Ingredients

  • 2 salted herring filet ( or other salt cured fish)
  • 1 cup cold milk
  • 2 small raw uncooked beetroot
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 1 large crisp apple of preferences
  • 1/2 a lemon, juice only
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 3 small handful of tinned washed and drained puy lentils
  • 1 tsp dried wild garlic
  • 1 pinch each salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp creme fraiche

Method

  • First put your two filets of fish into the milk to get rid of some of the saltiness for about half hour .
  • Peel, thinly sliced and cut your beetroot into thin sticks , do not boil .
  • Squeeze the lemon juice oved the beetroot and stir in the sugar, add the chopped or thinly sliced onion, set aside whilst fish is being dealt ed , when nearly done peel ,decor and cube the apple.
  • Add the beetroot with juices , apples , onions and lentils into a serving bowl and mix together.
  • Drain fish and cut into mouth sized pieces add to the salad.
  • Sprinkle with the wild garlic and season with salt and pepper.
  • Add two tablespoons of creme fraiche.
  • Mix gently together.
  • I serve this on a bed of washed and dried baby spinach or wild rocket.