What Is Herring and How Can I Use It?

Herring is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 14 recipes to get you started.

Recipes using herring

There are 14 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Stone Ground Mustard Herring Canapés

Bursting with flavor, these delicious and healthy canapés are sure to be a hit at any gathering!

Bold Herring Salad

Bold herring salad, marinated herring tossed with apple, Spanish onion, potato, and beets in a creamy dill dressing. A sweet-tart, savory Northern European salad with a rosy hue, served chilled.

Selyodka Pod Ukropnym Sousom

Selyodka pod ukropnym sousom is a Russian herring appetizer marinated in red wine vinegar, olive oil, sugar, and dill. A classic cold zakuska that chills for hours before serving.

Selyodka S Gorchichnoi Pripavoi

Russian herring in mustard sauce with sour cream, olive oil, and capers. A classic cold zakuska appetizer that marinates for hours and pairs with dark bread and vodka.

Green & Gold Herring Salsa (Packer Salsa)

This tasty twist on salsa will have everyone coming back for more!

Mersey Point Marinated Herring Salad

Marinated herring salad with diced potatoes, beets, apples, and dill pickles dressed in a whipped cream dill dressing. A classic Maritime Canadian cold salad with Scandinavian roots.

Festive Herring Spread

Tired of bringing the same thing to every party or event? Break out of your rut with this delicious festive herring spread!

Ukrainian Meat & Fish Loaf

Ukrainian meat and fish loaf with ground beef, lamb, and milk-soaked herring blended with potato and yogurt. A regional Eastern European baked loaf with goat cheese topping.

Haring Salade (Marinated Herring Salad)

Haring salade, a traditional Dutch marinated herring salad with beets, potatoes, apples, and dill cream dressing. A tangy, no-cook Northern European classic.

Herring Salad with Sour Cream

German herring salad with marinated fillets, tart apples, and onions layered in a tangy sour cream and yogurt sauce. Chilled for five hours and finished with fresh dill.

Karrysalat

Karrysalat is the Danish curry herring salad with pickled herring, macaroni, cucumber, and mushrooms in a curried sour cream and mayonnaise dressing. A traditional Scandinavian smorrebrod topping with a unique East-meets-North flavor.

Selyodka Marinovannaya

Russian marinated herring (selyodka) layered in Mason jars with olives, dried chilis, coriander, mustard seeds, and a sweet vinegar brine. Ready after 5 to 7 days in the fridge.

Pickled Herring, Hard Boild Egg, & Egg Salad

Briny pickled herring meets creamy chopped eggs and crisp apple in this classic European salad. Serve on dark rye bread for an authentic old-world appetizer or light lunch.

Sillsallad (Herring Salad in Sour Cream Sauce)

Traditional Swedish sillsallad with chopped herring, beets, potatoes, apple, and dill in an egg yolk dressing, served with a pink beet-sour cream sauce. A Scandinavian holiday classic.

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