food

Olivie

This is a Russian/East-European salad that carries a French name. As I've been told, at some point a French chef who cooked for one of the Russian czars invented the salad, which now carries his name.

3 cooked medium carrots
2 cooked medium potatoes
2 hard-boiled eggs
1 can of sweet peas (15-16 oz)
3-4 medium pickled cucumbers
1 medium onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste
2 tbs mayonnaise
2 tbs sour cream
Cooked meat, cut into small pieces (chicken, beef, crab) -- optional

Peel the carrots and potatoes; cut the carrots and the potatoes in halves across. Boil carrots and potatoes until soft, about 12-15 min. Dice carrots, potatoes, eggs and pickles into small cubes. The onion should be chopped finely. Combine the vegetables in a bowl, add green peas, salt, mayonnaise, sour cream, and stir.

Note: Adding meat to this recipe is part of the original classic version, but I've actually made quite a few vegetarian versions because of the number of vegetarian friends and acquaintances. It's quite good even without the meat! :-)