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Mark Siegel's Whitefish Salad

I particularly like this version of whitefish salad, because there is no filler in it. Mark, a political consultant who served in the Carter White House, makes it for break-the-fast as well as during the year brunches.

Ingredients

Yield: enough for at least 10 people (D)

1 4-pound smoked whitefish
5 stalks celery, strings removed
2 cups sour cream (approximately)
3 heaping tablespoons mayonnaise
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Garnish: sprigs of fresh dill and/or parsley
  1. Step 1

    1. Keeping the skin of the whitefish intact and the head still attached, carefully remove the bones from the whitefish and place the meat in a mixing bowl.

    Step 2

    2. Dice the celery and combine with the whitefish, along with 1 cup of the sour cream, the mayonnaise, and the pepper. Add the dill and parsley and as much more sour cream as is wanted.

    Step 3

    3.把混合物回whi的皮肤tefish, remaking the shape of a fish. Garnish with additional dill and parsley.

Reprinted with permission fromJewish Cooking in Americaby Joan Nathan. © 1998 Knopf
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  • I halved this recipe and it made a ton. Instead of sour cream I used greek yogurt which tastes almost the same to me and has only a slightly different mouth-feel. I think in this case the mouth-feel of the sour cream would have made the difference between 2 and 3 forks. Unfortunately, I can't remove the rating since I realized that belatedly and already clicked on it! I'll make this again, but only for a holiday. Next time I'll stick with the sour cream.

    • akalish

    • New York, NY

    • 11/27/2009

  • Made with smoked mackrel- came out great!

    • abrosen

    • NY, NY

    • 9/23/2008

  • I have made this the last few years for Break the Fast - people always rave and ask for it for future events

    • Anonymous

    • Phila, PA

    • 9/25/2006

  • THIS DISH WAS NOT VERY NICE. THE FOOD WAS TASTELESS

    • Anonymous

    • 5/13/2004

  • I changed the amount of sour cream and substituted some whipped cream cheese. All my family raved about this recipe. I have already made it two more times.

    • Anonymous

    • 10/28/2002

  • This was truly a terrific dish that was easy to make and loved by all!!!!! Will make it a tradition at all my holidays!!!

    • mlspeter

    • Huntington, New York

    • 5/13/2000

  • This was truly a terrific dish that was easy to make and loved by all!!!!! Will make it a tradition at all my holidays!!!

    • mlspeter

    • Huntington, New York

    • 5/13/2000

  • Superior to "store bought" and very easy....I substituted reduced fat mayo and sour cream with success.

    • Helene

    • Long Island,New York

    • 9/18/1999

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