I’m Polish and this salad is a must on Christmas menu in Poland. We make it little different no meat at all and we use cucumbers in brine It’s my favorite and remainds me of my childhood. ❤
Cucumbers in a brine is still a pickle! It's just a different way of pickling as it uses brine pickling versus vinegar pickling. 😊 Do you know if the recipe has a long history in Poland or was it something introduced to Poland from Russia during it's period under communist rule? I'm just curious. My Great-Grandmother fled the territory on her father's orders in the late 1800s because he & her eldest brother were involved in partisan activities against the foreign occupation of the time. She wound up in a small town in the US while her younger sister wound up in Paris France. I don't know of many Polish recipes though. Her Irish daughter-in-law, my Grandmother, wasn't exactly a great cook to begin with & was perfectly fine with slapping together anything that was edible. My Grandfather only spent time in the kitchen at the table to eat, read the newspaper with his morning coffee, read whatever sporting magazines had arrived that day & work on crossword puzzles. My Aunt made something she called "Polish Borscht" but it had a vinegary yellow broth, chunks of kielbasa, hard-boiled eggs, potatoes & carrots. I have no idea if it was a real recipe or something she just invented on her own. I doubt it's any sort of "borscht" though, that means beetroot in Russian, doesn't it? We saw no such thing anywhere near the table!
@@annaszafraniec8294 that's what my Polish mother called. I think the recipe is adapted to people's preferences or region. Ours was meatless, no carrots but some celery to add crunch and not alot of mayo just like Vika prepared hers. Very tasty!
@@athelwulfgalland your aunt made Bialy Borscht or in Polish Bialy Barszcz . Bialy means white. It's more of an Easter soup using alot of Easter basket ingredients. It's a real recipe, not your aunt's original. There are variations in ingredients so there is Russian, Ukrainian and Polish Borscht recipes.
@@christinawrobel4869 That's really interesting! Thank you for providing the answer to a question which has been in my mind for over half of my life! My father & his sister, my Aunt, are no longer of this world. My cousins have scattered to the four winds of the Earth. Some still live but others too have joined those whom have passed before them. That leaves only my sister & myself who were seated at that table with whom I could share this interesting news. However she was far too young to remember anything about it. I think I will try to look up a recipe so as to reproduce the Bialy Barszcz broth. I remember the major ingredients but I will see what others typically add to it as well. In this way perhaps my wife, two adult age children & I can sit to a traditional Polish meal. As an aside, I don't keep much hope for this, but I was wondering if you know much about the origin of different surnames in Poland? While I'm pretty sure I know of the origin of my Great-Grandfather's surname I cannot say the same for my Great-Grandmother's surname. The name is Lezuchowski & I've been under the impression that this is based on the name of a village, township, county (the equivalent thereof) or region. However I cannot seem to figure out where that would be?
The candid exchange between you and Tolya is so sweet and genuine. I love that you are the same when people are looming or not. With everything going on in the world, this wholesome content is exactly what I need.
I was just about to write how my late mom and my nana before her always made TONS of Russian salad for every holiday, every New Year and also for every birthday. Nowadays, my sister makes it for the her Saint's day, too. It is a traditional staple for every celebration in Serbia as far as I can remember, no festive table is complete without a gigantic bowl of Russian Salad, and I still recall not caring about the meat and other dishes and eagerly awaiting binging on Russian salad when I was a child... Pozdrav i srećna nova godina! 💚
In America Americans love mayonnaise based salads . We usually love eating mayo based salads in sandwiches like egg salad and chicken salad. We like potato salad as a side dish.
That's what I was thinking - that the sausage to her is bologna to us - and started trying to think of other ways that bologna could be used rather than just in sandwiches!
@@mermeridian2041 I don't know what country you are from but in the states we also fry it. Other times we dip it in egg and bread crumbs and fry it. We also put chunks of it in "au gratin potatoes." We like it know matter what you call it. Enjoy😋
It’s very popular in Spain. We eat it as something very common in our diet. The only difference is that we don’t add sausage but we put tunna. And instead pickles, we put green olives. It’s a typical “tapa” in bars/restaurants here. We call it “ensaladilla rusa” (russian salad).
My family left Russia before the USSR. We add sour cream to the mayonnaise and use beetroot, potato, ham, cocktail onions, dill pickles and egg for our salad. The family is Still making it for almost every big occasion over 100 years on.
I am an American Orthodox Christian and I have seen this salad quite a few times at church! I have always loved it and how comforting it tastes. I didn't know that the Russian ladies making it were making a national favorite! Thank you for showing us! Can't wait to make it.
In Poland we have exactly the same salad, but it's called just "vegetable salad" or "potato salad". In each home the recipe differs a little bit, for example, some people add apples, some add onion, some add meat, and some not. But no matter what is inside it's soooo delicious and I love it
You and Tolya have got to be my favorite UA-cam couple. You can see so clearly how much you two love, respect, and appreciate each other. Vika, I want to make the salad. There is a place here in Atlanta, Georgia that sells a lot of meats and other products from Europe (including Russia). They even ship all over the United States. I think they will sell to me the most authentic style of meat. Or I guess I can use something simple from the grocery store. But I will try it. Looks so delicious 😋. Sending much love to you and your family. Stay safe. 💕and🔆. -Gayle
My dad is from iran (we live in germany), and he Makes a Version of this salad d'olivier. Instead of sausage, he also uses shredded chicken. And he doesn't cut the ingredients into cubes, but he grates them. Also, if you don't like mayonnaise much, you could do 50% mayonnaise and 50% yogurt. That's how we do it sometimes.
