Classic salad with sausage
Description
Olivier salad is very simple to prepare, and every homemaker can treat their family and guests to this delicious and hearty dish. The key to success in preparing the salad lies in properly selected ingredients. The boiled sausage should be fresh and high quality, and its price should not be lower than that of meat. Choose either doctor's sausage or milk-based boiled sausage. Use peas of the marrow variety—they are more tender and sweeter. Also, choose a high-fat mayonnaise, since this sauce is made from sunflower oil and egg yolks and cannot be low in fat. Alternatively, you can make the mayonnaise yourself. Now I'll tell you in detail,
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Boil the eggs hard (10 minutes). Cook the potatoes and carrots in salted water. Drain the liquid from the canned peas.
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Step 2
Cut the carrots and potatoes into medium cubes. You can also chop them using a grater (vegetable cutter), which will speed up the cooking process.
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Step 3
Cut the canned cucumbers into cubes of approximately the same size. Before adding them to the common plate, gently squeeze out the juice by hand to prevent the salad from becoming watery. Cut the sausage into cubes as well and add it to the other ingredients.
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Step 4
Boil the eggs and chop them or also mash them using a potato masher.
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Step 5
Add marinated peas, salt to taste, and mix. Add mayonnaise.
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Step 6
Mix well so that all ingredients are coated with mayonnaise.
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Step 7
Serve the salad, garnished with your favorite greens.