Russian Salad :
Russian Salad History And Its Uses :
Before mention about Russian Salad I want to tell you about
useful history and uses of Russian Salad Russian Salad is a Russian dish called “Olivier Salad”,
“Moscovian Salad” and it is a traditional dish of Russian Cuisine, This dish was invented in 1860s by
Belgian Lucien Oliver, he was the chef of Hermitage restaurant that is the
famous restaurant of Moscow, this dish imminently become an important dish and
become very famous in Russia and this dish become the restaurant signature
dish. It is also popular in many other European countries like America, Canada,
Israel and United Kingdom and also very popular in Asian countries like
Pakistan India and Bangladesh etc. which are available in sweets with different
fruits and vegetables.
In Russia and other
post-Soviet states this salad is an important part of new year dinner table, it
is main dish on their table.
Health Benefit Of Russian Salad :
Eating a high fiber salads aids in lowering cholesterol
and also is known to prevent constipation.
Eating a little good fat (like the monounsaturated fat found
in olive oil, avocado and nuts) with your vegetables in salads appears to help
your body absorb protective phyto-chemicals (known to protect against
cancer and heart disease), like lycopene from tomatoes and lutein from dark
green vegetables.
Best way to skip croutons (deep fried pieces of wheat bread)
which are few in nutrients and have a high glycemic load is to replace them by
nuts and seeds and maintain the crunchiness in the salad.
Want to balance it with proper carbohydrates and protein to
make it a whole meal; you can add brown rice or protein packed Quinoe, grilled
chicken, low fat Paneer, Tofu or Sprouts.
Ingredients :
Please note these ingredients and try to buy these thing in fresh mood
- Potatoes 2
- Carrots 2
- Apple 1
- Walnut 50 gm
- Raisin 50 gm
- Mayonnaise ½ cup
- Black pepper ¼ tsp
- Salt to taste
- Cream 4 tsp
Cooking Directions :
Pick up your pen and note book note this recipe and don’t
miss any stage.
- Boil potatoes and carrots.
- Cut apple, potato and carrot into cubes.
- Combine boiled carrot, boiled potatoes, apple, walnut, raisin, black pepper, mayonnaise and cream in a bowl and mix well.
- Serve the delicious Russian salad with grilled chicken and zeera pulao.
- To serve, garnish with lettuce leaf, sliced cucumber and long slices of carrot.
- Tips: Boiled green peas or boiled chicken can also be added to the salad.
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