Herring Salsa

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 (24 ounce) jar pickled herring in wine sauce
• 1 cup spanish onion, peeled and diced
• 1 jalapeno, seeded, cored and minced (optional)
• 1 lemon, freshly squeezed, removing pulp and seeds
• 1 cup red bell pepper, cleaned seeded, cored and diced
• 1 cup fresh cilantro, minced

Recipe

• 1 drain, discard sauce, reserve onions, and cut herring tidbits in ¼.
• 2 combine all ingredients in a large bowl, toss gently. place herring salsa in a large resalable container and refrigerate.
• 3 recipe variations:.
• 4 cold fish tacos - serve ma baensch herring salsa in soft flour tortillas, garnished with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and shredded monterey jack cheese.
• 5 a cold appetizer - serve ma baensch herring salsa in a small bowl, garnished with fresh cilantro and served with a side of sour cream and corn tortilla chips.
• 6 served as a salad - arrange lettuce leaves on a chilled plate, surround leaves with wedges of tomato, slices of cucumber, spoon ma baensch herring salsa onto leaves and garnish with fresh cilantro.