Usually people outside of former-USSR call it Russian Salad, however its original name is Salad Olivier.
This salad was and maybe still is the most traditional dish for the home New Year celebration for russian people.
My salad recipes
Fresh Carrots and Garlic Salad
January 25th, 2009 in Salad Recipes by MeCooking
And again carrots with a lot of vitamin A and carotin. The best way to keep those nutrients from “dying” while cooking is to eat them fresh. And garlic can’t spoil it anyhow.
Enjoy Fresh Carrots & Garlic Salad as an healthy addition to your meat meals.
Green Tuna Salad
January 3rd, 2009 in Salad Recipes by MeCooking
Good, nutritious and light salad with tuna and lettuce.
An easy good way to watch your weight without feeling hungry all the time.
Crab Sticks and Rice Salad
December 28th, 2008 in Salad Recipes by MeCooking
Everybody who tried my crab stick salad fell in love with it after first bite. Now I have no problems deciding what to bring to the party.
This salad is easy and fast to do and the taste is just great. Try it, you will like it!
How to Prepare Boiled Rice for Salad
December 28th, 2008 in Tips, Advices & How-to by MeCooking
Boiled rice is a part of a lot of salad recipes. It is important to prepare it right and let it cool down before you mix it with other ingredients of your salad. This article shows how I usually prepare boiled rice for the salad.
Carrots and Stewed Mushrooms Salad
December 26th, 2008 in Salad Recipes by MeCooking
Here comes the first recipe of this blog: step-by-step photo recipe of amazing and nutritious salad with carrots and mushroom sauce.
This salad is a perfect dish itself, there is not meat used to prepare it, just a lot of mushrooms and vegetables, however it can be served as a side dish for any meat, poultry or fish main dish if you like.
Carrots and Stewed Mushrooms Salad tastes good as warm as well as cooled, leftover can be easily stored in fridge. Hope you will like it!
