Classic olivier with beef meat

6 servings
2 hours

How to make a classic Olivier with beef meat? Prepare the listed ingredients for the salad. The cooking time is indicated taking into account if all vegetables for salad, eggs and beef are raw. If the meat is already boiled, potatoes with carrots, eggs too, then the preparation time of the salad is 15 - 20 minutes. I season the salad with mayonnaise, it is better to use home-made. Also, the salad can be seasoned with a mixture of mayonnaise with sour cream, natural yogurt or sour cream.

For salad, you need to boil vegetables and eggs (about 10 minutes). Put the potatoes (choose non-starchy varieties) and carrots in the skin in boiling water and cook until tender (their cooking time is different). Cool by draining. You can also cook vegetables already peeled and cut into cubes, so it is believed that vegetables have less vegetable taste.

For the salad, take a fillet of beef, without fat or veins. Pour water into a saucepan, bring to a boil. Put the meat in boiling water, lower the heat and cook the beef until cooked 1 - 2. The cooking time will depend on the age of the selected meat. Remove the meat from the broth and cool. The remaining stock can be used to make soup or sauce.

Grab a salad bowl or deep bowl for the salad. Peel the boiled and chilled potatoes from the skin and cut into cubes. Try to cut with cubes close in size to the peas, so the whole cut will look harmonious and neat. Fold the chopped potatoes into a salad bowl.

Peel the carrots from their skins and cut into cubes. Add the chopped carrots to the potatoes.

Extract the pickled cucumbers from the brine and rinse (if desired) with water. Cut the cucumbers into small cubes and add to the salad bowl.

Peel the boiled and chilled eggs from the shell and cut into cubes. Add the chopped eggs to the salad.

Cut the boiled and chilled meat into cubes or disassemble into fibers. Add the chopped beef to the salad.

Peel the bulb onions from their husks and finely chop. Add the chopped onions to the salad bowl. Onions can be replaced with salad onions, but do not abandon them.

Carefully open the jar with green peas and drain the liquid (it can be used to prepare some dishes). Add the right amount of peas to the salad.

Add the mayonnaise, salt to the salad and toss the salad. It is recommended to add mayonnaise to the salad before serving it.

The finished Olivier salad with beef can be served on the table. It can be served as a stand-alone dish, or as a salad to a casual or festive table.