Russian Salad – Franciasaláta (French salad) is a delicious comfort salad and side dish we serve around Holidays and family gatherings in Hungary.
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Russian Salad – Franciasaláta is a diced vegetable salad with a mayo-sour cream dressing. In Hungary we usually don’t put boiled egg and ham in it, however, we add diced apple. Oh, and diced cheese is a real treat too!
But all in all, you can’t go wrong if you add some extra ingredients to your salad!
Pst: A dash of white wine can spice the dressing up.
There are two main ways you can make this salad:
- The easier, quicker way is to buy the Frozen Russian Salad Mix or Frozen Mixed Vegetable and cook that as the base of your salad, also it’s the way I make it.
- The harder, longer, but more autentic way is to peel, dice and prepare your own vegetables for the salad such as: carrots, potatos, peas, corn.
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 pack Frozen Russian Salad Mix
- 1 large Apple
- 1/2 medium size Purple/Red Onion
- 3-4 medium size Pickles
- 1 cup Diced Ham Optional
- 4 Boiled Egg Optional
- 1/2 cup Diced Cheese Optional
Dressing
- 1 tbsp Mayo
- 1/2 tbsp Mustard
- 2 tbsp Sour cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Smoked paprika to taste Optional
- 1 pinch Sugar
Instructions
- Boil water for the Frozen Russian Salad Mix, and cook it according to the package,
- While the vegetable mix is cooking, peel and dice the apple and the onion.
- Slice the pickles.
- Add the diced apple, onion, ham, cheese, and the sliced pickles to a large mixing bowl.
- Strain the vegetable mix when it’s cooked, then add it to the mixing bowl as well.
- Mix the dressing in a smaller mixing bowl. (Add spices to taste)
- Pour the dressing onto the salad, then mix well.
- Put the salad in the fridge for 1-3 hours.
- Serve it cold.
Russian Salad – Franciasaláta
Russian Salad – Franciasaláta
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 pack Frozen Russian Salad Mix
- 1 large Apple
- 1/2 medium size Purple/Red Onion
- 3-4 medium size Pickles
- 1 cup Diced Ham Optional
- 4 Boiled Egg Optional
- 1/2 cup Diced Cheese Optional
Dressing
- 1 tbsp Mayo
- 1/2 tbsp Mustard
- 2 tbsp Sour cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Smoked paprika to taste Optional
- 1 pinch Sugar
Instructions
- Boil water for the Frozen Russian Salad Mix, and cook it according to the package,
- While the vegetable mix is cooking, peel and dice the apple and the onion.
- Slice the pickles.
- Add the diced apple, onion, ham, cheese, and the sliced pickles to a large mixing bowl.
- Strain the vegetable mix when it's cooked, then add it to the mixing bowl as well.
- Mix the dressing in a smaller mixing bowl. (Add spices to taste)
- Pour the dressing onto the salad, then mix well.
- Put the salad in the fridge for 1-3 hours.
- Serve it cold.
Let me know in the comments below how do you/your family make this salad!
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