Romanian Boeuf Salad

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Romanian Boeuf Salad, a traditional dish in many European countries that is widely enjoyed at special occasions throughout the year, particularly at Christmas or Easter. The salad is usually made with boiled potatoes, carrots, peas, boiled meat (can be either beef or chicken), pickled cucumbers (gherkins) and red peppers, all dressed in plenty of mayo and decorated for the ultimate party appetizer.

Prep Time40

Cook Time1 30

Cooling Time2

Total Time4 10

Course: Appetizer, Salad

Cuisine: Romanian

Servings: people

Calories: 351kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

6 medium potatoes
4 carrots
1 jar of pickled cucumbers or gherkins (400 g, 13 oz)
1 small jar of pickled red peppers (200 g, 7 oz)
1 cup cooked peas
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
juice of 1 lemon
salt to taste
1 cup cooked chicken breast

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

In a big pan, boil the potatoes and carrots in their skin until tender. Allow them to cool, peel and cut them into cubes.
Separately, chop the pickles, squeeze the excess liquid and mix them with the potatoes, carrots, peas and chicken.
Add 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise and mix all the ingredients together.
Season with salt to taste, add the juice of one lemon and the mustard.
Garnish with the remaining mayonnaise and feel free to decorate with strips of pickles, boiled egg whites, olives, parsley and anything you may like.
Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours.

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Notes

So the secret here is balance, we need equal amount of boiled vegetables to go with equal amount of pickled vegetables. Not enough pickles, and the salad will be plain and boring, but too many, and it will be too sour.

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