It is impossible to imagine a New Year's table without its main "highlight" - Olivier salad. It owes its name to the chef Lucien Olivier, who first cooked it in the 19th century. True, at that time it was significantly different from our usual dish: it included caviar, crayfish necks, partridge meat. Naturally, in the Soviet Union this salad was "simplified" a little, however, because of this, it did not become less popular and tasty.
But even the classic Olivier can be significantly improved. We've put together top tips to help you change the taste of your familiar salad and also make it less nutritious.
Secrets of making an amazing salad
We have collected for you TOP-5 secrets that will make the most familiar New Year's salad shine with new colors:
- Meat. The taste of the salad is 70% dependent on this ingredient. Many people use the Doktorskaya sausage in the old fashioned way, others replace it with chicken meat. But Olivier will turn out to be much tastier with farm ham or beef tongue. If you are an adherent of chicken, then instead of breast, take a more juicy and tender thigh.
- Quality mayonnaise. It should be thick, but not the fattest. And it's best to cook it yourself. In this case, the salad will definitely become more useful.
- Onion. It is best to marinate it - the salad will acquire a special piquancy. Moreover, this process takes only a few hours: you need to finely chop the onion, fill it with hot water, add a little vinegar and sugar with salt to taste, leave in the refrigerator for 2 hours. After that, it is enough to drain the water and send the onion to the salad.
- Ingredients. To the already traditional ingredients of the composition (potatoes, eggs, peas, etc.), you can add other ingredients that will make the salad more delicious. For example, fresh cucumber and herbs, especially dill, are suitable for Olivier.
- Pepper. Before serving the salad, sprinkle it with ground black pepper, which will give the salad a bright taste and aroma.
Tips for novice cooks
These recommendations will help you prepare an amazing salad, even if you have never been famous for your love of cooking before.
Advice:
- To prevent the potato cubes from sticking together when cutting, just moisten the knife in cold water (you can also use vegetable oil, but in this case the products will turn out to be fatty).
- When choosing carrots, give preference to those root vegetables that have a sweetish taste. It is difficult to make a mistake here: the carrots should be bright orange, without green spots.
- Fresh eggs are best cleaned. Therefore, in the store, choose those for which a maximum of 2-3 days from the moment of packing.
- When buying peas, give preference to what is packaged in glass containers. This allows you to carefully inspect the contents. For example, the presence of dark peas or white sediment indicates that the product does not differ in taste and quality.
- You can add some Worcestershire sauce along with the dressing to add a more savory flavor to the salad.
How to make Olivier less nutritious?
Just three simple steps and your favorite, but high-calorie salad can be turned into a dietary one:
- just replace potatoes with boiled zucchini (it will be a great substitute);
- instead of sausages (which, in principle, should not be consumed), ham or beef, use boiled chicken;
- use low-fat mayonnaise (no more than 10% fat), otherwise the salad will not be suitable for those who care about their figure, but it is better to replace it with sour cream or natural yogurt.
These simple tips will help you refresh the flavor of this salad.
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