Excellent idea for folks who don’t care for mayonnaise! I also found a faux mayonnaise at the market which whips soft tofu, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, dill and mustard together into a creamy delicious alternative. 🫙
Hi Victoria! In Argentina we eat a version of this salad for Christmas and New Year and we call it "ensalada rusa", which means russian salad 😄. Love your videos! Saludos!! 🙌
I’m a Ukrainian who grew up in America. My mom would make this for every event! I even brought it to a work potluck and it was a big hit. One difference we do is we add raw onion to it. Gives it extra flavor and more crunch 😋
I'm Ukrainian and my family moved to Canada when I was 6 and my mom still makes it till today usually with chicken (24 now) One thing I will add is to me its not the same if you don't use Ukrainian or Russian mayo...I find the mayo you get here isn't the same taste but probably will be just fine for most people but I'm not the biggest fan of mayo to begin with. Id recommend go to a local Euro store or whatever you have see if you can get some give it a try.
This salad is soooo popular in Ecuador and served at pretty much all special occations. We call it "ensalada rusa". So wonderful to have the real recipe. Thank you! Your guys are so cute together! 😉 Agatha....what a sweet little rascal! 💝
I live in Bulgaria and we call it as you said “Russian salad”. My grandma is the one who makes it, it is very easy to prepare and we love it. Andd we eat a lot of it ❤️
We have the same salad in Germany, it’s simply potato salad. All ingredients are the same. And same as you, that salad was made for every occasion. 😂 My mom always added a bit of the pickle juice and it was so yummy!!!❤
I just subscribed. I've seen videos of yours over the years, though. That mayonnaise pouch seems very convenient. They don't sell it that way in Spain!
Oh wow. That’s an easy way to peel an egg! Going to be doing it that way from now on! Looks super yummy I’m in Canada but I’d love to try and make it here and give it a taste test! Thanks for sharing!
Hello, i tried a slightly modified version of the salad. and - we enjoyed it. instead of the sausage i used tofu cubes instead of mayonaise i prepared a sauce out of soy yoghurt, lemon, mustard, tumeric, salt and pepper This is not a fake version of your salad but a russian inspired, nutritious, vegan meal.
I made this a few days ago, but did not know it had a name or history. In Canada we call it potato salad, it's often served with ham on the side. We usually eat it in the hot months because it is cold food. If you want to use less mayonnaise, try mixing in cream like the Germans do. Thanks!
A coworker from Ukraine taught me this years ago. It is delicious! She used pickles from the local Russian grocery store, which are like mild dills, neither sour nor sweet.
Oh good. I was wondering if they were dill or sweet pickles! Thanks for mentioning that. We have a big Russian population in the PNW so there are import stores of Eastern foods. I’ll go show this to them and I know they’ll help me find the right pickles. I’m also wondering about the sausage. Pork or beef? Mild or spicy? 😬
@@drummerlovesbookworm9738 I would ask about that when you buy the pickles. Those stores have fun, interesting meat options. I really don't recall putting any meat in the salad I made.
Oh...and i just gotta say it again. EVERYTIME i see the whole family together and interacting...and how loving and everything. I LOVE that. What I wanted but mine didn't work out...so i live through you and Toyla. God Bless You and your family
I love your videos and find them very interesting. It is very refreshing to learn about other cultures, traditions and foods. I would love to learn the Russian language one day, and maybe even visit Russia, when the political situation is calmer.
I married into a Russian family and at first I wasn't a fan of the salad (I grew up in the south and was SO picky). But, having been married a few years and exploring the new culture dishes, I absolutely love Olivier Salad! I love to see how different each of our Russian families prepare them. All so so good!
My mother made this when I was a child but I didn't appreciate it until I was an adult. Thanks for sharing the history. You definitely made Tolya's day. He was so happy there was more in the fridge!
I've made my list of ingredients to make the salad next week. You and your family are lovely people, thanks for sharing. You and your husband are wonderful parents. Agatha is very bright. You give her the freedoms to explore and be included in cooking or other activities which grows her creativity. Be safe, I wish you all the very best. William Peppers, Frankfort, KY, USA.
It looks delicious and tasty!! In Spain we have a very similar salad called "ensaladilla rusa", which means Russian salad. It is very popular in the summer, when the temperatures are high. We vary it with ingredients such as tuna, carrots, beans,... Instead of using mayonaisse, we make a dressing with olive oil, lemon, parsley. Merry Christmas for you all!! Feliz Navidad
Here in LatinAmerica we adapted a version we call "ensalada Rusa" russian salad, and it´s made with potatoes, carrots, green beans and mayoneise, it's the best salad ♥
It reminds me of potato salad made here in the states. You know , it's always potatoes,pickles,eggs,and onion. Sometimes peppers or olives even. I really like the ingredients you have shared. I will try your recipe and serve on new years. Thank you and Merry Christmas from my family to yours.
