Salade Olivier, despite it's French name, is a traditional Russian dish, often served at holiday family gatherings, such as New Year's. It is similar to American style egg salad, except that it has meat and vegetables added. It is easy to make, though it can be time consuming. Therefore, the whole family should help out in the preparation. The ingredients and proportions typically vary somewhat from one family to the next. This recipe should make about 10 cups of salad.
Instructions
Prepare the potatoes
1. Boil five unpeeled large potatoes for approximately one hour, or until they feel soft inside when punctured with a fork.
2. Boil four large eggs at the same time in a separate pot.
3. Remove the potatoes and eggs from the heat and allow to cool
4. Peel the potatoes. The skin should pull off easily.
5. Remove the eggs from their shells.
6. Chop the potatoes into fine pieces and place them in a large mixing bowl.
7. Chop the eggs into fine pieces and place them into the bowl with the potatoes.
Prepare the other ingredients
8. Peel and finely chop a medium onion. Sweet onions work particularly well. Add to the mixing bowl.
9. Neatly dice about 10 ounces of smoked sausage or ham. You may substitute almost any cooked meat you like here. Packaged sandwich meats work well. Add to the mixing bowl.
10. Finely chop one or two large deli style pickles. Add to the mixing bowl.
11. Add one small can of peas and diced carrots. Other canned vegetables may be substituted according to preference. Add to the bowl.
12. Add a half cup each of mayonnaise and sour cream to the mixing bowl. Add salt and or pepper to taste.
13. Stir all ingredients together until thoroughly integrated. This will take several minutes.
14. Seal the bowl and refrigerate over night.
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