Salade Russe (Russian Salad)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- carrots (equal part)
- turnips (equal part)
- potatoes (equal part)
- green beans (equal part)
- peas (equal part)
- truffles (equal part)
- cooked mushrooms (equal part)
- scarlet tongue or lean ham (equal part)
- lobster tail flesh (equal part)
- capers (equal part)
- gherkins (equal part)
- sausage (equal part)
- anchovy fillets (equal part)
- sauce Mayonnaise
- beetroot
- caviar
Instructions
- Prepare in equal parts the carrots, turnips, potatoes, green beans, peas, truffles, cooked mushrooms, scarlet tongue or lean ham, lobster tail flesh, capers, gherkins, sausage and anchovy fillets.
- Bind the whole with sauce Mayonnaise.
- Decorate at will with the elements of the salad, with beetroot and caviar.