with a layer of mayonnaise again.


8. Peel the apple, remove the core, grate it onto the potatoes and distribute evenly.


10. Grate the remaining potatoes, add 2 tbsp. mayonnaise and mix. Close the top of the herring.


11. Cover with cling film and place in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Then remove the film, place a serving plate on top and turn over. Carefully remove the mold and carefully remove cling film from the salad. You can leave the salad in such a form that the layers are visible, or you can carefully spread a thin layer of mayonnaise over the salad with a palette or knife.


12. You can grate boiled yolk on top for decoration. Place greens around the perimeter. I have biscuit moss.


13. Using the mayonnaise set aside in the refrigerator, make a border.


Step-by-step recipe for herring under a fur coat with egg

Here's another classic version of this salad, and new option beautiful presentation. Since this holiday salad, I suggest collecting it in form. This is a small mold with a diameter of 18 cm.


Products:


  • Herring fillet – 400 g,
  • Boiled carrots – 2 pcs.,
  • Boiled potatoes – 2 pcs.,
  • Boiled beets – 2 pcs.,
  • Boiled eggs – 2 pcs.,
  • Onion – 1 pc.,
  • Mayonnaise – 100 ml.
  1. Cut the herring fillet into small cubes.


2. Finely chop the onion.


3. Using a coarse grater, grate the first layer of potatoes directly onto the plate.



A thin mayonnaise mesh can be made by squeezing mayonnaise out of a pastry bag or bag with a corner cut off.

5. Place the herring in the second layer and distribute. Now comes the onion layer. Lubricate with mayonnaise.


6. Then grate the carrots on a coarse grater and distribute evenly. Lubricate with mayonnaise.


7. Grate the eggs on a coarse grater and again make a mayonnaise mesh.

8. And the last layer is beets. Grate on a coarse grater and distribute in an even layer. Lubricate with mayonnaise.

9. Place the salad in the refrigerator for several hours until it is well soaked. Remove the ring before serving. Before doing this, you need to turn it a little. And you film. Decorate as your imagination dictates.


Herring under a fur coat with an apple and without potatoes

This recipe is also very tasty, some consider this salad even tastier than a regular “fur coat”.


Products:

  • Lightly salted herring – 1 pc.,
  • 1 onion,
  • 1 apple (preferably Antonovka),
  • Lemon,
  • 1 large beet,
  • Eggs – 2-3 pcs.,
  • Mayonnaise, greens.
  1. Boil beets and eggs in advance and cool. Peel the beets.
  2. Cut the herring into small pieces.
  3. Finely chop the onion, scald with boiling water and leave to stand for ten minutes.
  4. Grate the beets on a coarse grater, add a large number of mayonnaise and mix.
  5. Peel the apple and grate coarsely.
  6. So let's assemble the salad. The first layer is herring. Squeeze lemon juice onto it and add onion.
  7. Next is a thin layer of mayonnaise.
  8. Place the apple in the next layer.
  9. And on top - beets with mayonnaise.
  10. Place in the refrigerator for five hours.
  11. Before serving, finely chop the eggs and sprinkle them over the salad.

Cooking herring under a fur coat roll

A very beautiful and interesting option is to cook herring under a fur coat in the form of a roll - it really looks festive. And it seems that it even tastes better this way.


Products:


  • Carrots - 3 pcs.,
  • Potatoes – 3 pcs.,
  • Onion – 1 pc.,
  • Beetroot – 4 pcs.,
  • Eggs – 3 pcs.,
  • Herring fillet – 3 pcs. (each is half a whole herring),
  • Parsley,
  • Vegetable oil (preferably unrefined, but if you don’t like the smell, then regular oil is fine),
  • Mayonnaise.

Salt vegetables when cooking, then there is no need to salt the salad.

  1. Cut the onion into cubes. Cut the herring fillet, add to the onion and add 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, mix.


3. Place cling film on the table and place the beets on it in the form of a rectangle. Grease with a thin layer of mayonnaise.


4. Then grate the boiled carrots on top on a fine grater. But the carrot layer should be narrower than the beet layer. Grease with mayonnaise again.


6. Now rub the eggs, also leaving space around the edges. And again a layer of mayonnaise.


7. Place the herring and onion in the center.


8. Now we form the roll. We lift the cling film together with the salad, fold it over and overlap it on the herring. Remove the part of the cling film that is on top from the salad.


9. Take the film from the other side and overlap in the same way.

10. We compact it a little and shape it with our hands. We got this roll. Let's cut it a little on both ends so that it is even.


