Appetizer📍 All of RomaniaMedium🐟 Pescatarian🥛 Dairy-free💪 High-protein🥦 Clean eating🫒 Mediterranean

Carp Roe Salad

Name: Carp Roe Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 100 g carp roe; 250 ml sunflower oil; 1 slice white bread (optional); 1–2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 small onion; 1 tbsp sparkling water (optional); salt to taste

Carp roe salad is a traditional Romanian appetizer, highly appreciated, made from carp roe whipped with oil, lemon, and onion.

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Servings

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Prep

30 min

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Cook

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Total

30 min + 15 min draining

🥘Ingredients

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✅Dietary Compatibility

🐟Pescatarian🥛Dairy-free💪High-protein🥦Clean eating🫒Mediterranean

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Yield

Approx. 350 g salad (enough for 4–6 people)

📦Storage

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Refrigerator

2–3 days refrigerated in covered container; stir gently before serving

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Freezer

Freezing not recommended — texture changes and emulsion breaks

🥗Nutrition Facts

Values per tablespoon (approx. 25 g)

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Calories

150 kcal

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Protein

8 g

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Fat

10 g

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Carbohydrates

6 g

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Fiber

0 g

🍷Pairs Well With

🥂Toasted white bread or crackers

🥂Lemon slices and black olives

🥂Cherry tomatoes or fresh cucumber

🥂Dry white wine or champagne

💡Variations

Roe salad with ground toasted bread for more stable texture

Roe salad with spring onion instead of regular onion for fresh taste

Roe salad with boiled potato for more substantial version