This is my, more refined, variation of a dressed herring salad known as “Sel’d Pod Shuboi” (herring under a fur coat), which is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, and other countries of the former USSR. It is one of the traditional dishes served at many celebrations. The layered salad is composed of diced salted herring covered with layers of grated boiled vegetables (potatoes, carrots, beet roots), chopped onions, and mayonnaise. My version is also a layered salad but with festive ingredients; smoked salmon, avocados, cooked potatoes, crab lump meat, shallots or Vidalia onions and a simple but bright and delicious dressing, which moistens each layer.

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