Scandinavian beetroot salad

The beetroot salad dish gets its “Scandinavian” from the inclusion of pickled herrings and, to a lesser extent, onion rings.  It makes an interesting variation from more conventional beetroot salads.  It can be served to accompany other dishes or as a starter.

Preparation Time: 20 Mins

Total Time: 20 Mins

Ingredients

For 4 servings…

3                          Beetroots  - cooked, cut into large dice     

                            Vinaigrette

For the vinaigrette

1 tsp               Mustard  - Dijon      

1                    Shallot  - chopped finely         

1 clove            Garlic  - crushed      

1 tbs               Parsley  - chopped    

1 tsp               Sugar  - caster        

1 pinch            Cayenne    

6 tbs               Olive oil    

1 tbs               Vinegar  - white wine 

To garnish

                     Herrings  - pickled    

                     Eggs  - hard-boiled, quartered  

1                    Onion  - sliced and the rings separated    

                     Parsley  - chopped    

Method

To make the vinaigrette…

Put all the vinaigrette ingredients in a bowl and beat them together.

To make the salad…

Sprinkle the beetroot with the vinaigrette and place it in a salad bowl.  Garnish with the herrings cut into pieces, the hard-boiled egg and onion and sprinkle with parsley.

Variations

If pickled herrings are not available, use anchovy fillets.

Wine recommendations

A white wine or a light red wine.

Conventional

     Vouvray sec

Interesting

     Beaujolais Villages

     Chiroubles

     Mâcon

     Pinot Gris