Salata de Boeuf

Salată de boeuf, or 'beef salad', is a traditional Romanian dish made of boiled and diced root vegetables, pickles, boiled chicken and mayo that always graces our tables during special holidays like Easter and Christmas.

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine Central European, Eastern European, European, Fusion, International, Romanian, Russian

Keyword Chicken, Potatoes, Root Vegetables

Prep Time 45

Cook Time 15

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 415kcal

Equipment

large pot for boiling vegetables

Ingredients

salad

3 large potatoes
2 large carrots
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 large parsnip
0.5 celery root
5 large pickles
1 cup green peas
0.5 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
1.5 teaspoons salt
0.5 teaspoon white pepper

garnish

0.5 cup mayonnaise
1 roasted red pepper thinly sliced
10 pitted black olives thinly sliced
3 pickles thinly sliced
1 boiled egg sliced

Instructions

Peel and then rinse the potatoes, carrots, parsnip and celery root then cut them into rough quarters.
Add the vegetables and chicken breast to a large pot of salted water (1 teaspoon salt per 2 liters / quarts of water). Bring to a simmer and cook for 12-15 minutes then remove the chicken.
Check the veg every so often and remove as soon as they are fork tender so they don't overcook. Usually the potatoes and carrots first and then the parsnip and celeriac but depends on thickness so you'll have to monitor.
Allow the vegetables and chicken breast to cool enough so they can be handled.
Finely dice the chicken breast, boiled vegetables and pickles very small - around the same size as the green peas or slightly larger.
Mix the diced vegetables, pickled and chicken with the mayo, mustard and seasonings.
Decorate with more mayo, black olives, roasted red pepper, boiled egg and pickles if desired.

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