Russian May Day Feast
From crainny 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 2
May Day in USSR was a celebration of spring, vodka and all things simple and delicious. Potluck dinners and park picnics were very common, once long official parades were over. Hence the simplicity of the food. Emphasis is on freshness and flavor
Ingredients
- 4 large potatoes with skin shopping list
- 2 pickled herrings or any other smoked, salted or pickled fish of your choice, i.e. smoked salmon, trout, etc... shopping list
- 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced shopping list
- 2 large slices fresh sourdough bread shopping list
- butter, olive oil, white vinegar, salt, sugar, fresh ground pepper to taste shopping list
- fresh tomatoes shopping list
- fresh feta cheese or goat cheese shopping list
- fresh chopped dill weed shopping list
How to make it
- Boil potatoes with skin until very tender
- Bring 2 cups of water to boil in a small sauce pan, turn off the heat
- Add 2 tbsp sugar and throw in the onions for 1-2 minutes. Drain water - this will kill most of the onion's bitterness and leaves just the flavor and crunch.
- Fold the onions out in a small bowl.
- Pour olive oil and 2 tbsp vinegar over it
- Skin still hot potatoes carefully, place on serving dish.
- Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and place a slice of fresh butter inside each potato. Sprinkle with dill
- Clean and slice herring and arrange it on a serving platter.
- Place the onions over the herring and garnish with fresh herbs if desire
- Slice feta cheese
- Quarter tomatoes and sprinkle lightly with coarse salt and ground pepper.
- Spread butter on bread.
- Serve each component on a separate tray or platter, let your guests help themselves.
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