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Vegetarian olivier salad

Vegetarian Olivier Salad (Russian Potato Salad)

You can make a great Olivier (the classic Russian potato salad) even without eggs or bologna. The eggy flavor comes from black Indian salt (kala namak) — the key ingredient in the dressing — and a little turmeric gives it a light yellow tint. It's also important to use tasty cucumbers, ideally pickled or from a barrel at the market. For an even heartier salad, you can add finely diced Adyghe cheese (a mild farmer's cheese). Don't keep this salad longer than a day.

MariaS

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Potatoes (boiled)

650

Carrots (boiled)

150

Cucumbers

370

Green peas

300

Sour cream (full-fat)

200

Vegetable oil

Lemon juice

Prepared mustard

300

Salt (BLACK SALT — !!!)

Turmeric

Ground black pepper

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 9 % 3 g

Fats 62 % 21 g

Carbohydrates 29 % 10 g

241 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

Step 1:

How do you make vegetarian Olivier salad? Prep the vegetables for the salad base. They should all be at the same temperature.
Step 2:

Cut the potatoes into small cubes.
Step 3:

Add the boiled carrots, cut into small cubes too.
Step 4:

Add the chopped cucumbers.
Step 5:

Add canned peas to taste. Stir the salad and set it aside. It's best to dress the salad just before serving.
Step 6:

To make the dressing, combine all the "mayonnaise" ingredients (sour cream, vegetable oil, lemon juice, and prepared mustard). The black Indian salt is a MUST — it gives the taste of boiled egg yolk. Add a little turmeric and ground black pepper for seasoning.
Step 7:

Stir the "mayonnaise" together.
Step 8:

Dress the salad. Taste it and adjust, adding salt if needed. Do this at the end, keeping in mind the black salt (which is also salty) and how salty the cucumbers are. Serve the finished salad right away.

A New Year's Olivier for vegetarians!
The salad looks neat and pretty if you cut all the ingredients into cubes of the same size and shape.
If you use a ready-made spice blend, be sure to read the label. These blends often already contain salt, so account for that or you risk over-salting.
Since everyone's preference for saltiness, sweetness, bitterness, heat, sourness, and pungency is different, always add spices and seasonings to your own taste. If you're using a seasoning for the first time, remember that some are especially easy to overdo (chili pepper, for example).