Vegan herring salad

Beetroot harmonises wonderfully with fried eggplant, sour apple, and gherkins in this update of this classic dish, while soya yoghurt makes the salad nice and creamy. A sheet of nori provides the taste of fish, making the vegan herring salad very similar to the original.

This vegan recipe provided courtesy of Patrick Bolk's German-published cookbook So geht vegan!

Ingredients

  • 1
    aubergine
  • lemon juice to taste
  • salt to taste
  • 1 sheet
    nori
  • 1
    sour apple
  • 2-3
    beetroots pre-cooked
  • 1
    red onion small
  • 5
    gherkins
  • 200 grams
    soya yoghurt unsweetened
  • 2-3 tbsp
    gherkin stock
  • 1-2 tbsp
    dill grated
  • pepper coarsely ground, to taste
  • 1 tbsp
    oil neutral-tasting

Instructions

  1. Peel the aubergine and cut it into slices lengthwise, then cut these into approximately 4-by-2 centimetre pieces and lay them out on a wooden board. Sprinkle both sides with lemon juice and salt. Then weigh down with another wooden board and some books and leave to rest for at least 1 hour.
  2. Tear the nori sheet into medium-size strips and soak them in water, also for at least 1 hour.
  3. Finely dice the apple, beetroot, onion, and gherkins, and fold them into the yoghurt. Remove the nori from the water, finely chop it, and stir into the mixture. Season with gherkin stock, dill, salt, and pepper.
  4. Dab the aubergine pieces dry and then fry them in an oiled pan that has been preheated to a high temperature. Then allow them to cool completely. Carefully fold the cooled aubergine pieces into the yoghurt mixture.

Notes

Tip: Serve the vegan herring salad with bread.

Courses: Side Dish, Starter
Cuisines: German
Cooking time: 15-30 minutes
Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Number ingredients: 10-15 ingredients
Taste: Savory
Preparation method: Mixing
Type of dish: Salad

Patrick Bolk

So geht vegan!

Der einfache Einstieg in ein veganes Leben
südwest 2014, 208 pages, €16.99
ISBN 978-3-517-09278-2

German only

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