The most RUSSIAN of all foods."salad - "Oliv'e"

Every Russian living in Russia eats on average 52 pounds of this salad a year.

Best with VODKA. This applies to almost every delicious Russian dish.

Those are ingredients from "Match" but an be easily find in other less "exotic" places.

Boil for 25 minutes 3 potatoes, 2 carrots, 5 eggs.

Cut in small pieces grilled chicken breast,(this one is rather rare in a past, but becomes more common)

(can be replaced with the cocked meat, the cubes of ham, and even with cubes of any sausage.)

 potatoes, carrots, eggs.

Add two cans of peas, mayo, black pepper.

Cut 4-5 pickles, mix everything and taste.

If it needs salt add instead another pickle.

The alternative"small"version.

Potato Salad (Salat "Oliv'e")

• 1 medium size potato
• 1 medium size carrot
• 2 hard-boiled eggs
• 2 small cucumbers or half of a large one
• 1 small to medium yellow onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 8 oz. canned green peas
• 8 oz. canned black petite olives
• 2/3 cup of ham or beef (not hamburger meat)
• 2-3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
• Salt, black pepper according to taste

Boil potato in the jacket, carrot with the skin on, cool off, peel. Cut potato, carrot, cucmber, eggs, ham (or beef) and onion in small cubes. Cut garlic very finely. Mix together. When adding canned peas and olives make sure to drain them first. The juice from the can can make your salad soggy. Stir everything together and add mayonnaise. Makes 4-6 servings.