Salad Olivier - Столичный салат

Olivier Salad is known in many countries, often under the name of Russian salad, not only in the countries of the former USSR but also in Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Croatia, Spain, Poland and even Argentina and Uruguay. It first appeared in the Russian magazine Наша пища in1894).

It is usually made with diced boiled potatoes, carrots, brined dill pickles, green peas, eggs, celeriac, onions, diced boiled chicken (or sometimes ham or bologna sausage), tart apples, with salt, pepper, and mustard added to enhance flavor, dressed with sour cream/ mayonnaise..