Salad "Olivier" in advertising does not need. It is present at almost every festive table, and in the New Year's menu it occupies an obligatory place of honor. Each hostess makes her own adjustments to the traditional option, and adapts the taste of the dish according to the preferences of her family.
For young, beginning housewives, we will tell you in detail below how to properly prepare a salad "Olivier".
How to prepare salad "Olivier" at home?
Ingredients:
- chicken breast - 400 g;
- Potato tubers - 510 g;
- chicken eggs - 5 pcs .;
- carrots - 125 g;
- salad onion - 75 g;
- pickled cucumbers - 170 g;
- fresh cucumbers - 120 g;
- peas canned - 210 g;
- mayonnaise - 230 g or to taste;
- salt.
Preparation
The taste of the ready-made salad directly depends on the quality of the meat, which we use as a component of the dish. It must be necessarily fresh. You do not need to use chicken. It can be successfully replaced with pork by beef or as a meat base sausages. Each time the taste will be slightly different, but in its own way interesting and unique.
So, put the chicken breast in a container with salted water and boil until fully cooked. In the other two containers, we boil pre-washed tubers of potatoes, carrots and chicken eggs.
On readiness we let all components cool down, chicken breasts can be removed from bones if necessary, vegetables from skins, and eggs from shells.
Now cut the prepared ingredients of the salad into cubes, including marinated and fresh cucumbers and lettuce. If you are not fond of onion sharpness and sharpness, then in order to get rid of it, pour onion cubes for two minutes with boiling water, and then discard it in a colander.
We combine all the prepared ingredients in a large bowl, add the peas, before discarding it in a colander, and season with mayonnaise and taste salt. We gently mix our "Olivier", put it in a salad bowl and serve it to the table.
How to prepare a salad with Olivier sausage?
Ingredients:
- sausage boiled - 220 g;
- sausage smoked - 180 g;
- potato tubers - 520 g;
- chicken eggs - 5 pcs .;
- carrots - 125 g;
- salad onion - 75 g;
- pickled cucumbers - 190 g;
- peas canned - 210 g;
- mayonnaise - 230 g or to taste;
- salt.
Preparation
Similarly, the first recipe is cooked until it is ready and then we cool the pre-washed potatoes, carrots and chicken eggs.
Then, vegetables and sausages get rid of skins, eggs from shells and shredded cubes about seven millimeters in size. We also cut cucumbers and pre-peeled salad onions. Shredded components are added to a large container, add canned peas without brine, season with mayonnaise and taste salt and mix.
Instead of sausage you can take ham or balyk, the taste of the dish will only benefit from this.
How to prepare a salad with olive oil and fresh apple and cucumber?
Ingredients:
- sausage or ham - 310 g;
- Potato tubers - 510 g;
- chicken eggs - 5 pcs .;
- carrots - 125 g;
- salad onion - 75 g;
- fresh cucumbers - 220 g;
- apples - 120 g;
- peas canned - 280-320 g;
- mayonnaise - 300 g or to taste;
- salt.
Preparation
Potatoes, carrots and chicken eggs are cooked until ready and let cool. Then we clean vegetables and eggs and shred small cubes.
Pieces of the same size and shape cut into sausage or ham, previously washed and dried fresh cucumbers, peeled salad onions and apples. Mix the ingredients in a deep container, add canned peas, add salt and dress with mayonnaise. Gently stir the salad, put it in a salad bowl and serve it to the table.