Salade Polonaise (Polish Vegetable and Herring Salad)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- carrots (equal part)
- turnips (equal part)
- beetroot (equal part)
- cucumbers (equal part)
- gherkins (equal part)
- potatoes (equal part)
- hard-boiled eggs (equal part)
- herring fillets (equal part)
- hard-boiled egg quarters
- sauce Mayonnaise collée
- oil
- vinegar
- parsley
- tarragon
Instructions
- Cut the carrots, turnips, beetroot, cucumbers, gherkins, potatoes, hard-boiled eggs and herring fillets into dice, in equal parts.
- Dress them in bouquets.
- Between each bouquet, place a quarter of egg filled with sauce Mayonnaise collée and left to set firm.
- Season with oil and vinegar, with chopped parsley and tarragon.