Irina Shayk is making headlines after posting an Instagram Story about the Russian Potato Salad known as Olivier. In light of the current war, it’s tricky for Russian stars to name their country. However, the problem is the “zz” in “russianzz” that she used on her potato salad Instagram post. She soon posted another Instagram story that “sometimes a salad is just a salad” but it’s too late to hold the news breakout.
Looking at this positively, today it was easy to decide what to eat for lunch, and want to share with you this extremely popular Olivier salad recipe.
Yields: 4 portion
Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Total: 45 mins
WHAT IS THE IRINA SHAYK OLIVIER SALAD?
This Russian Potato Oliver Salad (Салат Оливье) is a great classic of Russian Cuisine. It’s also a staple salad used everywhere around the world. I cannot think of any supermarket which doesn’t have a ready-made Russian Salad for a quick salad on the go. The Ruska Salata is also an item one must surely have on their table on Bulgarian New Year’s Eve. The secret of this dish lies in the preparation of all the ingredients making sure they’re all chopped into small pieces of the same size. You must really taste every ingredient in every bite.
INGREDIENTS
Yellow potatoes. Peeled and boiled.
Carrots. Peeled and boiled.
Hard-boiled eggs. Optional if you follow an egg-free or vegan diet.
Pickles. Diced pickle of your choice.
Mayonnaise. Use homemade or storebought. Even vegan mayonnaise or yogurt can work well.
Ham: Ham or sausage are optional and can be replaced by chicken or vegan alternatives.
Peas. Drained canned peas or boiled fresh/frozen peas.
HOW TO MAKE RUSSIAN POTATO OLIVIER SALAD?
STEP 1
For the success of the recipe, we boil the potatoes, peas, eggs, and carrots separately. Make sure that the carrots and potatoes are not mush. Remove them from the heat as soon as they are ready. Leave them to cool.
STEP 2
Dice the pickles, potatoes, ham, eggs, and carrots into small pieces and place them in a bowl. Then we add the peas.
STEP 3
The Russian salad is perfect to be enjoyed cold and can be kept in the fridge covered with plastic wrap for one or two days.
VARIATIONS
Vegan Russian Potato Salad. Skip the ham and eggs and choose vegan mayonnaise.
Healthy Olivier Salad. Swap the mayonnaise with Greek Yogurt and use turkey, chicken or tofu instead of ham
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Russian Potato Salad (Irina Shayk Recipe)
Ingredients
- 4 potatoes, yellow, boiled and diced
- 2 carrots, medium, boiled and diced
- 1 cup peas, canned or boiled
- ¾ cup Mayonnaise
- 4 eggs, boiled, diced
- ½ cup pickles
- 1 cup ham, diced
Instructions
STEP 1
- For the success of the recipe, we boil the potatoes, peas, eggs, and carrots separately. Make sure that the carrots and potatoes are not mush. Remove them from the heat as soon as they are ready. Leave them to cool.
STEP 2
- Dice the pickles, potatoes, ham, eggs, and carrots into small pieces and place them in a bowl. Then we add the peas.
STEP 3
- The Russian salad is perfect to be enjoyed cold and can be kept in the fridge covered with plastic wrap for one or two days.