My family and I emigrated from the former ussr when I was 10 years old and this dish had always been a staple for ever celebration get together. We use cut up smoked chicken instead of ham, and also add cooked beets for color and sweetness and diced red onions for added crunch and a hint of spice. When I started my current job over a decade ago, I toyed with the idea of bringing salad olivier to our Christmas office potluck but thought most Americans would likely not like it and made spinach lasagna rolls instead. Imagine my surprise when I saw that an African American colleague brought salad olivier as her contribution to the potluck! She told me that her mother was given the recipe by a Russian lady when they were both working as maids. Her family has been eating 'russian salad' for over 50 years at every holiday gathering.
The Russian salad is very popular in Romania too, they call it a “boeuf salad” 😅 And they have it exactly as you said, for every celebration mainly Christmas and New Year/winter but also others. Happy holidays! ❤
Hi, Vika! This is Ann from the Philippines. My daughter, Bianca and I love your vlogs! I was inspired by your Russian salad, thus, I prepared and had it on our New Year's Eve menu. My family loved it! 😍
I grew up in the Midwest region of the USA, and this feels familiar bc the people there love mayonnaise-based salads. This recipe makes me wonder if those foods weren’t based on this recipe.
The favorite salad of Serbian people as well, every house has it for the New Year and other bigger celebrations as well. One interesting fact, in the stores we have a mix of vegetables which are already cut that are used in the Russian salad, so that it's easier and faster to prepare it. Happy holidays from Serbia!
In Bulgaria we also make this with my husband for new year! Thank you for being so warm and reminding me of home. I'm in Belgium at the moment and your videos remind me of my home and family so much! ❤❤ thank you for sharing!
We eat the same thing here in Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia, only we call it "Russian salad". I found so many things in common, and half of them I was not aware before I watched your videos. Very interesting. Wish you and family all the best. ❤️
In Poland, this salad is just called a vegetable salad. And it is present on a table during any important celebrations such as Easter Eve or Christmas, or any other family gatherings. Apart from all the ingredients you have mentioned, there is no meat added, but we add apples, celery - this white root stuff, and leak or onion. In Slovenia, where they also love it, it is called a French salad and there is no meat, no onion, and no apple, but otherwise all the same as in the Russian version:)
Im from Spain and we know this like "Ensaladilla Rusa" we dont put pickles and instead sausage we put tuna, olives and/or anchovies. Usually we eat this in summer but you can find it as a "tapa" in most of spanish bars.
We cook that too in Romania but we call it boeuf salad (idk why cause we rarely use beef in it, it’s usually a bit of chicken or just no meat). The only difference is that for serving we cover it with a thin layer of mayo and decorate it with slices of egg whites, red peppers, olives, that sort of thing, it looks very festive. I’ve never heard it being called “russian salad” though🙂
I had to think about salad de boeuf aswell, but there are some major differences between the salads (e.g. meat choice) so I think they are different salads on their own... but both salads are really tasty. :D
His reaction was the best part of the video. I was grinning away the whole time watching him come into the frame, rubbing his belly after the first mouthful, complimenting you, asking if you were going to film it and then the discovery that that's exactly what you were doing. Beautiful!!
Oh, yes! There are no celebration in my country and in my family, without the famous 'Russian salad' - absolutely fantastic side dish, additional to the roast beef, any kind of holiday 's meals.... Пуно поздрава из Србије 🇷🇸🌹❤️
This is a " no Christmas, new Years Eve or Easter without the traditional ~ salade de boeuf ~ " in Romania. I think every balkan country has a version of this salad , 😂
We just call it "potato salad" in Poland, it's made for Christmas, New Years, Easter, basically every big occasion ;) Every household has it's own variation, mine has no meat, but has celery root, parsley root, sometimes corn. Happy Holidays :)
We have a similar salad in some german regions. We call it "Heringssalat" and we eat it for christmas as the main dish. It is only cooked for christmas.
My sister is hosting a Ukrainian family and the Mum made a salad very much like this and it was delicious. She also made a proper Borscht which was even nicer!
It looks so interesting. I will definitely try it but I wont add eggs because personally I dont like eggs but I think it would be okay without the eggs right? maybe if you have any suggestions of an alternative to the eggs let me know. In my culture we dont celebrate christmas or the new year, but that doesn’t mean that we cant try other meals and things from other countries, this meal seems easy and you can find all the ingredients in almost every house, I’ll make sure to try it very soon, thank you for sharing ❤.
I‘m from Austrian and my Girlfriend is from Russia. After 3 years of relationship she has invited me last year to meet her parents and aunt for new year. Nevertheless I couldn’t understand what they talk (little bit english and broken with my polish/russia) i enjoyed the food a lot. Except one salad it was mixed meat with transparent gelatin it was horrible and everyone laughed except her aunt, because she loves it. Edit: Thanks for the video I'm going to do as surprise for my girlfriend when we live together next year :) Edit 2: While watching I recognized I know this salad from my polish parents, because they do it exactly same :D
I am from Canada and we call this potato salad. We serve it usually in the summer for parties and gatherings more often than Christmas but I have seen it served at Parties during winter too. We add ham or bacon instead of sausage. I like to add a bit of pickle juice too. ❤ I also do not cook the carrot. I just peel and grate it. Not using too much. Some people add onion but I don’t.
