Recipe: Appetizing Russian Salad (vegetarian)

Russian Salad (vegetarian). The flavour and texture of the Russian Salad (Veg Russian Salad) is lovely, as it uses parboiled veggies rather than raw ones. When cooking the veggies for the Russian Salad, ensure that you do not overcook them - because the vibrant colours and crispness of the vegetables have to be retained. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add potatoes and carrot.

In goa, lot of tourist comes from russia and this salad is quite famous in the Goan beach restaurants. At home we love this light vegetarian Russian salad and I usually prepare it once per week either as a main or as a side dish. This is a very healthy vegetarian recipe that, in addition to potatoes, contains a wide variety of veggies and nutritious ingredients: carrots, peas, peppers, olives and eggs. You can have Russian Salad (vegetarian) using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Russian Salad (vegetarian)

1. Prepare 1/2 cup of french beans.
2. Prepare 2 cups of mixed vegetables (carrot, green peas, potatoes) each chopped.
3. It's 2 of apples chopped, cubed.
4. Prepare 1 of small cucumber chopped /cubed.
5. It's 1 of small capsicum chopped finely.
6. Prepare 1 of small cucumber sliced longitudinally.
7. Prepare 2 tablespoons of fresh cream.
8. It's 1/2 cup of thick fresh curd (beaten).
9. It's 1 head of lettuce or cabbage leaves.
10. Prepare 1 cup of mayonnaise eggless.
11. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon or to taste of salt.
12. You need 2 pinches or to taste of sugar (very little).
13. It's 1/2 teaspoon or to taste of Freshly grounded Black pepper powder.

Watch how to make Russian Salad, a very yummy & deliciously tasty salad recipe made using fresh fruits & vegetables. Russian salad is a very popular russian cuisine and famous delight across any. A vegan version of this Russian salad is easy; just make the dressing using vegan mayonnaise and yogurt. If you want to add more protein, smoked tofu would work.

Russian Salad (vegetarian) instructions

1. First of all gather all the ingredients.
2. Chop the vegetables and parboil them for 2 minutes in a microwave.
3. Chop and slice the apple and cucumber.
4. Mix the fruits and vegetables and add salt and pepper..
5. Mix in mayonnaise and cream, sugar and curd thoroughly with vegetables..
6. Mix well so that all veggies and fruits get combined..
7. Line a salad bowl with salad leaves/lettuce, and pile the prepared salad in the centre..
8. Decorates with slices of apples, cucumber and grated carrot..
9. Serve cold yummy and healthy Russian salad to your loved ones...

For meat eaters, you might want to go the other way and add some diced cooked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage or flaked smoked fish. In this Russian salad "mayhem", I decided to create my own version. Just to try to stand out from the crowd. What I got in the end was a delicious, vegan, healthy, low in calories and cholesterol free Russian salad. Which is also so easy to make.

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