Recipes: R&U Salads

[mendeleyev]

Homemade Russian Style Mayonnaise (майонез)


Ingredients
1 cup vegetable oil, chilled.
2 egg yolks.
1 tsp mustard.
1 tsp sugar.
2 Tbsp vinegar.
Salt to taste.


Method
Carefully separate the egg yolk from the white. Add the mustard and salt to the yolk and whisk thoroughly.

Gradually pour in the chilled oil to the egg yolk mixture a tablespoon at a time, whisking thoroughly and continuously until all the oil is mixed in, creating a thick creamy consistency.

Carefully stir in the vinegar and sugar.


Serve
Add to salads as needed.


Make your own and you won't need this:

[mendeleyev]

Tomato - Cucumber salad (Аччик-чучук—салат из помидоров и огурцов)


Состав:
500 г помидоров, 2-3 головки лука, 2-3 огурца, соль и перец - по вкусу.


Приготовление:
Репчатый лук нарезать тонкими кольцами. Выбрав очень спелые, но не помятые помидоры, вымыть и нарезать ломтиками или дольками. Промытые огурцы очистить от кожицы и нарезать, по усмотрению, соломкой, кубиками, кольцами. Соединить все овощи, посыпать солью; молотым перцем и рубленой зеленью, перемешать.

При подаче на стол горкой положить в салатницу или на тарелку, вырезать из одного помидора "тюльпан", положить сверху салата, оформить кольцами лука и огурца. Подается как самостоятельная закуска с лепешками и как гарнир к плову, шашлыку и другим мясным и жирным блюдам.



Ingredients
6 ea Tomatos firm, medium
2 ea Cucumbers 4-5 inches peeled
1 tb Vinegar
1/2 c Sour cream
1/2 ea Onion medium sized
Salt & ground black pepper
To taste
1 tb Dill fresh chopped fine
2 tb Sunflower oil

 
Method
De-stem the tomatos, quarter them, & place in a large bowl. Slice the cucumbers & the onion & combine with the oil & sour cream in the bowl. Sprinkle with the dill as you serve.  

[mendeleyev]

Egg and Onion Salad


Ingredients:
3 Eggs, 1 Onion, 1 Small Potato, Vegetable Oil, Salt, Pepper.


Dressing - Finely mash the potato. Add vegetable oil to the potato, mix until everything is evenly distributed.


Instructions:
Boil the eggs.
Finely chop the onion and put it in a strainer. Rinse the onion, first with hot water followed by cold water. This will remove any bitter taste the onion may have.
Combine the eggs with the onion.
Add the dressing.
Add salt and pepper to taste.

[mendeleyev]

Egg Salad with Meat


This is a delicious easy to prepare dish. It can be served for everyday meals as well as for special occasions.


Ingredients:
5 Eggs, 2 Tablespoons of Milk, 300gr. of preferred boiled meat, кинза - 1 пучок, 2 Cloves of Garlic, Mayonnaise to taste, Salt and Pepper to taste.


Instructions:
Combine eggs and milk. Make an omelet. Chill the omelet.
Cut the omelet into thin spaghetti-like strips.
Cut the meat into ¼” cubes.
Finely chop the dill and the garlic.
Combine the cut omelet strips with the meat, garlic, and dill. Mix all the ingredients together.
Add mayonnaise and mix.
Add salt and pepper to taste.

[mendeleyev]

Egg Salad with Shrimp

Serves: 12

Ingredients:
12 Eggs, 450g of peeled shrimp, Mayonnaise, salt, pepper, paprika to taste. 


Instructions:
1. Boil the eggs.
2. Dry the shrimp. Be sure that you’ve removed all the extra liquid from the shrimp; otherwise, the salad will be too liquid.
3. Peal the hardboiled eggs and chop them into tiny bits. Be sure that they are very finely chopped.
4. Add a few tablespoons of mayonnaise. Mix the eggs and the mayonnaise together, keep adding the mayonnaise until the salad reaches the desired consistency.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Add the shrimp.
7. Add the paprika for taste and decorative purposes. Chill prior to serving.

