Layered Salad (Shuba)

Name: Layered Salad (Shuba)
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 6 Portions
Ingredients: 400g waxy potatoes; 2 carrots; 200g beetroot, vacuum-packed; 300g herring fillets; 4tbsp mayonnaise; 2l sour cream; 2 hard-boiled eggs; Lemon juice, to taste; Sea Salt, Coarse; Pepper Black, Ground; Dill Fronds, Chopped; Fresh chives

170—180 Min

Sea Salt, Coarse

A classic Russian layered salad made with tender potatoes, carrots, beetroot, herring and eggs, finished with a creamy mayonnaise and sour cream dressing.

Ingredients 6 Portions

400 gwaxy potatoes
2 carrots
200 gbeetroot, vacuum-packed
300 gherring fillets
4 tbspmayonnaise
2 lsour cream
2 hard-boiled eggs
Lemon juice, to taste
Sea Salt, Coarse
Pepper Black, Ground
Garnish
- Dill Fronds, Chopped
- Fresh chives

Preparation

1
Peel the potatoes and cook them in salted water for approximately 30 minutes, until tender. Peel the carrots and cook them together with the potatoes for approximately 15 minutes.
2
Drain both well and leave to cool. Then grate the potatoes and carrots. Grate the beetroot as well.
3
Cut the herring and eggs into small cubes.
4
Mix the mayonnaise with the sour cream and season to taste with lemon juice, Kotányi sea salt and Kotányi black pepper.
5
Then layer the ingredients as desired, spreading a little of the mayonnaise mixture between each layer to help hold everything together.
6
Finally, garnish with dill or fresh herbs.