11. Wrap the roll again in film and transfer it to a plate, seam side down. Then carefully pull out the film. If necessary, we trim again.


12. Now put a little mayonnaise in a pastry bag or bag, cut off the tip, and make thin stripes along the roll.

13. You can make a pattern like this. And you can decorate the top with fresh parsley leaves.

Place the salad in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to soak.

Which recipe is better - layers or roll?

It seems to me that herring under a fur coat is good, both in its usual form and in the form of a roll. Now I like it better in the form of a roll, because it looks unusual and surprises guests. But, fortunately, there are many holidays ahead, and you can make all the options - in the form of a roll, and in a regular slide, and in the form of a cake.

Recipe for herring salad under a fur coat with step-by-step videos

Sequence of layers of salad “Herring under a fur coat”


As is clear from the previous article, there is no single recipe for this salad, so the layers may vary. But basic and classic sequence still there is. And you can diversify it by adding an apple or removing eggs. Or repeating some layers twice, etc. Also, the amount of ingredients can be increased proportionally.

  1. Herring - finely chopped fillet of one herring is placed at the very bottom of the salad. It is very important to clean it well and remove all the small bones.
  2. Potatoes – one medium potato. It is grated and placed on the herring as a second layer of lettuce.
  3. Eggs - third layer - two hard-boiled eggs and grated on a coarse grater.
  4. Carrots – 1 pc. medium size. Coarsely grated carrots make up the fourth layer of the salad.
  5. Beets - 2 medium. Beets are the fifth and final layer.

Between layers you need to coat with mayonnaise. Either by simply carefully lubricating the entire layer, or by making a thin mayonnaise mesh.

  1. As I wrote above, vegetables for salad can not be boiled, but baked. This makes the salad tastier and brighter. You need to wash each vegetable well, wrap it in foil and put it in the oven. Bake at 180 degrees. Potatoes are baked for about 40 minutes, carrots - about an hour, beets - 1-1.5 hours. Check for readiness.
  2. Also, if you are in a hurry, you can cook vegetables in the microwave. Make cuts on them with a knife and put them in the microwave for 12 minutes. Potatoes can be pulled out a little earlier, and beets later. Of course, you need to check for readiness and, if necessary, bake more.
  3. If you use onions, it is better to scald them with boiling water or marinate them. The simplest marinade is to pour the pickled cucumber marinade over the chopped onions in advance. But you can also make a special marinade - 1 tbsp for half a glass of water. heaped sugar, a quarter teaspoon of salt, 1.5 tbsp. vinegar 9%. In just 20 minutes the onion will be ready.
  4. The salad should be allowed to soak well, so prepare it in advance, a few hours before the holiday. If you don’t have time, then you can not grease each vegetable layer with mayonnaise, but mix it with mayonnaise - this way the salad will be immediately soaked.
  5. Apples can be replaced with pickles, and also added to salad sauerkraut. Regular carrots can be replaced with Korean ones. You can also add fried champignons to the “shuba”.

I am sure that you will find the recipe that your family will like. Or every time you will surprise them with a new and unusual version of this favorite salad!

Also in Soviet times was invented unique recipe herring salad under a fur coat (classic). It does not lose its popularity today. It can often be seen on holiday and everyday tables. Every housewife strives to bring something new to cooking. The step-by-step recipe is very convenient, but you can experiment and change appearance dishes.

It is believed that the recipe first originated from Jewish cuisine. But there is another legend. According to it, in 1918, a certain merchant Bogomilov was tired of the lawlessness of the proletariat in own cafe. At some point, he asked the chef to come up with a cheap one and at the same time hearty recipe. He wanted him to create a dish that, at low cost, would satisfy drinking guests. The fact is that the riot of visitors brought huge financial losses to the owner of the establishment. They smashed dishes and destroyed furniture.

The cook, whose last name was Prokoptsev, took the most affordable cheap products as a basis. In those days, the cost of herring was more than modest. The Provencal sauce was also low in price. As for the remaining ingredients, such as beets, potatoes and carrots, they were also available to the poorest representatives of society. Thus, it was possible to create a dish called “herring under a fur coat.”

Moreover, in those days, herring was considered not just a fish, but a symbol of the proletariat. Vegetables indicated a peasant stratum. This was the first time such a salad was served New Year's table in 1919. That is why it has since been considered a holiday dish.

