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Salad Olivier

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Salad Olivier

It’s hard to imagine any Soviet or post-Soviet Russian holiday table without salad Olivier. The dish was invented by Lucien Olivier, a French chef at one of the fanciest restaurants in the mid-19th century St. Petersburg. The story of this salad is somewhat of a crime novel – the recipe ... more

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Herring Shuba Salad

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Herring Shuba Salad

“Shuba” is a very warm heavy traditional Russian fur coat that comes in handy on a cold winter day. In this recipe, pieces of pickled herring are covered with a thick layered coat of vegetables topped with mayo. This way the herring ends up under quite a heavy “shuba,” so ... more

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