[mendeleyev]

Egg Salad with Cheese and Sweet Peppers
Serves: 4

Ingredients:
3 Strips of fresh sweet peppers (can be green, yellow, red), 1 Onion, Salt, Black Pepper, 4 Tablespoons of Vegetable Oil, 1 teaspoon of семена тмина, 100g of Cheese, 8 Hard Boiled Eggs, Lemon Juice from 1 lemon.

Dressing:
Combine lemon juice, salt, pepper, oil, and tmin. Whip the ingredients together with a fork.

Cut the eggs and the peppers into small cubes.
Finely chop the onion. 
Combine the prepared ingredients and add the dressing. Let stand for 10 minutes. 
Crumble the cheese and sprinkle on top of the salad.

[mendeleyev]

Egg Salad with Pickles

(Cooking Time: 20 min)

Ingredients:
6 Hard Boiled Eggs, 5 Pickles, 100g. of Mayonnaise, 2-3 Garlic Cloves, Salt and Pepper to taste.

Instructions:
Cut eggs into ½” cubes.
Cut the pickles into thin slices lengthwise.
Combine: eggs, pickles, mayonnaise, and salt.
Sprinkle black pepper on top.
You may also add cheese cubes on top.

[mendeleyev]

Egg Salad with Fresh Vegetables

Ingredients:
6 Hard Boiled Eggs, 2 Bunches of Radishes, 2 Cucumbers, 2 tablespoons of finely chopped Scallions, 1 tablespoon of Mustard, 1 tablespoon of Lemon Juice, Mayonnaise to taste, Salt to taste.

Instructions:
Dressing: Combine scallions, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, and salt.
Cut up eggs, cucumbers, and radishes.
Add the dressing to the vegetable and let stand prior to serving.

Enjoy with friends!

[shakespear]

Egg Salad with Fresh Vegetables

Isn't this what you'd get when you order "Salad Oliver" in a restaurant?

[siberia]

No Shakspear, the Olivier salad (recipe was in the other page of this thread) is potato salad with various veggies and eggs and meat, usually chicken, but some people use bologna or sausage.

[siberia]

When we have a party and my Russian husband will be drinking vodka with his friends, he always wants this salad.

Grated cheese, sometimes I just buy pre shredded cheddar in those bags.
Tons of minced garlic fresh,
mayonnaise
Just mix all ingredients together.

They eat it by the spoonful while drinking shots of vodka. They also put it on bread sometimes. (slices of baguette)

[mendeleyev]

Mirror's Greek Salad (греческий салат)

From our contributor Mirror.....

I prefer to eat simple food..as simpler as better.

In Greek salad I put tomatoes,cucumbers,Pekin's cabbage (we name it салат),olives,olive oil...and the most important to put a cheese FETA of the best quality ( we have not real FETA here but I like to use french variant of FETA:it has more delicate taste and consistence). Sometimes I put a little lemon's juice to emulgate oil. Put more Pekin's cabbage and you will get better taste!What I like it is this salad doesn't need too much time to be prepared (5 min max!).

Good appetite!

 

[mendeleyev]

It seems that we have more of our Russian lady members interested in the recipes thread!  So, perhaps they might enjoy a recipe taken from www.kuking.net:


САЛАТ "СМЯТЕНИЕ МИССИС ФОКС"   
 
 
Описание:   салаты и закуски
 
Источник: Милена
 
Время приготовления: 10-15 мин
 
Ингредиенты:
Салат листовой - много или кочанный - 2 шт
Креветки - 1 кг
Яблоко зеленое - 2 шт
Огурец - 2 шт
Сок 1 лимона
Масло оливковое 3-4 ст. ложки


 
Инструкции:
Этот салат очень свежий, весенний и поэтому нашей семье он очень нравится. Его можно подавать с белым вином, как самостоятельное блюдо. Попробуйте, не пожалеете!