Step-by-step recipe in the classic version

For those who want to know how to cook herring under a fur coat, step by step recipe will become a convenient reference point. The ingredients used in the traditional version are the same. This:

To prepare a traditional dish, you must follow the algorithm of actions. The recipe is:

  1. Take potatoes, carrots and eggs and put them in a pan with water.
  2. Cook for 40 minutes.
  3. Place beets in one pan, salt and cook for about 70 minutes.
  4. Prepare the ingredients. All ingredients except onions and herring are ground on a coarse grater.
  5. Peel the potatoes and grate them into a separate plate. They do the same with eggs.
  6. Similar actions are done with carrots and beets.
  7. Cut the onion into cubes and mash it with your hands so that it breaks up into layers.
  8. Everything else is placed in a separate container.

Herring is the main ingredient delicious salad. You can quickly fillet herring for a fur coat if you have some experience. Particularly skilled chefs do this with one movement of the hand. After this, cut the herring first lengthwise into thin strips and then into small cubes. This allows you to see large bones and quickly remove them. Everything can be considered ready necessary ingredients. Herring under a fur coat (classic recipe) layers include the following:

All layers are coated with mayonnaise. Take a salad bowl. It should have small sides. Its diameter should be 25 cm. Place pieces of herring in the first layer, carefully distributing them along the bottom. It is necessary to repeat the shape of the bottom of the salad bowl. It is necessary to leave an indent from the edge for future layers.

Onions go as the next layer. Cover it with mayonnaise. You can make this sauce yourself or buy it at the store. Next, lay out the 3rd layer. This is the potato hiding the other layers. It is leveled with a spatula and again smeared with mayonnaise. Layer 4 consists of eggs. They are placed in the same way, laid, lightly pressed and the edges aligned. Cover with mayonnaise.

After this, you can move on to carrots. It is the fifth layer. It is also easy and effortless to distribute and level. This layer is then covered with mayonnaise and proceed to the next stage. This is the last step, consisting of laying out the beets. After this, the final appearance of the future dish is formed. It is again greased with mayonnaise on top. The salad is placed in the refrigerator for several hours. If it was prepared in the evening, you can leave it overnight.

You can’t decorate the salad right away. At this time, the beet juice will saturate the dish, and the entire decoration will lose its attractive appearance. While the dish sits in the refrigerator, the beets color the top layer. Decorate it grated eggs, herbs and lemon slices before serving.

You can consider other cooking options. To do this, additional components are used to give the salad a new and original taste.

One of the original and at the same time popular options is a fur coat in a new way. The recipe for salad under a fur coat includes in this case sour apples. The following products are needed:

  • beets - 2 pieces;
  • 1 carrot;
  • 3 potatoes;
  • 2 eggs;
  • 1 herring;
  • 1 onion;
  • mayonnaise to taste;
  • 2 apples (Antonovka);
  • 2 tbsp. l. capers and grainy mustard;
  • parsley and vegetable oil taste.

Let's move on to preparing the dish. The algorithm is as follows:

  1. Grate the potatoes coarsely, separate half and place on a dish.
  2. Sliced small cubes herring fillet and place on top of the potatoes.
  3. Next, lay out the chopped onions mixed with capers.
  4. Cover with mayonnaise. It is mixed with mustard in advance. Lay out the layers one by one: boiled grated carrots, half a beet, chopped eggs and leftover potatoes.
  5. Lubricate with mustard-mayonnaise mixture.

The updated salad is completed with a layer of finely chopped peeled apples and leftover beets. The dish can be considered ready.

The classic recipe for a fur coat with herring is a proven option, but nothing prevents you from experimenting. There is one unique and original recipe. All the same ingredients are used here as for the classic version, the salad is simply laid out in the form of a roll. The taste remains the same. This creates an unusual interesting salad. It is suitable for festive and banquet tables. You need to take:

How to cook:

It is best to infuse the salad in the refrigerator. Before serving, remove the cling film, garnish with mayonnaise and herbs, or simply cut into pieces.

Another unusual option for those who like to experiment. Required components:

  • 2 lightly salted herrings;
  • 4 boiled potatoes in their jackets;
  • 1 boiled carrots;
  • 4 boiled eggs;
  • 2 beets;
  • mayonnaise to taste.

To prepare a dish correctly, you must follow a step-by-step algorithm. The cooking method is as follows:

  1. Separate the herring fillet and cut into small cubes.
  2. Remove the yolks from boiled eggs and put them aside.
  3. The protein is grated. Potatoes, carrots and beets are rubbed in the same way.
  4. When all the necessary components are ready, assemble the fur coat, greasing all layers with mayonnaise.

If the entire sequence of layers is repeated twice, the taste will be more harmonious and rich.

