Cranberry-Herring Dip

A two-ingredient party dip of whole berry cranberry sauce and herring tidbits, chilled and served with crackers. Sweet, tart and briny.

From the recipe book of Sandra Mills, a Le Cordon Bleu-trained cook in our family.

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  • Prep 5 min
  • Total 5 min
  • Yield About 3 1/2 cups

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This may be the simplest recipe in Sandra Mills's book, and one of the most distinctive: a can of whole berry cranberry sauce stirred together with a jar of herring tidbits and chilled.

The sweet-tart cranberries balance the briny herring. Serve it with crackers, rye toasts or cocktail pumpernickel.

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) can of whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 1 (16 ounce) jar of herring tidbits

Instructions

  1. Combine. Combine the cranberry sauce and herring tidbits.
  2. Chill and serve. Chill and serve.

Tips

  • Herring tidbits in wine sauce are the usual choice; drain off some of the liquid if you like a thicker dip.
  • Serve with cocktail rye or pumpernickel.

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