Meze Atlas, Other cold plates

Rus Salatası

Name: Rus Salatası
Prep time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 3 potatoes (about 500 g); 2 carrots; 150 g peas; 4 pickled gherkins, diced; 200 g mayonnaise; 2 tbsp plain yogurt; 1 tbsp lemon juice; ½ tsp salt; 2 tbsp dill, chopped

/ROOS sa·la·ta·SUH/

Diced potato, carrot, peas and gherkins in mayonnaise

6serves

50 minactive time

Goes with

Rakı

The tang of gherkin and lemon refreshes the palate against the creamy mayonnaise.

Also good with beer.

Our chef's recipe, coming soon. This is the classic version, as it is made on most meyhane tables.

Ingredients

3potatoes (about 500 g)
2carrots
150 gpeas
4pickled gherkins, diced
200 gmayonnaise
2 tbspplain yogurt
1 tbsplemon juice
½ tspsalt
2 tbspdill, chopped

Method

Boil the potatoes and carrots whole in salted water until just tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Cook the peas for 3 minutes.
Cool completely, then peel and cut the potatoes and carrots into small dice.
Mix the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice and salt.
Fold in the vegetables, gherkins and dill. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.