Seems very tasty. We have a very similar meal in Hungary called 'Russian meat salad', just usually made with some boiled meat or this kind of sausage like yours (but it's named 'párizsi', taste must be different than russian version, idk). Thanks for this video! 😄
My husband’s mother was from Poland. She made a very similar salad (which I now make) The only difference in her salad was that she added a chopped apple to hers and I don’t think she added the meat. She always just called it a vegetable salad. I loved it because all of the veggies were cut into tiny cubes!
I am Dutch and know Salade Olivier as Salade Huzare, which in at least my family was traditional for new year s eve as well! We make it with ham, and add a finely chopped apple, but the rest is very much the same. Lots of mayonaise and boiled eggs. I make it still.
I am going home to visit my parents for New Year's. My father's parents and his whole family came to the United States from Lithuania, so I think I'll make it for him and let him know everything that you said about it! I'm sure they ate it, too. And it looks like something I'd love.
You are my favorite youtuber! You are so real and down to earth and one of the few UA-camra people can actually relate to, you are such an amazing mum and too, and your husband's vibe and character is so amazing, God bless you all and merry Christmas!
We have something very similar in Romania, it's just called boeuf salad, and has no eggs, and the version I grew up on has no meat, but in rest it's the same, and we have it for Christmas😄I am actually making it tomorrow😂
In Romania we use the very same recipe under a different name: Boeuf Salad. And we also make it for special occasions, but not only. Happy new year to you and your family!
The ending is precious.
"And they lived happily ever after, as Agatha ate her meat."
I’m Polish and this salad is a must on Christmas menu in Poland. We make it little different no meat at all and we use cucumbers in brine It’s my favorite and remainds me of my childhood. ❤
Cucumbers in a brine is still a pickle! It's just a different way of pickling as it uses brine pickling versus vinegar pickling. 😊
Do you know if the recipe has a long history in Poland or was it something introduced to Poland from Russia during it's period under communist rule? I'm just curious.
My Great-Grandmother fled the territory on her father's orders in the late 1800s because he & her eldest brother were involved in partisan activities against the foreign occupation of the time. She wound up in a small town in the US while her younger sister wound up in Paris France. I don't know of many Polish recipes though.
Her Irish daughter-in-law, my Grandmother, wasn't exactly a great cook to begin with & was perfectly fine with slapping together anything that was edible. My Grandfather only spent time in the kitchen at the table to eat, read the newspaper with his morning coffee, read whatever sporting magazines had arrived that day & work on crossword puzzles.
My Aunt made something she called "Polish Borscht" but it had a vinegary yellow broth, chunks of kielbasa, hard-boiled eggs, potatoes & carrots. I have no idea if it was a real recipe or something she just invented on her own. I doubt it's any sort of "borscht" though, that means beetroot in Russian, doesn't it? We saw no such thing anywhere near the table!
Same here.my childhood salad.we call vegetable salad(salatka jarzynowa)
@@annaszafraniec8294 that's what my Polish mother called. I think the recipe is adapted to people's preferences or region. Ours was meatless, no carrots but some celery to add crunch and not alot of mayo just like Vika prepared hers. Very tasty!
@@athelwulfgalland your aunt made Bialy Borscht or in Polish Bialy Barszcz
. Bialy means white. It's more of an Easter soup using alot of Easter basket ingredients. It's a real recipe, not your aunt's original.
There are variations in ingredients so there is Russian, Ukrainian and Polish Borscht recipes.
@@christinawrobel4869 That's really interesting! Thank you for providing the answer to a question which has been in my mind for over half of my life!
My father & his sister, my Aunt, are no longer of this world. My cousins have scattered to the four winds of the Earth. Some still live but others too have joined those whom have passed before them.
That leaves only my sister & myself who were seated at that table with whom I could share this interesting news. However she was far too young to remember anything about it.
I think I will try to look up a recipe so as to reproduce the Bialy Barszcz broth. I remember the major ingredients but I will see what others typically add to it as well. In this way perhaps my wife, two adult age children & I can sit to a traditional Polish meal.
As an aside, I don't keep much hope for this, but I was wondering if you know much about the origin of different surnames in Poland? While I'm pretty sure I know of the origin of my Great-Grandfather's surname I cannot say the same for my Great-Grandmother's surname.
The name is Lezuchowski & I've been under the impression that this is based on the name of a village, township, county (the equivalent thereof) or region. However I cannot seem to figure out where that would be?
Please make this a series. I love learning about different dishes from different countries.
This ^^^^
Love this idea!! ❤ yes please 🥘🧆🍲🍴
the soviet union cook book is quite the read
Great idea
Life of Boris does alot of Russian dishes, you could check him out if you haven't already :)
The candid exchange between you and Tolya is so sweet and genuine. I love that you are the same when people are looming or not. With everything going on in the world, this wholesome content is exactly what I need.