Креветки отварить и нарезать небольшими кусочками. Яблоко и огурец нарезать тонкой длинной соломкой. Салат промокнуть от влаги и нарезать длинными полосками. На дно салатницы выложить крупные листья салата, сложить креветки, огурцы, яблоко и салат (его должно быть больше, чем других ингредиентов). Полить заправкой. Для этого смешать сок лимона и оливковое масло.
 

[mendeleyev]

"VITAMIN" SALAD


Ingredients
1/2 lb cabbage, 1/2 lb carrots, 1 apple, 1 onion, 1 red pepper, 1 small cucumber, 1 tomato, 1 radish, mayonnaise


Preparation
Chop cabbage; grate carrots, radish and apple; chop onion finely, and cut tomato, cucumber and pepper in thin pieces; season with mayonnaise.

[mendeleyev]

Vegetable Spread

This is a spread to use with bread.  In this particular recipe the egglant is highlighted in the ingredients.  Vegetable spreads, just like caviar or jam, are popular toppings for bread when serving tea or to accompany a meal.

Ingredients
1 medium sized eggplant
1 large carrot
1 large yellow onion
1 celery stick
1 lb. fresh tomatoes or 16 oz. can peeled whole tomatoes or tomato sauce
2 cloves finely chopped garlic
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup chopped dill
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon soy-sauce
2 bay leaves
Olive oil


Method
Fresh tomatoes should be peeled, chopped and stewed for 30-40 minutes on low heat (after bringing to boil) to make a sauce. In order to peel fresh tomatoes pour hot (boiling temperature) water over them. Pour boiling hot water over eggplant (it eliminates a possibly bitter taste of the eggplant skin). Chop eggplant into cubes, salt and put into well-oiled frying pan. Stew on low for 30 minutes, mix frequently, add oil if pan gets too dry. Avoid burning the peel. When the eggplant gets soft and decreases in size add finely chopped (best to grind) carrot, finelly chopped celery, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, black pepper, bay leaves. Mix cook for 20 minutes. Add dill, cilantro, parsley. Cook for another 10-15 minutes. Stir frequently. Serves 6-8.

[2tallbill]

blatantly stole recipe from

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tqAuwGaWySU/SaDuTig_c-I/AAAAAAAAFL4/BwqZzoUnnmY/s1600-h/Russian+Salad+(Rus+Salatasi).JPG





2 potatoes, boiled
1-2 medium carrot, boiled
½-1 cup sweet peas, boiled or steamed
½ cup sweet corn in a can (optional)
1/3 cup finely sliced pickles (optional)
½ tsp salt
4 tbsp mayonnaise
3-4 tbsp yogurt
Lemon juice/ vinegar to taste
Green olive pickles,red radish and dill for garnish

Chop boiled potatoes and carrots finely. Then in a bowl, mix the mayonnaise and yogurt. Place all the ingredients in a plate and mix. You can adjust the amount of lemon juice or vinegar to your taste. You can garnish Russian Salad with green olive pickle slices and dill on top.
Russian Salad goes well with any kind of meat dish.
ENJOY

[2tallbill]

blatantly stole recipe from
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cooking/msg1016454127281.html






Russian Salad - Ensaladilla Rusa


Seen in every tapas bar in Spain.

Four or more servings:

1 1/2 lbs (640 grams) potatoes
3/4 cup (100 grams) cooked peas - (I used frozen steamed)
1 tin tuna steak drained - 1/2 lb tin (225 grams)
1 small jar green pitted olives - I bought them stuffed with pimento
1 small roasted red pepper, cored, peeled and cut into strips (I used them from a jar)
2 boiled eggs
2 TBS mayonnaise (I used 3 heaping)
1 TBS mayonnaise thinned with a little milk
Salt
My option: a dusting of paprika over all

1) Boil the potatoes in their skins until tender. Drain and cool. When cool peel and dice into a large bowl.

