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                        SCANDINAVIAN FISH SALAD

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Seafood                          Salads
               Ethnic

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    2/3   c            Malt vinegar
    2/3   c            Water
  3       tb           Sugar
  1       tb           Pickling Spice
  4                    Fresh herrings, cleaned,
                       -filleted
  1 1/4   c            Sour cream
  3       tb           Mayonnaise
  2       ts           Dijon-style mustard
  1                    Onion, halved, thinly sliced
  1                    Green delicious apple
  1                    Red delicious apple
                       Red leaf lettuce leaves (opt
  4                    Green onion daisies (opt)
                       Fresh dill sprigs (opt)

 In small saucepan, combine vinegar and water. Add
 sugar and Pickling Spice.

 Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil 2
 minutes; cool. Strain and discard spices. Cut herring
 fillets in 1/2"-wide strips and place in a shallow
 dish. Pour cold marinade over fish. Cover and marinate
 several hours or overnight.

 Drain herring strips. In a bowl, combine sour cream,
 mayonnaise, mustard and onion. Cut apples in fourths,
 remove cores and slice thinly (do not peel). Add
 sliced apples and herrings to sour cream mixture and
 mix together gently until coated with dressing.
 Arrange lettuce leaves on 4 plates. Spoon herring
 mixture on plates and garnish with green onion daisies
 and dill sprigs, if desired. Serve chilled.



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