Russian Style Salad(Salat Olivier)
This is a popular cold dish in Russia, but was actually crated by a Frenchman, Monsieur Olivier, at his Moscow restaurant, L'Ermitage, in the late 1800's. He then went on to cook for Russia's last czar, Nicholas ll. The original recipe called for 6-8 oz. chicken,diced, but I have left it out, to make this vegetarian. Feel free to add the chicken back in, if you like!
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2medium waxy potatoes
- 3
- 1⁄4
- 1
- 1
- 1⁄2cup frozen peas, thawed (or canned, drained peas)
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 1⁄2cup mayonnaise
- 2tablespoons white wine vinegar
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DIRECTIONS
- Place the potatoes and carrots into a medium saucepan, cover with cold water, and gently boil over medium heat until tender, about 30 minutes for the potato and 20 minutes for the carrots.
- Move vegetables as done to a plate and let cool completely.
- Discard cooking water.
- Peel the potato and carrots and cut each into 1/4" dice.
- Transfer vegetables to a large bowl.
- Add onions, cucumbers, pickles, peas, eggs, dill, paarsley, mayonnaise, and vinegar to the bowl and stir until well combined.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
- Adjust seasonings.
- Transfer to a serving dish. Enjoy!
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