54 herring recipes

Herring in wine and sour cream marinated overnight with sliced onions, white vinegar, bay leaves, and peppercorns. A Northern European cold appetizer with tangy, sweet-briny pickled fish.

Herring salad with apples, dill pickles, and horseradish in a sour cream sauce. Matjes herring soaked in buttermilk overnight, then dressed for a classic Northern European appetizer.

Whole herrings coated in crunchy oatmeal, pan-fried until golden, and served with caramelized apple rings. This traditional Irish breakfast or supper pairs rich fish with sweet fruit in under 15 minutes.

Irish cider sauce for oat-coated herrings, made from a butter-flour roux thinned with apple cider and finished with cream. A traditional accompaniment for fried fish.

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

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.

The delicious combination of herring and beet makes this salad a winner!

Heringstopf Mit Saurer Sahne (Herring Salad with Sour Cream) recipe

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.

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.

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.

Polish marinated herring salad with pickled herring, hard-boiled eggs, chopped apple, and onion in a garlicky sour cream dressing topped with fresh dill. A traditional Christmas Eve dish, no cooking required.

Menai Pride mussels pate baked in a bain-marie with herring roe, brandy, double cream, and egg yolks. A traditional Welsh seafood starter served with toast fingers.

Pate Cregyn Gleision Mucai (Menai Pride Mussel Pate) Welsh recipe

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.

Forshmak is a traditional Eastern European baked casserole: salted herring soaked and blended with ground beef and lamb, potato, onion and sour cream, lightened with whipped egg whites under a crisp Parmesan crust.