Russian Potato Herring Salad

Ingredients

• 500 g small potatoes
• Salt
• 2 carrots
• 150 g peas (frozen)
• 1 red-skinned apple
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 3 pickles (jar, with some liquid)
• 500 g salted herring (in oil)
• 1 onion
• 6 tbsp vegetable broth
• 5 tbsp Rapeseed Oil
• Pepper

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash potatoes and cook in plenty of salted water for 20 minutes. Meanwhile peel carrots, quarter lengthwise and cut into ~1 cm pieces.

2. 2.

   Blanch carrot pieces in boiling salted water for 4 minutes; after 2 minutes add peas. Cool vegetables in ice water and drain.

3. 3.

   Wash apple, quarter and slice into sticks. Slice pickles into sticks, cut drained salted herrings into bite-sized pieces. Peel onion and finely dice.

4. 4.

   Drain potatoes, peel, cut into thicker slices. Mix with prepared ingredients.

5. 5.

   Whisk broth with 3 tbsp pickle juice, salt, pepper, and oil; pour over salad and mix. Let sit briefly and adjust seasoning.