A classic vinaigrette with herring is one of the best options for this salad 🥗

Kitchen appliances and utensils: stove, 2 pans, knife, cutting board, slotted spoon, colander, bowl, salad bowl, tablespoon.

Ingredients

Step cooking

1. You need to boil 300 g of beets in advance, because it is usually cooked longer than potatoes. My beets and slightly shorten the tail. For a salad, it is better to take medium beets so that they cook more quickly and evenly. We cook it "in uniform" without removing the skin, otherwise it will lose its color. In addition, you need to boil 300 g of carrots. Beets and carrots can be cooked together in one pan, only carrots become ready much faster. There are several ways to cook beets and the cooking time also depends on the choice of the method, which can range from 2 hours to 8-10 minutes. Typically, the beets are placed in a pan, poured with cold water so that it covers the vegetable, and cooked on the stove over low heat for about 2 hours from the moment of boiling. In order for the beets to retain their color, 0.5 vinegar or lemon juice is added to the water at the beginning of cooking. Carrots can be removed after 20 minutes from the start of cooking.
   
   There is another option for boiling beets on a stove: it is poured with hot water and boiled for about 35-40 minutes, and to raise the boiling point, add a few tablespoons of vegetable oil. After this time, the beets are drained and put under a stream of cold water for another 15-20 minutes. Due to the temperature difference, the beets reach their readiness. You can cook beets in the oven, and it only takes 20-25 minutes. For this, each vegetable is wrapped in a foil greased with vegetable oil and baked at a temperature of 190 degrees. But this option is suitable if the beets are fresh and juicy. Beets can also be cooked in the microwave, and it will take up to 10 minutes. If you have a powerful microwave (about 1000 watts), then the washed beets are put in a glass dish, on the bottom of which 3-4 tablespoons of water are poured. Cover with a lid. If the microwave power is less, then the cooking time is increased by 2 times.
2. We clean the boiled and chilled beets from the skin, cut into cubes and put in a salad bowl. So that she does not stain other vegetables, she is immediately mixed with a tablespoon of vegetable oil immediately after.
   
3. Peel and dice the carrots.
   
4. Usually for a vinaigrette, boiled potatoes in their skins. But boiled potatoes tastier better keep their shape better and prevent salad ingredients from sticking together. Peel potatoes (300 g) and wash. Cut into small cubes. Pour 800 ml of water into the pan, add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of 6% vinegar. If you use a variety of potatoes that do not boil, then vinegar can not be added to water. Instead of vinegar, you can take lemon juice. Cooking time depends on the type of potato and the size of the cubes and can vary from 5 to 15 minutes from the moment of boiling water with potatoes.
   
5. We take out the potatoes with a slotted spoon and throw them in a colander so that the glass is water. Let the potatoes cool.
   
6. We clean one salad onion and wash it. Cut into small cubes and send to the salad bowl.
   
7. Cut herring fillet (130-150 g) into small pieces. Herring can be replaced with boiled or fried meat.
   
8. Cut pickles (200 g) into cubes. For salad, you can take both salted and pickled cucumbers. If desired, they can be replaced with sauerkraut.
   
9. Add 200 g canned peas.
   
10. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for dressing: 40 g of vegetable oil, 15 g of 6% wine vinegar (can be replaced with apple), 10 g of sweet mustard, 10 g of honey (can be replaced with sugar) and salt to taste (about 0.5 teaspoon ) Mix well.
    
11. Dress the salad and mix it. Optionally, add 1 tablespoon of chopped herbs (dill + parsley). Mix again, and can be served.
    

Video recipe

This video demonstrates the process of making vinaigrette in dynamics.