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Recipe for Herring Under a Fur Coat

Yields12 ServingsPrep Time45 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time1 hr 20 mins

This dish is simply a salad in which the herring is topped with several layers of vegetables and eggs, a classic salad for all Russian celebrations. It is one of the most popular dishes on the New Year's Eve table for Russians.

Ingredients
 4 Potatoes
 200 Herring fillet
 1 shallot
 4 Carrot
 3 Egg
 3 Cooked red beets
 150 Greek yogurt
 1 Thick sour cream
 2 Mustard
 2 Apple cider vinegar
 1 Egg
 130 Milk
 1 Sugar
 1 Pinch of salt
 80 Flour
 10 Beet juice
 ½ Sliced beetroot
 1 Chopped garlic
 Remaining Greek yogurt
Directions
1

Preparation of all the necessary elements for assembly: Mix the chopped shallot with salt, sugar, and apple cider vinegar. Set aside. Cut the herring fillets into pieces. Cook the carrots. Cook the potatoes. Cook the hard-boiled eggs. Mix the Greek yogurt with the cream and mustard, then set aside.

2

Place a 20 cm ring in the center of a dish (we will start assembling the dish). Chop the cooked potatoes and line the bottom of your dish. Spread them out evenly. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with a bit of the yogurt mustard mixture. Add the herring on top of the potatoes and spread it out.

3

Add the shallots and cover the herring. Cover again with a bit of the yogurt-mustard mixture. Chop the eggs like mimosa and cover. Chop the cooked carrots and cover the eggs. Cover again with a bit of the yogurt-mustard mixture. Finish with the chopped red beet. Spread well. Cover again with a bit of the yogurt-mustard mixture. Set aside.

4

Prepare the pink crepe batter. Mix the ingredients and make the crepes. The filling: Mix the grated cheese and chopped beetroot with the remaining cheese. Fill 3 crepes with this mixture and roll them up. Cut each crepe into 6 pieces.

5

To finish, create roses by gently pressing on the bottom to form the edges like petals. Arrange the crepe roses on top. Add a piece of pepper in the center of the roses or a pomegranate seed and then decorate with dill leaves. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.

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Serving size

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