Oliver Salad and Ensalada Rusa
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4.7
18 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
8 - 10 people
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Course
Side Dish
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Cuisine
South American, French, Spanish, Russian
Oliver Salad and Ensalada Rusa
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Ensalada Rusa is the Spanish name for a salad that is best known as Oliver Salad, or Russian Potato Salad. This well known potato salad is full of vegetables, like peas, carrots, onions, and more. Yield: roughly 7 c of potato salad
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs russet potato peeled
- ½ lb carrot peeled
- 1 c pea
- 1 c onion diced
- 1 weet apple peeled and diced
- 2 hardboiled egg peeled and diced
- ½ c mayonnaise
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place the peeled potatoes in a large pot and cover with 1 inch of water. Boil the potatoes until just fork tender.
- While the potatoes are boiling, place the carrots in a saucepan and cover with 1 inch of water. Boil the carrots until just fork tender.
- When the vegetables are cooked, remove them from the water and immerse them in cold water to cool. Once cooled, remove the vegetables from the water and pat dry. Dice the potatoes and carrots and place them in a large bowl.
- Add the peas, diced onion, diced apple, and diced eggs.
- Add ½ cup of mayonnaise and mix well. (Add additional mayonnaise if you prefer your salad to be a bit more moist.)
- Season the salad with salt and pepper to taste.
- Chill until ready to serve.
Notes
- Other ingredients you can add (or use to replace some of the ones listed above) include green beans, corn, beets, shredded cooked chicken, diced ham, tuna, pickles, capers, green olives, etc.
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