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Olivier Salad: A Delicious and Creamy Recipe for Traditional Russian Potato Salad
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Olivier salad is a very simple recipe for traditional Russian potato salad. It is usually served during the Christmas holidays or throughout the year, as a cold appetizer or side dish.
Creamy and flavorful, this Olivier salad is primarily composed of carrots, potatoes, and peas, to which various other vegetables and cucumbers can be added, as well as mayonnaise. The vegetables are already cooked and then added to the mayonnaise, which seasons the dish and gives it its creaminess.
The origins of Russian potato salad are uncertain, but its creation is attributed to Lucien Olivier, a French chef of Belgian origin who worked in a famous Moscow restaurant and who created this recipe in the second half of the 19th century.
This dish also goes by other names. In Germany and some Balkan countries, it's called "Italian salad," in Italy "Russian salad," while in Russia it's called "Olivier salad," named after the chef who invented it. Here's how to prepare this delicious recipe to delight your guests.
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