2) Add the cooked peas, the olives cut in halves (save a few whole ones for the garnish), the tuna flaked and one of the chopped eggs. Add salt to taste and then combine with the 2 (or 3) TBS mayonnaise

3) Spread the mixture on a platter forming a mound. Cover it completely with the thinned mayonnaise. A large serving spoon helps to coax it into shape.

4) Decorate with the strips of pepper, olives and the rest of the eggs.

5) It will keep in the fridge for a few days, improving with taste.

6) Serve with crusty bread.

[mendeleyev]

Sour Cream Tomatoes

The ingredients are very simple, but the outcome is awesome! You'll need Some ripe tomatoes, garlic and salt and of course sour-cream.

Cut tomatoes into big chunks, salt them, add a lot of garlic (2 cloves per tomato), pour sour-cream and mix. Let it stand for 20-30 minutes and serve.

[mendeleyev]

Posh Squash

This is a dish that often generates enough liquid to almost be a soup. But generally it's served as a side dish or during the salad course. However it's a great "stew" as well with all the natural vegetable juices.

Ingredients:
2 medium squashes
5 tomatoes
2 carrots
3 onions
Lots of dill, parsley, celery, garlic
Salt, pepper, oil


Preparation:
On one frying-pan you fry squash (or even zucchini) cubes. If the squash looks old to you, peel it first. On the other frying-pan fry cubed tomatoes, sliced onions, and grated carrots. When you are tired of all this gang softening nicely on the pans, mix them and add salt, crushed garlic, black ground pepper and herbs. Mix well and stew for 5-8 more minutes. Good both hot or cold, with fish, with meat, without anything at all and spread on a piece of bread.

TIP:
Russians say ‘squash’ and mean a regular squash, not a zucchini, a nice light-green vegetable with tender skin and not yet formed seeds – a baby-squash in the terminology of the whole foods stores. Over-ripe yellowish-brown squashes, the way the Americans use them, won’t do.

[mendeleyev]

Eggs Matryoshka (салат яйца бабушки)





Ingredients:
6 Eggs
50 g (=1.7 oz) cooked ham
4-5 mushrooms
1 onion
2 red sweet peppers
12 black peppercorns
butter
salt, pepper


Directions:
1.Hard boil the eggs, cool them using cold water and remove the shells. Cut the flat end off and carefully remove the yolk. Put egg yolks in a bowl and mash with a folk.
2.Clean onions and mushrooms. Chop finely. Save a couple of longer mushroom pieces to make matryoshka’s hair later.
3.Clean red pepper, remove seeds and membranes. Save 6 big pieces for matryoshkas’ headscarves and 6 small pieces to make the lips. Chop the rest finely.
4.Chop cooked ham finely.
5.Melt butter in a preheated pan. Sauté onions, mushrooms, red pepper and cooked ham until tender.
6.Add into the bowl with mashed egg yolks and mix well together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
7.Carefully stuff the mixture into the egg whites. Don’t let the "skins" tear!
8.Place stuffed eggs on a plate and decorate as matryoshkas. Use black peppercorns as eyes, big red pepper pieces as headscarves, small red pepper pieces as lips and mushroom pieces as hair.

[lindochka]

What a great thread, and these salads are a newer part of Eastern European cuisine that I didn't learn from my mother and grandmothers.

Mendeleyev, a cousin of mine made a very cute (and simple) variation on Eggs Matryoshka that requires only hardboiled eggs, the bottom ends of tomatoes (that you'd probably just toss if you were slicing the tomatoes for some other use), and mayonnaise (the kind that comes in a plastic bag).

