Best Pickled Herring Spread Recipes

Silver of the Sea - Icelandic Pickled Herring and Potato Salad image

Provided by Chef Regina V. Smith

Categories Icelandic

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 493.3, Fat 14.2, SaturatedFat 2, Sodium 33.9, Carbohydrate 82.7, Fiber 8.9, Sugar 5.7, Protein 9.9

Pickled Herring Three Ways image

Provided by Robert Farrar Capon

Categories appetizer

Time 12h15m

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup sugar or to taste
2 tablespoons pickling spice
1 tablespoon white peppercorns
1 small onion, sliced
3 to 4 salt herrings
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup vinegar
1/3 cup sugar or to taste
3 tablespoons dried dill weed (or to taste)
6 or 8 salt herring fillets, prepared as in step 1 above
6 or 8 salt herring fillets, prepared and pickled as in first recipe above
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup strained pickling liquid (from first recipe above)
2 or more medium onions, sliced thin

Steps:

Soak whole salt herrings for 12 hours in several changes of cold water. Remove herrings from water and bone and skin them, producing 6 or 8 fillets.
Bring first 6 ingredients to boil. Remove from heat and cool completely.
Put fillets in suitable shallow dish, strain pickling liquid over them and marinate overnight in refrigerator. Cut into bite-size pieces before serving
Bring first 4 ingredients to boil. Remove from heat and cool completely.
Put herring fillets in suitable dish, pour unstrained pickling liquid over them and marinate overnight in refrigerator. Cut into bite-size pieces before serving.
Cut herring fillets into bite-size pieces, mix with sour cream, pickling liquid and onion. Refrigerate for at least several hours before serving.

Pickled Herring image

Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Yield 1 pound

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound fresh filleted herring, skin off (about 6)
1 cup salt
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon allspice
3/4 cup sugar
3 large onions, thinly sliced
3 cups white vinegar
3 bay leaves
Dash black pepper

Steps:

Put some salt in bottom of small bowl. Place fish skin down. Continue layering fish and salt finishing with a layer of salt. Put weight (dish or plate) on top and refrigerate for 4 to 5 days. Wash herring well and skin. Soak in cold water 1 hour, changing 3 to 4 times. Cut in 1-inch pieces. Drain and pat dry. Boil 3 tablespoons water with 1 teaspoon allspice. Add sugar, vinegar, bay leaves and pepper. Mix until sugar is dissolved. In a one quart jar put 2 cups pickling solution, some onions and herring pieces, laying them and topping with onions. Fill to top with solution. Keep in tightly closed jar in refrigerator 2 to 3 days until ready to serve.