Salad with sprats is a dish that has become an integral part of Russian cuisine and deservedly enjoys popularity on holiday tables. Its uniqueness lies in the combination of simplicity and sophistication, which, nevertheless, is able to surprise even the most fastidious gourmets.
Salad with sprats boasts not only a pleasant taste, but also a beautiful, appetizing appearance, which makes it ideal for serving at anniversaries, New Year’s feasts and other celebrations.
Sprats, as the main ingredient of the salad, are canned fish, usually from the herring family, and have a characteristic aroma and taste, which perfectly complements the various components.
Let’s tell you how to prepare a salad with sprats
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Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 1 pc;
- Sprats – 240 g;
- Onion – 1 pc;
- Sugar – 1 tsp;
- Apple cider vinegar – 2 tsp;
- Eggs – 2 pcs;
- Carrots – 1 pc;
- Cheese – 80 g;
- Salt – a pinch;
- Mayonnaise;
- Green onion – a bunch;
- Dill – a bunch.
Preparation of salad with sprats:
We cut small diced onions, mix with salt, sugar, vinegar and boiling water. Leave the onions to marinate for 10-15 minutes.
Grease the bottom of the salad bowl with a drop of mayonnaise, rub boiled potatoes there, tamp the layer. Cover the potatoes with a mesh of mayonnaise, knead the sprats in a separate bowl.
You can pour vegetable oil into the mass of sprats
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Put on the potato layer sprat mass, and then pickled onions.
Smear the onion layer with mayonnaise, rub carrots on it on a coarse grater. Slightly tamp the carrot layer, smear with mayonnaise.
Boiled eggs are rubbed on the carrot layer, evenly distributed on the surface and covered with a mayonnaise grid. Grate cheese over the egg layer.
Decorate the salad with green onions, dill, as well as the rest of the sprats. You get a delicious and unusual salad for the holiday.
