Polish Vegetable Salad (Salatka Jarzynowa )
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| Categories: | Salads, Other Main Dishes, Vegetables, Potatoes, Other Side Dishes, Other Appetizers, Potato Salads, Other Salads, For Kids, Vegetarian, Healthy, Vegetable Appetizers |
| Keywords: | eggs, polish, salatka, jarzynowa, mayonnaise |
| Serves: | 4-8 |
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Ingredients
| 4 | carrots, boiled, drained and cubed |
| 2 can(s) | peas |
| 4 | potatoes, boiled, drained and cubed |
| 1 | medium-sized yellow onion, chopped |
| 4 | hard boiled eggs, cubed |
| 2 | pickles, cubed |
| 1 | apple, cubed (whatever kind you like - the more sour, the more prominent, like granny smith) |
| 2 c | mayonnaise (about 2 cups, depending how creamy you like it) |
| 1 bunch | parsley |
| 1 bunch | chives, chopped |
| salt and pepper to taste |
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Monica HFull FlavoredMichigan City, IN (pop. 31,479)MonisiaHossaMember Since Apr 2011Monica's Notes:
Delicious, creamy, traditional Polish vegetable salad. Some delis do make and sell it; the recipe varies from deli to deli, from household to household. Some like it crunchier, some like it with more of "this" or none of "that".
This is a staple for the Polish Easter breakfast table. It tastes especially good on a plate with some polish bread and smoked ham.
This is my mother's recipe. It is a traditional, sentimental dish we all look forward to. From my home to yours... I hope you enjoy it!
(If Alton Brown were Polish, this would surely make his "good eats" list!)Directions
Have a big mixing bowl ready... you will be needing it to combine all the ingredients.Boil carrots to medium-soft consistency. They should not be mushy, or they'll just mush up the whole dish and you'll get veggie mash instead of veggie salad. Drain, let cool, and chop into cubes, add to mixing bowl.At the same time, boil your potatoes. Drain and let cool, then carefully chop them into cubes. Very important to let them cool before you chop them, otherwise the chopping will just make them fall apart. Add to mixing bowl.Cube your eggs, onion (cube the onion into fine pieces... not too big), pickles, apple; add all to the bowl.Add can of peas to the bowl. (Of course, you can boil your own, fresh peas from the pod, too!)Chop up the parsley, add to bowl.Salt and pepper your bowl of yumminess, then carefully mix with a big spoon (so as to not mash the veggies). Add the mayo, then mix some more, carefully.Taste! Now you probably want more salt and pepper to to your taste (at this time, you also may decide you want more of a kick, so add more pickles / onions / apple), or you want it more savory (add more egg, maybe even a little garlic salt), maybe you want it more creamy, so add more mayo!When mixed well and you are happy with the flavor so far, sprinkle chopped chives on top, cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. When you are nice and hungry, take it out, eat it heartily with some good Polish bread (none of that fluffy white stuff for this dish), and some nice smoked ham or salmon, and you will have a great meal leaving you happy; guaraunteed!
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Monica H
MonisiaHossa
Apr 18, 2011
Hi, Pavla! That sounds like an awesome tip. I didn't know that you can take out the "sting" in onions! I will definitely use that method because I don't like the onion "kick", but I like the flavor... Oh, and yes, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak... all have such simlar cuisines. Not long ago the borders of all our countries were shifting here and there, and customs and traditions were spreading everywhere; very interesting thought!
Monica H
MonisiaHossa
Apr 18, 2011
Hi, Cindy! Nice to hear you will try this salad! My mom uses polish pickles from the brand Cacovia; those are a sweet-pickled taste (almost like a valasic brand taste, but not THAT sweet); personally I like the more tart pickle, like a claussen, and I don't like it chopped up big, but very fine... almost to a relish consistency. OH; and I like to add extra eggs... makes the salad taste almost deviled-egg-ish! I hope you enjoy; let me know how it turns out!
Monica H
MonisiaHossa
Apr 23, 2011
Hi! Oh, yes; whatever frozen vegetables you use, definitely make sure they are thawed out / cooked! That's true... this salad would never win an award for "prettiest salad on the table", that's for sure!
The apples add a both a sweetness and tartness. When I was a kid, I hated the taste of the apples in it; sometimes I don't even add the apple now-a-days, and sometimes I add just 1/4 of an apple. Maybe you can try to add half an apple at first, and see how you like it. You can always add more diced apple to your own plate of salad as a topping, if you decide you really love the flavor of the apple in the salad!
The apples add a both a sweetness and tartness. When I was a kid, I hated the taste of the apples in it; sometimes I don't even add the apple now-a-days, and sometimes I add just 1/4 of an apple. Maybe you can try to add half an apple at first, and see how you like it. You can always add more diced apple to your own plate of salad as a topping, if you decide you really love the flavor of the apple in the salad!
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