Absolutely agree with you! It was such a sweet and honest moment! 😊
Your husband is so loving and polite 😍 you are a beautiful family 💞💕
I know! He is so gentle and sweet with her. Such a precious loving relationship ❤ they are both very blessed to have eachother
@@axmxi03 😍 I agree 💞
I am from Slovakia, we czech and slovaks have this salad on Christmas Dinner.
We call it Russian salad here in Serbia and it's very popular, it's essential part of every celebration and gathering :) Greetings from Serbia!
I was just about to write how my late mom and my nana before her always made TONS of Russian salad for every holiday, every New Year and also for every birthday. Nowadays, my sister makes it for the her Saint's day, too. It is a traditional staple for every celebration in Serbia as far as I can remember, no festive table is complete without a gigantic bowl of Russian Salad, and I still recall not caring about the meat and other dishes and eagerly awaiting binging on Russian salad when I was a child... Pozdrav i srećna nova godina! 💚
@@gaiagreen2690 Veliki pozdrav i srećni praznici
Поздрав из Русиjе! :)
What happened with the Serbian dancing lady?
Same in Bosnia. A must have for the New Years’s Eve.
In America Americans love mayonnaise based salads . We usually love eating mayo based salads in sandwiches like egg salad and chicken salad. We like potato salad as a side dish.
Okay this ending is one of the sweetest and most wholesome things I have ever seen.
What a beautiful, gorgeous animal.
That looks good.
What you call sausage looks like what we call minced bologna in the States.
I truly appreciate that you share Russian traditions.
That's what I was thinking - that the sausage to her is bologna to us - and started trying to think of other ways that bologna could be used rather than just in sandwiches!
@@mermeridian2041 I don't know what country you are from but in the states we also fry it. Other times we dip it in egg and bread crumbs and fry it. We also put chunks of it in "au gratin potatoes." We like it know matter what you call it. Enjoy😋
@@pennywheeler2598 Mmm ... fried balogna & onion sandwiches with mustard. There can never be too much onion - unless you're past 40. LOL
@@mermeridian2041 My Dad used to love a piece of fried bologna then after it curls up into a cup - break an egg in there and fry the egg.
Yeah I wondered abt tht to but countries around the world call sausage wht we call deli meats.
It’s very popular in Spain. We eat it as something very common in our diet. The only difference is that we don’t add sausage but we put tunna. And instead pickles, we put green olives.
It’s a typical “tapa” in bars/restaurants here. We call it “ensaladilla rusa” (russian salad).
Sounds familiair, neighbour. I replace pickles with olives too.
same in Italy!
My family left Russia before the USSR. We add sour cream to the mayonnaise and use beetroot, potato, ham, cocktail onions, dill pickles and egg for our salad. The family is Still making it for almost every big occasion over 100 years on.
I am an American Orthodox Christian and I have seen this salad quite a few times at church! I have always loved it and how comforting it tastes. I didn't know that the Russian ladies making it were making a national favorite! Thank you for showing us! Can't wait to make it.
In Poland we have exactly the same salad, but it's called just "vegetable salad" or "potato salad". In each home the recipe differs a little bit, for example, some people add apples, some add onion, some add meat, and some not. But no matter what is inside it's soooo delicious and I love it
You and Tolya have got to be my favorite UA-cam couple. You can see so clearly how much you two love, respect, and appreciate each other. Vika, I want to make the salad. There is a place here in Atlanta, Georgia that sells a lot of meats and other products from Europe (including Russia). They even ship all over the United States. I think they will sell to me the most authentic style of meat. Or I guess I can use something simple from the grocery store. But I will try it. Looks so delicious 😋. Sending much love to you and your family. Stay safe. 💕and🔆.
-Gayle
we've got a Russian store in my town.....I buy authentic kielbasi there and the crusty bread is to die for......
My dad is from iran (we live in germany), and he Makes a Version of this salad d'olivier. Instead of sausage, he also uses shredded chicken. And he doesn't cut the ingredients into cubes, but he grates them.
Also, if you don't like mayonnaise much, you could do 50% mayonnaise and 50% yogurt. That's how we do it sometimes.
Excellent idea for folks who don’t care for mayonnaise! I also found a faux mayonnaise at the market which whips soft tofu, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, dill and mustard together into a creamy delicious alternative. 🫙
I'm from Russia and my mother always made the same salad, but she called it "winter salad".
The end of the video was fabulous!!! It made my heart happy to hear how your husband speaks to you. Such love between you... it's wonderful! 😊💕
Hi Victoria! In Argentina we eat a version of this salad for Christmas and New Year and we call it "ensalada rusa", which means russian salad 😄. Love your videos! Saludos!! 🙌
So beautiful to see you enjoying each other's company. It looks very good. 🐕🥰🇺🇸🎄
I’m a Ukrainian who grew up in America. My mom would make this for every event! I even brought it to a work potluck and it was a big hit. One difference we do is we add raw onion to it. Gives it extra flavor and more crunch 😋
Same! We add onions. And also use fresh cucumber. Ah, childhood memories!
