Salad Olivieyeh

Name: Salad Olivieyeh
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: either 1 large can garden peas or 1 small bag frozen peas, blanched and drained; either 1 large can garden peas or 1 small bag frozen peas, blanched and drained; 1–2 bunches of spring onions (scallion(s)); 1 jar (750 g/1 lb 10 oz) Persian pickled cucumbers; 2 breasts skinless cooked chicken (bit of a waste to use breasts, so the meat from a couple of legs and thighs would be adequate. This is obviously a good way of using leftover roast chicken); 2 breasts skinless cooked chicken (bit of a waste to use breasts, so the meat from a couple of legs and thighs would be adequate. This is obviously a good way of using leftover roast chicken); 400 g/14 oz/1¾ cups mayonnaise; 2 breasts skinless cooked chicken (bit of a waste to use breasts, so the meat from a couple of legs and thighs would be adequate. This is obviously a good way of using leftover roast chicken); 1.5 kg/3¼ lb.peeled potatoes (use a smooth-textured potato such as Desiree); 1.5 kg/3¼ lb.peeled potatoes (use a smooth-textured potato such as Desiree); English mustard; butter; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6–8 hard-boiled eggs; lemon juice; 1 bunch of fresh tarragon (or 4 tsp dried tarragon), optional; 1 bunch of fresh tarragon (or 4 tsp dried tarragon), optional; 1 large bunch of fresh coriander (cilantro) or parsley (according to taste); 1 large bunch of fresh coriander (cilantro) or parsley (according to taste); 1–2 bunches of spring onions (scallion(s)); 1 large bunch of fresh coriander (cilantro) or parsley (according to taste)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Salmagundi

By Sally Butcher

Published 2014

About

This is a twist on a dish popular in many countries. A sort of posh potato salad, it undoubtedly originated in Russia (it was devised by Chef Olivier around 150 years ago) – the Spanish call their version ensaladilla a la Russe, while over in the UK you might know it as Russian salad. Anyway, the Persian version is popular right across the land, and is eaten as a snack, at parties and as a sandwich filling. As with all dishes, some of the ingredients are debatable – one housewife usi

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Asia
Sandwich
Snack
Gluten-free

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