Introduction: Russian Salad Olivier
Hi Friends,
Today I want to share with you how to make Russian Salad Olivier - Оливье. A delicious, economical and healthy recipe.
I can't count how many times I prepare this salad. So many diners and holidays. Millions of daughters have fond memories of cooking in the kitchen with their mothers. Cooking together for holidays... my first help was to dice this salad)
So with a lot of practice, and some tips - Let's start!
Step 1: Ingredients
- 3 potatoes
- 5 eggs
- 3 medium carrots
- 3 large pickles 1 small onion
- 1 can/300g green peas
- 350g meat (Italian Mortadela/Bologna or Russian Doktorskaya)
- Mayonnaise
- Salt & Pepper
Tip: You can use boiled chicken breast or ham.
Step 2: Cook Vegetables
Cook the potatoes, carrots and eggs together in a pot. Remove eggs from boiling water after 15 min, and when the vegetables are tender take off, about 20 to 30 mins. Don't overcook the potatoes, we don't need mashed potatoes)
Tip: Vegetables are tender when a knife passes easily through center
Step 3: Drain, Allow to Cool and Peel
Tip: Adding cooked eggs to cold water for at least 15 min. makes an easier-to-peel egg
Step 4: Dice All Ingredients
Finely dice the ingredients: potatoes, carrots, eggs, onion, pickles, meat. Open and drain canned peas.
Tip: Take the same amount of eggs and potatoes(this is my mom advice), you need to feel the taste of eggs in this salad
Step 5: Putting It All Together
Take a big bowl and combine all together. Add mayonnaise, salt & pepper and gently stir salad until mixed.
Tip: If you don't have big party, keep the vegetable mix in fridge and add seasoning and mayo just for portion.

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14 Comments
4 years ago
My wife got a secret: dice potato and carrot BEFORE boiling. Less time to boil, more formed pieces
Reply 4 years ago
Thanks for sharing! It's something new for me.
4 years ago on Step 3
Thank you for all the extra tips!We learned many new things!
Reply 4 years ago
Thank you for appreciation ;)
4 years ago
Lovely presentation of a certainly yummy dish.
Tip 4 years ago
Love it! Great post. Long overdue.
A couple of tips (after making what now seems like a 100 kg of these!)
1. Boiled eggs. Cut them in rounds instead of dicing into little cubes. Add them last, after the mayo. They will break into cubes when you mix the salad. (Otherwise they break into dust while mixing!)
2. A very important moment: all ingredients should be cut into equal side cubes, 4 or 5 mm. Equal cubes mix better and look great (like on your pictures!)
3. A super secret ingredient: 1/2 tablespoon of sugar. Mix in with mayo. Adds a littlebit of sweetness.
Enjoy!
Reply 4 years ago
Thank you for great tips and the secret one. It seems that you are an expert at this ricipe :)
4 years ago
this is one of the salads, which is preparing for the new year table. and then there's the salad herring under a fur coat, try to cook
Reply 4 years ago
You are absolutely right... and mandarins :)
4 years ago
I smoked some meat for my wife's friend and she was so happy with it that she insisted I accept money from her. I told her instead of cash, that she make me her favorite dish from her hometown of Belarus. This is the dish she made me. She mentioned the copious amounts of mayo was an important part of the dish. It was very delicious. I shall make this, Thank you :)
Question 4 years ago on Step 5
Sounds so good. Do you use sweet or dill pickles?
Answer 4 years ago
I used sweet & sour pickles. Dill pickles a also good.
I know there are recipes with fresh cucumbers, but for me... it's a horrible experiment :)
4 years ago
These salads are always so pretty! My gram used to make this for Christmas a long time ago. :)
Reply 4 years ago
Hope it's so good as you know ;)