Just stand the hardboiled eggs on their larger ends on a platter, slicing off a tiny bit if it makes it easier for them to stand. Top the smaller ends of the eggs with the tomato bottoms and dot with mayonnaise. The result is a platter of what looks like those woodland mushrooms with the spotted red caps. (I thought those were only in fairy tales till I came across them in the forest when we were 'shrooming.)

[mendeleyev]

Салат с виноградом (Grape Salad)


На 2 порции:
400г квашеной капусты
200 г винограда
100г грудки цыплёнка
40г мёда
2г имбиря
40г соевого соуса
2ст.л растительного масла


Приготовление:
1.Грудку цыплёнка обжарьте в растительном масле и нарежьте тонкими кусочками. Имбирь почистите и натрите на тёрке.
2. Перемешайте все ингредиенты в салатнике с добавлением мёда и соевого соуса. Виноград вымойте, обсушите крупные ягоды разрежьте пополам. Украсьте салат виноградом.

[mendeleyev]

Cucumbers and onions (огурцы и лук)





1 kg small crisp cucumbers
2 large onions
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp sea salt
1 Tbsp vinegar (30%)
freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp Dijon or Estonian mustard
1 to 2 large dried dill "blossoms" (ask from the market)

Slice the cucumber and onions into thin slices - I used my kitchen mandoline. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, then cover with cling film and leave to stand at room temperature (that's 18-20 C) for about 5 hours.
Shake the bowl or mix the salad couple of times, so the seasonings would distribute evenly.
Divide into sterilised jars and close the jars (there should be enough liquid now to cover the cucumber slices).
Keeps for a week or two in the fridge.

[mendeleyev]

Салат "Невеста" (This is called a "Brides" salad)


Состав:
2 свеклы
2 моркови
2-3 картошки
3 яйца
1 луковица
300г сыра жёлтого


Для соуса:
по 2 стол. ложки - растит. масла, уксуса 9%, кипячёной хол. воды.
1 чайн. ложка соли

Взять салатницу (желательно прозрачную) высокую и со строго вертикальными краями.
Приготовить соус- в суть тёплой кипячёной воде растворить соль, добавить масло и уксус. Перед тем как сбрызгивать слои, каждый раз тщательно перемешивать. Если майонез острый - не переборщить с солью.

Слой свеклы, потёртой на мелкой тёрке (как бурачная, только мелкая), сбрызнуть соусом, смазать тонким слоем майонеза, слегка посвпать мелко нарезанным луком (лучше ошпаренным).

Аналогично-
слой моркови;
слой картошки;
слой сыра (луком не посыпать);
слой яиц так же потереть на мелкой тёрке(слегка подсолить и смазать только майонезом).

Закрыть крышкой или тарелкой и поставить в холодильник на пару часов, а лучше на ночь.

Перед подачей на стол посыпать тёртым сыром.
Когда порция накладывается на порционную тарелку, то перемешивается.

[dbneeley]

I don't know much about Scotch Broth, but yes on the soup. In Moscow, Mother in law makes barley soup. In the USA it is Mr Mendeleyev who makes barley soup. I've found this one to be a nice recipe that works without a lot of effort: http://www.russianfoods.com/recipes/item000EE/default.asp (I add chopped carrots as that makes it more taste like MIL creates at home in Moscow.)

For Christmas 2008, I bought a Kenwood food processor which we use all the time around here. It seems carrots are in a huge number of dishes in our household, often grated. Thus, being able to do them in large quantity in a few seconds has been a true time savings. (By the way, the food processor was *my* present--my wife would have taken offense to a kitchen gadget for *her* present! With age, you occasionally learn these things...)

One of my favorite recipes here is what Irina calls the "Mimosa salad"--which has layers of cooked potatoes that have been riced, shredded carrot, hard-boiled and riced egg, and tuna fish with a few other ingredients such as some diced onion and so on. The resulting dish is both beautiful and tasty. I have no idea whether this is in any of the Russian cookbooks or where she originally came up with it, however.

David