The first layer is potatoes and a little mayonnaise, then - herring, carrots and a layer of mayonnaise, which is not necessary to use. The egg whites are distributed on top. Add a little mayonnaise again and add grated beets. The sequence of layers is repeated in order. The last one will be the beets. Distribute evenly, covering the sides. Almost lubricated ready salad mayonnaise, decorated with yolks grated on a fine grater. Let the dish brew for 6 hours or place it in the refrigerator overnight.

You can wrap the well-known and familiar pita bread by putting the filling on it. You will get a roll with salad inside. It can be served as a portioned snack. It will be unusual and tasty. What set of products will be required:

  • rectangular lavash sheet;
  • herring;
  • carrot;
  • beet;
  • 4 potatoes;
  • mayonnaise to taste.

Boil vegetables and peel them. Potatoes are mashed into puree. Cut each piece of pita bread into 4 pieces with a fold. This will make it much more convenient to use. It is better to take lavash of medium thickness. It is well soaked in mayonnaise and retains its shape (almost transparent and thin version not suitable for snacks). Usually, cling film or polyethylene is placed under the first sheet of pita bread. Lubricate the pita bread with a thin layer of mayonnaise, and place the beets grated on a coarse grater on top.

Pressing lightly with your palm, place the next sheet of lavash, which is pre-lubricated with mayonnaise. Carrots, prepared in the same way as beets, are evenly distributed over a sheet of lavash (the edges must be covered with filling). Then, lay 3 sheets and also grease with mayonnaise. Distributed on the sheet mashed potatoes and press with a spoon or palm.

They try to make sure that the potatoes lie in an even layer (not too thick). The puree should be quite stiff so that the pita bread does not become saturated with water. Roll the pita bread along the short side, so the layers are smaller. Then the roll is wrapped in film, its edges are twisted and put in the refrigerator for at least half an hour. After the dish has cooled, it is taken out and cut into 3 cm pieces. Then these pieces are beautifully placed on the dish, and pieces of salted herring are placed on top of each roll and the appetizer is decorated with green onions.

Bon appetit!

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A herring under a fur coat will brighten up your culinary routine, and will light a sparkle in the eyes of your household in anticipation of a delicious meal. By following our instructions and advice, you can not only masterfully cook herring under a fur coat, but also learn how to choose the right ingredients for the dish and serve it beautifully at the table. All you need to do is read our article and repeat everything exactly!

Classic recipe for herring under a fur coat

Ingredients

  • Herring – 2 pieces
  • Potatoes – 3 pieces
  • Carrots – 3 pieces
  • Beets – 2 pieces
  • Onion – 1 piece
  • Eggs – 4 pieces
  • Mayonnaise – 1 package

Cooking method

Wash until done. Can be used Transfer to a dry container and cool.

Boil carrots and jacket potatoes for about half an hour. Place on a plate and cool.

Boil eggs in boiling water for no more than 10 minutes. Drain hot water and pour cold water over them to cool.

: separate the head, clean out the insides, rinse. Peel the herring from the skin, cut off the tail and fins.

Divide the herring into two parts, cutting along the back. Remove the ridge and all the bones (for convenience, you can use tweezers).

Cut the herring fillet into small cubes.

Clear boiled potatoes remove the peel and grate.

Remove the shells from the eggs and grate them using a medium-sized grater.

Grate the peeled carrots on a medium-sized grater.

Peel the cooled beets and chop using a medium grater.

Peel and finely chop the onion. Place in a deep bowl and pour boiling water over it to remove the pungent odor and pronounced bitterness.

Share on large dish layer of grated potatoes, grease it with mayonnaise.

Place chopped herring fillets on the potatoes and coat the layer with mayonnaise.

Drain the water from the bowl with the onions, dry and place on top of the herring.

Place grated eggs in an even layer and pour mayonnaise over them.

Place grated carrots, pour mayonnaise on top and this layer.

Form the last layer of beet salad and spread with mayonnaise. Place it in the refrigerator for 3-6 hours so that it is well soaked.

The type of salad herring under a fur coat when served can be standard or original. We suggest experimenting and preparing herring under a vegetable coat in the form of a roll. The set of products for this dish remains the same, only the technique of its preparation changes. To add to the salad the desired shape You will need cling film - do not buy too thin so that it does not tear at a crucial moment!

Preparation

  • Boil the vegetables and chicken eggs, peel them and grate them separately on a medium grater into different bowls.
  • Cut the herring, remove bones and entrails. Finely chop the fillet.
  • Instead of a plate, spread film on the table. Place the prepared foods on it, but in reverse order: beets, carrots, potatoes, eggs, herring and onions.
  • Coat each layer well with mayonnaise. Using film, carefully roll the dish into a roll, secure the edges and place in the refrigerator for the whole night.

