Shuba (Fur Coat Salad)

Shuba (Fur Coat Salad)

layered herring salad
Layered herring salad
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Ingredients

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3 Potatoes small, unpeeled
3 Beets medium, unpeeled
3 Carrots medium, unpeeled
1 Onion small, finely chopped
1 lb Herring
1 cup Mayonnaise

Nutritional information

236
Calories
18g
Fat
31mg
Cholesterol
185mg
Sodium
11g
Carbohydrates
9g
Protein

Shuba (Fur Coat Salad) recipe

Shuba (Fur Coat Salad) is a layered salad whose primary ingredient is herring. In Russian, shuba is a fur or fur-lined overcoat or cloak. So this dish is known as herring under a fur coat! It consists of layers of diced pickled herring, grated boiled vegetables, chopped onions and mayonnaise. It is most commonly eaten at Christmas or New Year but I like to make it in summer too!

Start by boiling the vegetables and grating them. Chop herring and onion. The most important part of this recipe is the layering. I advise that you follow my order for two reasons: placing the heaviest layer (potatoes) at the bottom helps keep the salad sturdy. Next add layers of onions, herring, carrots, mayonnaise, beets and finish the salad with another thin layer of mayonnaise on top.

To make Shuba (Fur Coat Salad), you will need the following ingredients:

Ingridiens for Shuba (Fur Coat Salad)

Steps to make Shuba (Fur Coat Salad)

  1. 1

    Cook the beets

    45

    Boil 3 beets in a small pot for about 45 minutes.

  2. 2

    Cook potatoes and carrots

    25

    In a separate pot, boil potatoes and carrots for 25 minutes.

  3. 3

    Cool cooked vegetables

    15

    At the end of the cooking time, remove all ingredients from the boiling water and let them cool.

  4. 4

    Grate cooled vegetables

    10

    Once cooled, peel and grate the potatoes, carrots and beets separately using a box grater.

  5. 5

    Chop fish and onions

    3

    Finely chop 1 pound of herring and 1 small onion.

  6. 6

    Start layering

    3

    Take a 9 inch circular (or square) mold and place it on a large plate. Start by placing potatoes on the bottom.

  7. 7

    Add onion and herring layer

    2

    Place a layer of onion and herring on top of the potatoes.

  8. 8

    Add layers of carrot, mayonnaise and beets

    5

    Next, add a layer each of carrot, mayonnaise followed by beets and lastly a thin layer of mayonnaise on top.

  9. 9

    Chill

    6 h

    Place the salad in the refrigerator to chill for at least 6 hours.

  10. 10

    Serve

    Carefully remove the mold immediately before serving.

This Shuba (Fur Coat Salad) not only looks impressive, but it tastes delicious too. It makes a great centerpiece for a family meal. Let me know what you think by leaving a review below.

About the author

Jelena is an interior designer and young mom! As a busy working mom, her time is precious so she’s always looking for a quick and efficient way to get things done. Jelena is very creative, but has a strong practical side. She loves trying new things and travels a lot, especially around Europe. The kitchen is Jelena’s safe space, where she can let her creative side out and dedicate herself to her favorite hobby - cooking!

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Recipe Reviews

Average Rating:
(4.9)
Total Reviews: 17
Luisa Maracle

Affordable, simple and looks cool as heck. What's not to love?

Madyson Bigam

Mine turned out exactly like the photo and has a refreshing taste to it too would recommend.

Leena Harper

I've never seen a salad that looked like a cake..totally trying this out!!!

Lina Rejman

This was good and all but have you guys seen the meatloaf cake?!!

Luisa Maracle

Affordable, simple and looks cool as heck. What's not to love?

Nahla Mastropolo

Use some salad dressing over the top if you want it to look like a glazed cake ;)

Emiliana Borroel

Very creative looking and tasted great too will be making it a lot more often and sharing it with my friends.

Leena Harper

I've never seen a salad that looked like a cake..totally trying this out!!!

Brisa Maceyko

Jelena and her fantastic recipes...thanks for another good one keep up the good work.

Emiliana Borroel

Very creative looking and tasted great too will be making it a lot more often and sharing it with my friends.

Kadence Meher

Such an awesome idea love me some unique looking foods even if it's not dessert the fur coat salad is worth a mention at every lunch date.

Lina Rejman

This was good and all but have you guys seen the meatloaf cake?!!

Kadence Meher

Such an awesome idea love me some unique looking foods even if it's not dessert the fur coat salad is worth a mention at every lunch date.

Coraline Allrich

Couldn't for the life of me figure out how you guy made everything stay so just ended up mixing everything into a bowl and eating it like a normal salad.

Aliyana Shimmin

Fantastic Russian shuba! I've been looking for this recipe for so long.

Aliyana Shimmin

Fantastic Russian shuba! I've been looking for this recipe for so long.

Athina

I love it! Thanks!

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