Herring in a Fur Coat

First of all, anything that combines sweet and salty tastes works for me.  Second, I'm easily distracted by colorful foods and fully supportive of any cooking experience that combines arts & crafts and cooking.  Third, can we take a look at the name again, "Herring in a Fur Coat?"  In Russian you can call it "Shuba."    

This is a traditional Russian salad served as a New Year's staple.  I haven't made this dish yet (recipe courtesy of all-fish-seafood-recipes) but I concur that it is darn pretty and tasty.  See comments below included in the recipe. 

Russian Salad - Herring in Shuba Recipe

Serves: 6 - 8

Ingredients:

• 2 thick salted herrings
• 5 potatoes
• 4 carrots
• 3 beets
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 4 eggs, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• Parsley and dill

How to cook:

• Boil vegetables until they are ready (you can boil vegetables in 1 pan). Boil eggs hard.
• Peel skin from herrings, cut them along the spine. Take all bones away. Cut herring meat into very little pieces and always check for bones.
• Grind potatoes, carrots, eggs, and beets. Take a large dish.
• Place a layer of potatoes whole portion. Then spread mayonnaise evenly (thin layer). Use a fork to plane the layers. Then layer of beets 1/2 of portion, then layer of carrots 1/2 of portion, then chopped onion 1/2 of portion and finally - herring meat.
• Then 2 layers backwards: onion, carrots. Place a layer of 3 chopped eggs, and then beets.
• On top pour remaining mayonnaise.
• Add 1 more layer of 1 chopped egg to make the dish beautiful and decorate with chopped parsley and dill.
• Let it soaked at least overnight.
• This herring salad must look like a cake.
• It is a very colorful and tasty appetizer...

Comments:

The Russian name is "Selyodka pod Shouboy", that means "Herring under fur coat". It is a traditional national dish for any events. You can call it, for example, Dressed Herring. Dressed Herring is loved and considered one of the most delicious salads by Russians everywhere. Different variations just will show your artistical skills, because of colorful slices