Christmas Herring Salad with Apple and Cucumbers

Ingredients

• 8 matjes fillets
• 2 sour apples
• 4 pickled cucumbers
• 2 onions
• 1 untreated lemon
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt
• Pepper
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash the matjes fillets, pat dry with paper towels and cut into bite‑size pieces. Wash the apples, quarter, core and dice finely. Drain the cucumbers, reserve the brine and dice them as well. Peel and dice the onions.

2. 2.

   Rinse the lemon under hot water and zest it with a zester. Squeeze half a lemon and mix the juice with half of the zest, sugar, apple, cucumbers, 2–3 tbsp cucumber brine and onions. Season with salt and pepper and cover for about an hour in the fridge.

3. 3.

   Before serving whisk in the oil, taste and adjust seasoning, then spoon onto small bowls. Garnish with remaining zest and serve.