I'm Ukrainian and my family moved to Canada when I was 6 and my mom still makes it till today usually with chicken (24 now) One thing I will add is to me its not the same if you don't use Ukrainian or Russian mayo...I find the mayo you get here isn't the same taste but probably will be just fine for most people but I'm not the biggest fan of mayo to begin with. Id recommend go to a local Euro store or whatever you have see if you can get some give it a try.
Yes, and added chopped celery is nice.
Also, consider cut grapes or raisins.
Consider cutting mayo by half and add olive oil and mustard.
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@@Lenaaa546 that’s the most idiotic thing I’ve heard in a long time.
I'm from the Czech Republic, this salad is a traditional Christmas Eve meal. Many greetings...
This salad is soooo popular in Ecuador and served at pretty much all special occations. We call it "ensalada rusa". So wonderful to have the real recipe. Thank you! Your guys are so cute together! 😉 Agatha....what a sweet little rascal! 💝
I want to make this. Thank you for sharing! Sweet ending to your video.❤
I live in Bulgaria and we call it as you said “Russian salad”. My grandma is the one who makes it, it is very easy to prepare and we love it. Andd we eat a lot of it ❤️
Hello!
I'm from Bulgaria. Years ago, every new year celebration, we had this salad. In Bulgaria we call it "Russian salad" :)
We have the same salad in Germany, it’s simply potato salad. All ingredients are the same. And same as you, that salad was made for every occasion. 😂 My mom always added a bit of the pickle juice and it was so yummy!!!❤
I live in Czech republic and for us it's the Christmas Eve dinner, served with fried carp
My favourite salad as a child 😀 You look the picture of health. You all do. It's a joy to see! ❤️ 👪 👶 🐈
I just subscribed. I've seen videos of yours over the years, though.
That mayonnaise pouch seems very convenient. They don't sell it that way in Spain!
Tolya's reaction was perfect. They say, " The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."
Oh wow. That’s an easy way to peel an egg! Going to be doing it that way from now on!
Looks super yummy I’m in Canada but I’d love to try and make it here and give it a taste test! Thanks for sharing!
I love using a teaspoon for eggs, makes peeling much easier!
Hello, i tried a slightly modified version of the salad. and - we enjoyed it.
instead of the sausage i used tofu cubes
instead of mayonaise i prepared a sauce out of soy yoghurt, lemon, mustard, tumeric, salt and pepper
This is not a fake version of your salad but a russian inspired, nutritious, vegan meal.
I made this a few days ago, but did not know it had a name or history. In Canada we call it potato salad, it's often served with ham on the side. We usually eat it in the hot months because it is cold food. If you want to use less mayonnaise, try mixing in cream like the Germans do. Thanks!
Or yogurt
In Estonia we use sour cream mixed with mayo in our potato salad. Other that that our potato salad is the same as the russian version.
We actually do not use cream in Germany, we just use mayonnaise 😅
Add more sour cream and less mayonnaise and a bit of brown sugar.
Sure, its all Victorias fault! 🙄
A coworker from Ukraine taught me this years ago. It is delicious! She used pickles from the local Russian grocery store, which are like mild dills, neither sour nor sweet.
Oh good. I was wondering if they were dill or sweet pickles! Thanks for mentioning that. We have a big Russian population in the PNW so there are import stores of Eastern foods. I’ll go show this to them and I know they’ll help me find the right pickles. I’m also wondering about the sausage. Pork or beef? Mild or spicy? 😬
@@drummerlovesbookworm9738 I would ask about that when you buy the pickles. Those stores have fun, interesting meat options. I really don't recall putting any meat in the salad I made.
Oh...and i just gotta say it again. EVERYTIME i see the whole family together and interacting...and how loving and everything. I LOVE that. What I wanted but mine didn't work out...so i live through you and Toyla. God Bless You and your family
You are such a cute family 🥰 Thanks for sharing the recipe! Wish you a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! 🎉 Greetings from Sweden! 🇸🇪
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I love your videos and find them very interesting. It is very refreshing to learn about other cultures, traditions and foods. I would love to learn the Russian language one day, and maybe even visit Russia, when the political situation is calmer.
shredded boiled beef with this salad is delicious.
I married into a Russian family and at first I wasn't a fan of the salad (I grew up in the south and was SO picky). But, having been married a few years and exploring the new culture dishes, I absolutely love Olivier Salad! I love to see how different each of our Russian families prepare them. All so so good!
Awww bless. Such a sweet family💕💕
My mother made this when I was a child but I didn't appreciate it until I was an adult. Thanks for sharing the history. You definitely made Tolya's day. He was so happy there was more in the fridge!
I've made my list of ingredients to make the salad next week. You and your family are lovely people, thanks for sharing. You and your husband are wonderful parents. Agatha is very bright. You give her the freedoms to explore and be included in cooking or other activities which grows her creativity. Be safe, I wish you all the very best. William Peppers, Frankfort, KY, USA.
