Salad Olivier is a classic salad from Russia. It is made using cooked diced potatoes, carrots, peas, pickled cucumbers, ham or chicken, boiled eggs and
mayonnaise.
Yield: 12 Servings
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients
- Pickled cucumbers (medium) – 5
- Yellow potatoes (large) – 2
- Carrots (large) – 3
- Eggs – 5
- Onion (medium) – 1/2
- Bologna or ham – 1 lb
- Canned sweet peas (rinsed and drained) – 12 oz
- Mayonnaise – ½ cup
- Salt – to taste
- Black pepper – to taste
- Dill (optional) – 1 Tbsp
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil.
- Cook the carrots and potatoes in it until they are easily pierced with a fork.
- Boil the eggs for 11 minutes.
- Set the veggies and eggs aside to cool to room temperature.
- Dice the veggies, bologna or ham, and eggs into small cubes.
- In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together with a spoon.
- Toss in the mayonnaise until all the salad ingredients are evenly coated.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle with fresh dill, if using.