Mr. Olivier - guest of honor at the festive table

In the post-Soviet space, probably, there is no one who is not familiar with this salad. This is akin to the ritual - every New Year on the festive table should be a bowl with olivier. And it's not surprising that the dish so loved by our people, because it is truly delicious, hearty and not sophisticated in cooking. If you have a little forgotten about how the classic version of Olivier salad is prepared, we recommend reading our recipe and recommendations to it.

Classic recipe for salad olivier

It is worth recalling that Olivier salad was originally invented in the 17th century by a cook, whose surname became the name of his "child". The ingredients of this salad originally included such products as beef tongue, hazel grouses, etc. The classic version of the Soviet model of this salad has nothing to do with the ancient recipe, except for the name. But, nevertheless, our version is very tasty and simple. What products will be needed to make this "best seller" of all time and people read below.

List of ingredients:

• beef pulp - 300 g
• potatoes - 400 g
• pickled cucumbers - 250 g
• canned green peas - 1 pot
• mayonnaise - 200 g
• green onion - several stems

Preparation:

1. First of all boil the meat. It should be cooked for about 40 minutes.
2. Boil also need potatoes. Skin in this case do not remove, but leave in, so to speak, uniform.
3. While these ingredients are cooked, we proceed to slicing cucumbers. Cut them with cubes, as small as possible.
4. When the potatoes and beef are cooked, they also need to be cut into small cubes.
5. Peas are added to the rest of the products, having drained the liquid from it.
6. Green onions must be chopped, and then poured into a salad.
7. In the final stage, add the mayonnaise, after which all the products are thoroughly stirred. Ideally, let the salad brew for a couple of hours in the refrigerator. But if you really want to - you can eat right away.

Light version of the famous salad olivier

If for some reason you are not recommended to eat mayonnaise (this can be a fight against excess weight or stomach and liver diseases), then we recommend that you fill this dish with an excellent alternative that does not cause any harm to your body. The bottom line is that we will replace mayonnaise with a specially sour cream dressing, which will not differ much in taste. For its preparation you will need:

• sour cream (fat content 15-20%) - 200 g
• vinegar - 1 tbsp. l.
• egg yolk - 1 pc.
• mustard - 1 tsp.
• salt to taste

First of all, we need to whip the yolk. You can do it with a mixer or a regular fork. The main thing is to get a foamy emulsion. Now add the sour cream and again a good whisk. After this you need to bring a teaspoon of mustard and stir again.

At the very end, we add vinegar and salt to taste, after which again we whip our refueling properly.

That's all the wisdom of this delicious and very hearty dish. This recipe for cooking Olivier has been around for a long time and no cook has yet dared to make changes to it, as this salad is fond of very many people of different generations.