It looks delicious and tasty!! In Spain
we have a very similar salad called "ensaladilla rusa", which means Russian salad. It is very popular in the summer, when the temperatures are high. We vary it with ingredients such as tuna, carrots, beans,... Instead of using mayonaisse, we make a dressing with olive oil, lemon, parsley. Merry Christmas for you all!! Feliz Navidad
Here in LatinAmerica we adapted a version we call "ensalada Rusa" russian salad, and it´s made with potatoes, carrots, green beans and mayoneise, it's the best salad ♥
and egg i forgot the eggs
It reminds me of potato salad made here in the states. You know , it's always potatoes,pickles,eggs,and onion. Sometimes peppers or olives even. I really like the ingredients you have shared. I will try your recipe and serve on new years. Thank you and Merry Christmas from my family to yours.
Oh, I've never heard of your combination. I will try your version instead with potatoes, pickles, onions, peppers and olives. Sounds good to me.
@@olgasprimarymaths6164 don't forget the dab of mustard and lose the balogna.
My family and I emigrated from the former ussr when I was 10 years old and this dish had always been a staple for ever celebration get together. We use cut up smoked chicken instead of ham, and also add cooked beets for color and sweetness and diced red onions for added crunch and a hint of spice. When I started my current job over a decade ago, I toyed with the idea of bringing salad olivier to our Christmas office potluck but thought most Americans would likely not like it and made spinach lasagna rolls instead. Imagine my surprise when I saw that an African American colleague brought salad olivier as her contribution to the potluck! She told me that her mother was given the recipe by a Russian lady when they were both working as maids. Her family has been eating 'russian salad' for over 50 years at every holiday gathering.
The Russian salad is very popular in Romania too, they call it a “boeuf salad” 😅 And they have it exactly as you said, for every celebration mainly Christmas and New Year/winter but also others. Happy holidays! ❤
First time watching your videos ana your channel. Thank you. I will be trying your recipe. Much love and happy New year from San Diego, Ca USA
I love your candid moments at the end! You have a beautiful family!
Hi, Vika! This is Ann from the Philippines. My daughter, Bianca and I love your vlogs!
I was inspired by your Russian salad, thus, I prepared and had it on our New Year's Eve menu. My family loved it! 😍
What a sweet marriage! I can tell you guys deeply love each other frpm that simple interaction. So beautiful
I grew up in the Midwest region of the USA, and this feels familiar bc the people there love mayonnaise-based salads. This recipe makes me wonder if those foods weren’t based on this recipe.
You are such a beautiful family! Thank you for the salad recipe
Ok, almost like Potato Salad as its called in the U.S., give or take a few ingredients, looks good!
The favorite salad of Serbian people as well, every house has it for the New Year and other bigger celebrations as well. One interesting fact, in the stores we have a mix of vegetables which are already cut that are used in the Russian salad, so that it's easier and faster to prepare it. Happy holidays from Serbia!
"Like my Mom's !! The highest compliment ! :)). Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
In Bulgaria we also make this with my husband for new year! Thank you for being so warm and reminding me of home. I'm in Belgium at the moment and your videos remind me of my home and family so much! ❤❤ thank you for sharing!
I love your sweet little family!! ♥🌲 Thank you for sharing your lives with us. The food looks so yummy 😋😍
You are truly so inspirational!
Love you and everything that you are and stand for. Hello from a Polish/Canadian living in Australia 🎄
We eat the same thing here in Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia, only we call it "Russian salad". I found so many things in common, and half of them I was not aware before I watched your videos. Very interesting.
Wish you and family all the best. ❤️
I live in the Northwest of America. We call this dish potato salad. Here it is most traditional in summer. Happy New Year!
In Poland, this salad is just called a vegetable salad. And it is present on a table during any important celebrations such as Easter Eve or Christmas, or any other family gatherings. Apart from all the ingredients you have mentioned, there is no meat added, but we add apples, celery - this white root stuff, and leak or onion. In Slovenia, where they also love it, it is called a French salad and there is no meat, no onion, and no apple, but otherwise all the same as in the Russian version:)
Im from Spain and we know this like "Ensaladilla Rusa" we dont put pickles and instead sausage we put tuna, olives and/or anchovies. Usually we eat this in summer but you can find it as a "tapa" in most of spanish bars.
Acababa de comentar exactamente lo mismo 😂
(I’ve said the same)
I might have to give this a try. I loved Toyla’s reaction.
More recipes please! 😁
This potato salad is almost everyone's favorite in Estonia too!
We cook that too in Romania but we call it boeuf salad (idk why cause we rarely use beef in it, it’s usually a bit of chicken or just no meat). The only difference is that for serving we cover it with a thin layer of mayo and decorate it with slices of egg whites, red peppers, olives, that sort of thing, it looks very festive. I’ve never heard it being called “russian salad” though🙂
We call it A la russe if there is no meat in it.
I had to think about salad de boeuf aswell, but there are some major differences between the salads (e.g. meat choice) so I think they are different salads on their own... but both salads are really tasty. :D
@@asakuza0091 I have no idea why we call it that but the recipe is the same. It’s always made for holidays, Christmas and New Year’s.
I did it for my lover, because we both want to go in Russia one day for Christmas, last January, and he adores it. Super easy and healthy.
It's also very common in Serbia known as Ruska salata! I love it!
