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    Olivier Salad - Russian Potato Salad with Tuna

    By Julia | Updated: Jul 18, 2018 | Published: Jan 09, 2014 | 28 Comments

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    Olivier Salad - Russian Potato Salad with Tuna, eggs, onions, pickles, cucumbers, corn, green peas, and fresh dill.
    Potato salad with tuna - Olivier Salad

     

    What is Olivier Salad?

    Olivier Salad is a traditional Russian potato salad made with cooked potatoes, cooked carrots, eggs, pickles, green peas, diced ham or chicken. The mayo combined with mustard is usually used as a salad dressing.

    My version of Olivier salad uses tuna instead of ham or chicken. The addition of ingredients like cucumber, dill and tuna makes this salad exceptionally fresh! And, all the flavors work really well together! This salad keeps well refrigerated for several days and only gets better the next day, as all the ingredients mingle together into a real comfort food!

    Potato salad with tuna - Olivier Salad

    Make sure that all the ingredients are finely chopped. That way, you can get EVERYTHING (potatoes, eggs, peas, cucumber, pickles, carrots, corn) - in ONE BITE!

    Cook's tips:

    • If you like your potato salad to have more “bang” to it, try adding more finely chopped pickles after you mixed everything.
    • When adding mayo to the salad, you can use smaller amount of mayo than the recipe calls for as the salad gets moister as it sits.
    • This salad is a great way to use any leftover cooked meat: chicken, turkey, beef, ham is a popular choice. Or, omit meat altogether to make it vegetarian!

    Potato salad with tuna - Olivier Salad

    A little history about Olivier Potato Salad

    This potato salad is one of the most famous Russian recipes, also known as Olivier salad. The salad was actually created by a very popular Belgian chef with the last name of Olivier for his upscale and super popular Moscow restaurant in the late 1800’s. Chef Olivier would create everything for this salad from scratch, including mayo (I’m pretty sure you couldn’t buy store-bought mayo back then :)). I have to credit my friend for giving me an idea to use tuna in this salad - it's really good here and a lighter version of a regular Olivier salad. Enjoy!

    Olivier Russian potato salad with tuna
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    Olivier Salad - Russian Potato Salad with Tuna

    In addition to regular potato salad ingredients (potatoes, eggs, mayonnaise) this Olivier salad recipe uses some nice extras: fresh peas (well, frozen, but thawed and cooked), fresh cucumber, a little bit of pickles, cooked carrots, corn, and a touch of dill! 
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine Russian
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories per serving 502 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    • 4 potatoes , boiled and peeled
    • 2 carrots , boiled and peeled
    • 4 eggs , hard-boiled, peeled
    • ½ onion
    • 3 pickles
    • 2 cucumbers
    • 8 oz yellow corn , from the can
    • ½ lb canned tuna
    • 12 oz peas , frozen
    • ½ cup mayo
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • 1 tablespoon fresh dill finely chopped
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    Instructions 

    • Finely dice potatoes, carrots, eggs, onion, pickles, cucumbers into very small cubes.
    • Cook frozen peas in boiling water, according to package instructions. (should take you just a couple of minutes) – drain of all water and pat dry.
    • Shred tuna finely or dice it finely.
    • Combine all these ingredients, including yellow corn, in a large bowl, add mayo and mix to combine, carefully stirring the salad so that the ingredients are evenly coated, and making sure that all ingredients stay whole. 
    • Do not add all of mayo at once – add as much as you need. Season with salt and pepper, dill. Keep in mind that the salad get moister as it sits – another good reason not to add too much mayo but just enough to coat the ingredients. The salad gets even better the next day.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Olivier Salad - Russian Potato Salad with Tuna
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    502
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    19
    g
    29
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    3
    g
    19
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    130
    mg
    43
    %
    Sodium
     
    572
    mg
    25
    %
    Potassium
     
    1199
    mg
    34
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    59
    g
    20
    %
    Fiber
     
    11
    g
    46
    %
    Sugar
     
    7
    g
    8
    %
    Protein
     
    22
    g
    44
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    4155
    IU
    83
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    44.2
    mg
    54
    %
    Calcium
     
    118
    mg
    12
    %
    Iron
     
    8.1
    mg
    45
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition Disclaimer:

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    1. The Café Sucre Farine

      January 10, 2014 at 3:57 pm

      What a delicious looking meal in one Julia. I love recipes with history like this one.

      Reply
    2. Deb

      January 10, 2014 at 3:34 pm

      What a great lunch idea! Easy to make ahead and pack and grab in the morning! An marvelous recipe Julia!

      Reply
    3. Shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com

      January 10, 2014 at 1:42 pm

      This would be wonderful to eat - with a little taste of everything in each bite!
      Love your addition of tuna to it! Once when I was little, a friend made me a baked potato and topped it with tuna and mayo - it was so. so. good!

      Reply
    4. Ari @ Ari's Menu

      January 10, 2014 at 12:08 pm

      Yum!! I love potato salad and tuna salad, and I bet they are delicious together!

      Reply
    5. Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking

      January 10, 2014 at 10:52 am

      I see you are back at 'em after the holidays! This salad looks delicious! I've never heard of this particular type of potato salad but I do love a good historical back-story!

      I'll have to whip this up after this insanely cold weather leaves!

      Reply
    6. Donalyn@The Creekside Cook

      January 10, 2014 at 10:04 am

      This salad looks wonderful - I especially like that it's all chopped to make sure you get everything in each bite - very cool!

      Reply
    7. Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen

      January 10, 2014 at 9:14 am

      I am crazy about Potato Salad -- well, anything that has mayo in it. The dill and pickle twist is great! I bet it goes so well together.

      Reply
    8. Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen

      January 10, 2014 at 9:09 am

      The tuna is a great addition Julia! And I'm all for anything with mayonnaise in it. 🙂 Have a great weekend!

      Reply
    9. Monique

      January 10, 2014 at 9:07 am

      Bonjour la jolie Julia.. I am in the mood for salads etc..it's just been so cold..I have been making soups instead..I hear our weekend may be milder..this looks so colorful and delicious!

      Reply
    10. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      January 10, 2014 at 8:21 am

      Love the flavours of this potato salad, Julia. I might have to switch mayo with Greek yogurt.

      Reply
    11. Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen

      January 10, 2014 at 7:41 am

      LOVE those "nice extras" as well as the fabulous history of this special salad! I cannot wait to make it. So ironic, too, because I have a salad planned to post soon that was named after the chef who created it. You will love it. So unique! And, I just adore adding albacore tuna to fresh homemade salads. Thank you for sharing, Julia!

      Reply
    12. Kumar's Kitchen

      January 10, 2014 at 6:55 am

      oh this salad is an absolute crowd pleaser...it looks festive,tastes heavenly and is so quick to make...thanks for sharing this recipe 🙂

      Reply
    13. Marina | Let the Baking Begin!

      January 10, 2014 at 5:45 am

      How did I not think of adding tuna? This sounds genius!

      Reply
    14. ela@GrayApron

      January 10, 2014 at 2:48 am

      I know that salad, I was just thinking about making it for the weekend. I have never used cucumbers though...nor tuna in it. I use fresh apples sometimes. Your version sounds delicious, Julia! 🙂 ela

      Reply
    15. Matt @ Runner Savvy

      January 09, 2014 at 7:49 pm

      I make my tuna salad with hummus since I don't like mayo!

      Reply
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