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Dressed herring fillets on rye

Dressed herring fillets on rye

Name: Whole plum and almond tart
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Desserts & Baking
Ingredients: large plums 5-6,Butter, melted, for brushing ,Caster sugar, for sprinkling ,roll ready-made puff pastry 1,almonds, ground 100ml,white sugar 100g,fresh cream 1cup,free-range egg 1,free-range egg yolks 2,fresh thyme 1t,Sea salt, to taste

By Jacques Erasmus

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes, plus 20 minutes marinating time

Ingredients

12 fillets pickled herring
1 loaf rye bread, sliced

For the dressing, mix:

½ a red onion, thinly sliced
3 T olive oil
1 lime, peeled and thinly sliced
Zest of 1 lime
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

Drain the herring fillets and lay flat on a deep plate.

Spoon the dressing over the fillets and leave to marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes.

Serve with toasted rye bread.

Cook’s note: For a simple yet delicious breakfast option, add sliced soft-boiled egg.

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Dressed herring fillets on rye

Dressed herring fillets on rye

Ingredients

Method