Russian Salat Olivier Recipe

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

?This Russian dish is a salad made with boiled potatoes, eggs, green peas, and chicken or ham, all chopped and mixed together with mayonnaise.

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time10 minsCook Time50 minsTotal Time1 hr
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 0.50 pound cooked chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
 2 pounds boiled potatoes (about 4 medium), cooked
 1 large carrot, cooked and sliced into thin rounds
 ¾ cup shelled peas, cooked
 1 orange, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
 2 tart apples, cooked, but not peeled, diced
 2 whole green onions, chopped
 3 hard boiled egg yokes
 3 tablespoons olive oil
 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
 ¾ cup mayonnaise
 ¾ cup sour cream
 ground pepper
 parsley or dill


1

Combine chicken, egg, potatoes, carrot, peas, orange, apples

2

and green onions in bowl and mix. Press hard cooked egg yolks

3

through fine sieve. Mix in 2 tablespoons olive oil until

4

smooth and creamy. Stir in 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1/2 cup

5

mayonnaise, and 1/2 cup sour cream. Season to taste with salt

6

and pepper. Pour over salad and mix thoroughly. Turn salad

7

into clean bowl and chill, covered, overnight.

8

When ready to serve, form salad into high mound on platter.

9

Mix remaining 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sour cream , 1

10

tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon vinegar. Pour dressing

11

over the top of mound so it cascades down the sides. Garnish

12

the salad with any left over carrot rounds and chopped

13

parsley. Makes 8-10 servings.

14

NOTE: Ingredients for this salad may be varied. Try

15

substituting fresh peaches in season for oranges, or crab meat

16

for chicken.

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Ingredients

 0.50 pound cooked chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
 2 pounds boiled potatoes (about 4 medium), cooked
 1 large carrot, cooked and sliced into thin rounds
 ¾ cup shelled peas, cooked
 1 orange, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
 2 tart apples, cooked, but not peeled, diced
 2 whole green onions, chopped
 3 hard boiled egg yokes
 3 tablespoons olive oil
 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
 ¾ cup mayonnaise
 ¾ cup sour cream
 ground pepper
 parsley or dill

Directions

1

Combine chicken, egg, potatoes, carrot, peas, orange, apples

2

and green onions in bowl and mix. Press hard cooked egg yolks

3

through fine sieve. Mix in 2 tablespoons olive oil until

4

smooth and creamy. Stir in 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1/2 cup

5

mayonnaise, and 1/2 cup sour cream. Season to taste with salt

6

and pepper. Pour over salad and mix thoroughly. Turn salad

7

into clean bowl and chill, covered, overnight.

8

When ready to serve, form salad into high mound on platter.

9

Mix remaining 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sour cream , 1

10

tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon vinegar. Pour dressing

11

over the top of mound so it cascades down the sides. Garnish

12

the salad with any left over carrot rounds and chopped

13

parsley. Makes 8-10 servings.

14

NOTE: Ingredients for this salad may be varied. Try

15

substituting fresh peaches in season for oranges, or crab meat

16

for chicken.

Russian Salat Olivier Recipe

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