Dish of Jarzynowa Salad
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Vegetable Salad Jarzynowa


Poland   -   Sałatka Jarzynowa

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4 #
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1-1/4 hrs +
Best
A spectacularly tasty Polish salad, similar to "Russian Salad" but never includes meats. Time to Make it is almost all cutting time.

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Potatoes (1)
Carrots
Turnip (2)
Eggs, large
Onion
Celery
Apple, tart
Pickles (3)
Scallions
Peas, frozen
-- Dressing
Mayonnaise (4)
Sour Cream
Mustard, mild
Salt
Pepper
-- Garnish
Parsley

All Vegies can be placed in a large mixing bowl as they are cooled and diced, but hold the Eggs until final mixing.

Do Ahead   -   (30 min - 10 min work)
  1. Boil EGGS fairly firm (see Boiling Eggs for best method). Peel and cool well.
Make   -   (1-1/4 hrs + Chilling Time)
  1. Cut Eggs into about 1/3 inch dice. Definitely use a wire Cheese Cutter if available.
  2. Peel and dice POTATOES about 1/3 inch on a side. Slice CARROTS 1/3 inch, then cut slices into 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 pieces depending on size. Slice TURNIP about 1/3 inch and cut into dice about 1/3 inch on a side.
  3. Bring plenty of salted water to a boil and stir in Turnip. Bring back to a boil and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in Carrots, bring back to a boil and simmer 2 minutes. Stir in Potatoes and simmer until Potatoes are tender but still firm (about 7 minutes). Drain and cool well. If in a hurry, this can be done in changes of cold water.
  4. Dice ONION about 1/4 inch on a side.
  5. Dice CELERY about 1/4 inch on a side
  6. Peel APPLE and dice about 1/3 inch. Do peel, as otherwise dressing will not stick and texture will be annoying.
  7. Dice PICKLES about 1/4 inch on a side.
  8. Cut SCALLIONS into about 1/2 inch lengths, white and much of the green.
  9. Thaw PEAS
  10. Mix together all Dressing items.
  11. Mix Dressing into the Salad until well distributed. Finally, gently mix in the Eggs.
  12. Refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour before serving, overnight is fine.
  13. Chop PARSLEY medium.
  14. Serve cold garnished with Parsley. For Buffet you can just mix the Parsley in.
NOTES:
  1. Potatoes:

      White Rose type are good for this recipe. If "Yukon Gold" type are used they should be cooked separately from the carrots to make sure they don't disintegrate to mush. For details see our Potatoes page.
  2. Turnip:

      In Poland, Celery Root [Celeriac] would likely be used, but it may be difficult to find in some regions, so we call for Turnip and Celery. Use Celeriac if you have it.
  3. Pickles:

      Polish or Russian style Pickles can be used. These are fairly mild pickles.
  4. Mayonnaise:

      Home made is best, but can be risky, especially in business friendly Red States, due to the raw egg yolks. Second best is Hellmann's Real (east of the Mississippi) or Best Foods Real (west of the Mississippi), as most food writers agree.
  5. History:

      This salad is descended from the Salat Oliv'ye created by the Belgian chef Lucien Olivier in Moscow, but its descendants are very far removed and far less expensive than the original. Over much of the world, salads of this kind are called "Russian Salad", but the Poles do not attribute anything to Russia, with which they have been at war for over 500 years. They call it simply "Vegetable Salad".
  6. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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