U a real housewife There should be many ways to decorate a dish, especially if it will be displayed on a festive table. Thus, herring salad with vegetables is often served in separate salad bowls, garnished with a slice fresh cucumber or boiled carrots. The dish, laid out on a large plate, is decorated with pomegranate seeds, canned corn, olives, grated cheese.

Real mistresses have even learned to lay out salad in the shape of various figures - snakes, fish, horses, etc. Take these tips to heart to surprise your loved ones and guests not only with the excellent taste of the dish, but also with its appearance!

How to choose a herring

  • Check the gills. When choosing a herring, look at its gills - dull brown color and bad smell indicates that the product has long expired. Elastic dark red gills indicate the freshness of the herring.
  • Pay attention to your eyes. Herring comes in varying degrees of salting: from light to highly salted. If you like lightly salted, take red-eyed herring. This fish is characterized by high fat content. The caviar herring has cloudy eyes - it is not fatty because it moved a lot during spawning. If you wish, you can.
  • Determine by touch. If possible, touch the herring with your finger and press on the carcass - it should be elastic and quickly take its original shape after pressing. Also pay attention to the condition of the skin. Yellowish and brown stains, plaque, cracks indicate a violation of the storage conditions of the fish.
  • Assess the shape of the mouth. To determine the sex of a herring, evaluate the shape of its mouth. A small round mouth is found in females, and a narrow, elongated mouth is found only in males. True lovers of this fish claim that males are much tastier than females.
  • Add some to salad grated cheese or sauerkraut - the dish will acquire a unique spicy taste.
  • Replace raw onions with fried ones if you want the herring under the fur coat to not taste bitter.
  • Add an apple to the salad to make it sweet and juicy.
  • Do you want the dish to be airy? Grate the vegetables directly into the salad rather than into separate bowls.
  • Grease the dish with sunflower oil before placing the ingredients on it.

How to prepare herring salad under a fur coat, watch in this video:

Herring under a fur coat is a universal and very tasty dish, suitable for both a festive table and a simple family dinner. Decorate it, add unusual ingredients, experiment with shape and presentation!

We looked at only 2 recipes for preparing the dish, but which recipe do you use to cook herring under a fur coat? Share it in the comments after the article.

With the onset of cold weather and on the eve of big holidays, we all want to please our loved ones with something tasty and familiar from childhood. One of the most favorite dishes in Russia in winter time of the year is the “” salad - the classic recipe is known to many housewives, but we decided to refresh it in your memory by providing a step-by-step recipe, and also talk about how to prepare some variations of this popular salad.

Which ingredients to choose

Potatoes, which are a kind of basis for this easy-to-prepare dish, must be carefully selected: it is better to give preference to a brighter variety so that the vegetable looks more beautiful in the salad, and you should also not take starchy potatoes, which can become very boiled during the cooking process.

The same goes for other vegetables - carrots and beets. It is ideal if all the vegetables are natural, from the home garden, but store-bought products are also perfect.

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Lazy “herring under a fur coat”

If you don't have big amount If you have time and simply don’t have the opportunity to lay out the classic layers, but you still want to pamper yourself with the taste of this wonderful and beloved dish by many, prepare a lazy “herring”. To do this, prepare all the ingredients and mix them like a regular salad, season with mayonnaise, and let it brew for a while.


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“Shuba” with red caviar

More sophisticated option You can get a traditional treat if you add red caviar to the ingredients in addition to herring. In this case, you can follow the following sequence in preparing the salad:

  • layer of potatoes;
  • thin uniform layer of caviar;
  • carrot;
  • herring;
  • beet;
  • egg;
  • on top - caviar as a small decoration.

In this case, you need to coat all layers except the caviar layers with mayonnaise.

Vegetarian option

If you or anyone in your household follows a vegetarian diet, you can cook for them Alternative option“Herrings under a fur coat”, using instead of fish seaweed. As a sauce, also prepare a lighter, but no less tasty " homemade mayonnaise"- just mix 3 tablespoons of low-fat sour cream and 1 teaspoon of vinegar, mustard and lemon juice.

Two more interesting options You will find preparations and decoration in the following video:

Spicy option

If none of the previous options interested you, but you still want to diversify the traditional “Herring under a fur coat” - this option is just for you. Just replace the second “potato layer” in classic version cooking with apple. It should be grated on a coarse grater, like other vegetables. In this case, it is better to give preference to sweet and sour and more juicy apples. And add 100-150 grams of capers to the onion layer to give the taste even more variety.