Dish · russian
Olivier Salad
Olivier salad is a diced mix of boiled potato, carrot, egg, and pickled cucumber bound in mayonnaise, with peas added for a bit of sweetness against the tang of the pickles.
Where it comes from
It's named for a chef who ran a Moscow restaurant, whose original recipe of game meat and an elaborate sauce is largely lost, replaced over decades by a simpler home version built on cheap, storable vegetables.
What cooks argue about
Cooks disagree over the pickles: sour, brined cucumbers give a cleaner tang, while sweeter dill pickles make the salad taste closer to American potato salad, a substitution purists consider wrong.
Versions
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What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
carrot
egg
green peas