Polish Salad

A Favourite of Mine!

I grew up eating this salad and it always brings back flavours of home for me. The salad itself is a Polish recipe. You may sometimes see variations of this salad in restaurants known as a Russian salad (however they tend to include tuna)! My salad is purely made up of fruit and vegetable goodness! It makes for an excellent side dish to any meal, however I like it so much I could eat the whole bowl myself!

Please note this is not a vegan recipe (unless of course you find a mayonnaise substitute!).

Ingredients (serves 4)

2 medium potatoes
1 medium carrot
1 medium turnip (this can be omitted if difficult to find)
1 granny smith apple (tart and green)
Small jar marinated mushrooms / small tin champignons
4 medium fermented cucumbers
1/2 cup mayonnaise

Method

1. Peel the potatoes and halve length wise.
2. Slice carrot and turnip into three equal pieces.
3. Place potatoes, carrot and turnip into a pot. Fill with water half way up the vegetables. Salt the water.
4. Bring vegetables to the boil, then simmer for about 20 minutes covered. Vegetables should be cooked through but not falling apart. Most of the water will be absorbed. Once cooked put aside to cool slightly.
5. Meanwhile finely dice the mushrooms, cucumbers and peeled apple, place in a bowl.
6. Dice the potatoes, carrot and turnip and add to bowl.
7. Add mayonnaise, mix all ingredients together.
8. Salad can be served immediately or kept in the fridge overnight so the flavours can all come together.

Tip

The finer you dice the ingredients - the more effective it will look (and the tastier it will be)!