Herring Salad 3

• This makes a super all in one lunch.
• It has many classic Polish ingredients: beetroot, hardboiled eggs. herrings and horseradish.
• The garlic chives grow well in my garden – they are lovely for a garnish – the flowers are super to eat.

INGREDIENTS

• Shredded lettuce
• Bottled herrings & the onions
• Milk to soak the herrings
• 2 large steamed beetroots – peeled and chopped.
• 4 hardboiled eggs – chopped
• Juice from 1 lemon.
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• Flowers from garlic chives (or chopped garlic chives or chives)
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• Horseradish sauce to serve

METHOD

• Drain the herrings and onions from the liquid.
• Soak the herrings in milk for  couple of hours to remove a lot of the salt.
• Chop the herring into small pieces.
• In a dish place the shredded lettuce at the bottom.
• Layer up with the eggs, beetroots, herrings and the onions from the jar.
• Pour the lemon juice over them.
• Lightly mix the ingredients.
• Sprinkle garlic chive flowers over the top if available (or chopped chives)
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• Serve with a large dollop of horseradish sauce.