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Salad Russe - Russian Salad Recipe

Salad Russe, or Russian potato salad with beets, is a very popular Eastern European salad, also known as Salade Olivier.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 349 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Russian

Ingredients

  • 1 medium beetroot fresh or already cooked
  • 12.5 oz potatoes 350 g
  • 3 medium carrots
  • 3 eggs
  • 10 small gherkins preferably sweet-sour
  • 20 black olives
  • 4-5 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • Fine sea salt and black pepper
  • some parsley

Instructions

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  1. Cook beetroot: If your beetroot is not already cooked, wash and dry it well and place it in a baking dish. Preheat the oven to 400°F/ 200°C and bake the beetroot until soft. You should be able to easily prick it with a fork. This will take at least one hour or more, depending on the size of your beetroot. Keep checking.1 medium beetroot
  2. Cook ingredients: In the meantime, cook the potatoes until soft. Cook the carrots. Cook the eggs until hard. Leave everything to cool, including the beetroot.12.5 oz potatoes/ 350 g + 3 medium carrots + 3 eggs
  3. Chop: When all the cooked vegetables and the eggs are cold, chop them into nice cubes or slices. Chop the gherkins, remove the stone of the olives, and chop them roughly. 10 small gherkins + 20 black olives
  4. Make salad dressing: In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and the mustard, and add some salt and pepper.4-5 tablespoons mayonnaise + 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard + fine sea salt and black pepper + some parsley
  5. Combine salad russe: Add the mayonnaise to the vegetables and mix carefully.
  6. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper again, and sprinkle the salad with some chopped parsley.

Notes

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Nutrition Information

Serving 1/4 of the dish Calories 349kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 37g (12%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 15g Cholesterol 147mg (49%) Sodium 786mg (33%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 15g (30%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 349

% Daily Value*

Serving 1/4 of the dish
Calories 349kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 15g 88%
Cholesterol 147mg 49%
Sodium 786mg 33%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 15g 30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.