Recipe for Le Jardin Bistro Herring and Warm Potato Salad 
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Yield:
6
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
12 x smoked herring fillets
2 x bay leaves
1/2 x Spanish onion sliced very thin
6 x cloves
3 sm black peppercorns - (to 4)
1 sprg fresh thyme
1/2 lrg or 2 medium carrots sliced very thin
ribbons, and in very thin discs
1 pt virgin olive oil plus
1 pt vegetable oil (more or less, as necessary)
12 x red Bliss potatoes
----------------- GARNISH FOR EACH PLATE ----------------
2 x Lemon slices
1 tbl chopped tomato
1/2 tbl chopped onion
1/2 tbl chopped Italian parsley
Instructions:
Instructions: Soak the herring fillets in water for 24 hours, changing the water 3 times. Then dry them well with a towel.

Put the fillets in a deep dish. Add the bay leaves, sliced onion, cloves, peppercorns, thyme, and sliced carrots. Cover them well with olive oil. Cover, refrigerate, and marinate for 5 days.

Just before serving, boil the potatoes for about 10 minutes, or until cooked through. Peel and slice them 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick and arrange the slices from 2 potatoes on each of 6 plates. Top each serving with 2 herring fillets, drizzle with some of the marinade oil and scatter on some of the carrots and onion slices. Garnish each plate with two slices of lemon, the chopped tomato, onion, parsley and parsley sprig.

This recipe yields 6 appetizer portions.

Suggested Wine: Josmeyer Riesling, 1996

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