Greetings from Sofia, Bulgaria. Love your videos. Thank you for the recipe 😊👍 ( we call this salad a "Russian salad" in Bulgaria 😄)
His reaction was the best part of the video. I was grinning away the whole time watching him come into the frame, rubbing his belly after the first mouthful, complimenting you, asking if you were going to film it and then the discovery that that's exactly what you were doing. Beautiful!!
My heart is full after that incredibly sweet ending 🥹 The salad looks good! I would definitely enjoy a serving at the New Years Eve party 😆
Oh, yes! There are no celebration in my country and in my family, without the famous 'Russian salad' - absolutely fantastic side dish, additional to the roast beef, any kind of holiday 's meals....
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This is a " no Christmas, new Years Eve or Easter without the traditional ~ salade de boeuf ~ " in Romania. I think every balkan country has a version of this salad , 😂
Add some noodles and raw onion and it’s a Midwestern USA salad! So fun to see all your recipes and hear about your traditions. :)
Merry Christmas Vika and family
We just call it "potato salad" in Poland, it's made for Christmas, New Years, Easter, basically every big occasion ;) Every household has it's own variation, mine has no meat, but has celery root, parsley root, sometimes corn. Happy Holidays :)
Vegetable salad
We have a similar salad in some german regions. We call it "Heringssalat" and we eat it for christmas as the main dish. It is only cooked for christmas.
The end... Y'all are adorable!
Wow. I had no idea that I was enjoying a typical Russian dish during every family Sunday in Brazil! This type of dish is very common here.
May your new year have health , peace and prosperity.... May the world finally know Peace.
My sister is hosting a Ukrainian family and the Mum made a salad very much like this and it was delicious. She also made a proper Borscht which was even nicer!
It looks so interesting. I will definitely try it but I wont add eggs because personally I dont like eggs but I think it would be okay without the eggs right? maybe if you have any suggestions of an alternative to the eggs let me know.
In my culture we dont celebrate christmas or the new year, but that doesn’t mean that we cant try other meals and things from other countries, this meal seems easy and you can find all the ingredients in almost every house, I’ll make sure to try it very soon, thank you for sharing ❤.
I‘m from Austrian and my Girlfriend is from Russia. After 3 years of relationship she has invited me last year to meet her parents and aunt for new year. Nevertheless I couldn’t understand what they talk (little bit english and broken with my polish/russia) i enjoyed the food a lot. Except one salad it was mixed meat with transparent gelatin it was horrible and everyone laughed except her aunt, because she loves it.
Edit: Thanks for the video I'm going to do as surprise for my girlfriend when we live together next year :)
Edit 2: While watching I recognized I know this salad from my polish parents, because they do it exactly same :D
I am from Canada and we call this potato salad. We serve it usually in the summer for parties and gatherings more often than Christmas but I have seen it served at Parties during winter too. We add ham or bacon instead of sausage. I like to add a bit of pickle juice too. ❤ I also do not cook the carrot. I just peel and grate it. Not using too much. Some people add onion but I don’t.
Great cooking video...and such a sweet ending ❤️ blessings for the year to come!
Love your happy family ❤
I love it! Especially the hidden camera part at the end. I love mayonnaise, and I want to make this salad! Happy New Year!
I really like the green tile on the kitchen walls.
I have just learned origin of this salad! In Poland we call it - veggie salad (salatka warzywna). Thanks! I enjoy your channel😀.
I live in England and I buy the salad that you mentioned in Polish shops here.
Polishe version is without meat though(at least where I am from). My favourite dish for Christmas or Easter😊
It looks delicious and I will be making this for my family. Thank you for sharing!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Every youtuber from Russia makes this salad. 😃 This dish is very common in my country (Lithuania) too. 😌
Seems very tasty. We have a very similar meal in Hungary called 'Russian meat salad', just usually made with some boiled meat or this kind of sausage like yours (but it's named 'párizsi', taste must be different than russian version, idk).
Thanks for this video! 😄
My husband’s mother was from Poland. She made a very similar salad (which I now make) The only difference in her salad was that she added a chopped apple to hers and I don’t think she added the meat. She always just called it a vegetable salad. I loved it because all of the veggies were cut into tiny cubes!
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I am Dutch and know Salade Olivier as Salade Huzare, which in at least my family was traditional for new year s eve as well! We make it with ham, and add a finely chopped apple, but the rest is very much the same. Lots of mayonaise and boiled eggs. I make it still.
I am going home to visit my parents for New Year's. My father's parents and his whole family came to the United States from Lithuania, so I think I'll make it for him and let him know everything that you said about it! I'm sure they ate it, too. And it looks like something I'd love.
You are my favorite youtuber! You are so real and down to earth and one of the few UA-camra people can actually relate to, you are such an amazing mum and too, and your husband's vibe and character is so amazing, God bless you all and merry Christmas!
We have something very similar in Romania, it's just called boeuf salad, and has no eggs, and the version I grew up on has no meat, but in rest it's the same, and we have it for Christmas😄I am actually making it tomorrow😂
You presented us a very tasty salad!Yummy,yummy,top!
Oh wow I grew up in Poland and we ate same salad except no sausage and my parents called it veggie salad haha I loved!
In Romania we use the very same recipe under a different name: Boeuf Salad. And we also make it for special occasions, but not only. Happy new year to you and your family!