Ukrainian Potato Salad (Olivye)
Posted: 28 Feb 2017, 12:33
3 medium potatoes
4 medium carrots.
1 (15 oz) can sweet peas, drained
5 boiled eggs
5 medium-large pickles
⅓ cup chopped green onion
¼ cup chopped fresh dill
¾ cup to 1 cup mayonnaise
Salt and Pepper (to taste)
In the same pot, boil whole unpeeled potatoes and carrots for about 30 minutes, or until knife pierces them smoothly. Don't let them get too soft. In a separate pot put eggs in salted cold water. Bring to a boil, turn it off and leave it on the same burner with the lid on for 15 minutes. Cool them down in cold water. Remove the vegetables and eggs from boiling water and allow them to cool to room temperature prior to chopping. Peel the skins off the boiled potatoes and carrots with a small knife. Chop ham, potatoes, carrots, pickles and eggs into equal size dice (about pea size). Mix together potatoes, carrots, pickles, eggs, green onions, dill and mayonnaise. Add more mayo and salt and pepper to taste. Fold in the peas last so they aren't crushed. If you prefer more onion, pickles, or anything else; add more.