Classic Olivier with beef

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make a classic Olivier salad with beef? Prepare your ingredients. Cooking times are given taking into account that all salad vegetables, eggs and beef are raw. If the meat has already been boiled, potatoes and carrots, eggs too, then the salad preparation time is 15 - 20 minutes. I dress the salad with mayonnaise, it is better to use homemade mayonnaise. You can also season the salad with a mixture of mayonnaise and sour cream, natural yogurt or sour cream.

2. STEP 2

   

   Boil the eggs hard. Read about how to do this correctly in a separate article at the link at the end of the recipe. Place potatoes (choose non-starchy varieties) and carrots in their skins in boiling water and cook until tender. Drain the water. You can also cook the vegetables already peeled and cut into cubes, it is believed that this way the vegetables will have less of a vegetable taste.

3. STEP 3

   

   Take beef fillet without fat and streaks. Pour water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Place the meat in boiling water, reduce the heat and cook the beef until tender, 1-2 hours. Cooking time will depend on the meat chosen. Remove the beef from the broth and cool. You can use the remaining broth to make soup or sauce.

4. STEP 4

   

   Take a salad bowl or a deep bowl for the salad. Peel the boiled and cooled potatoes and cut them into cubes. Try to cut into cubes close in size to peas, so the entire cut will look harmonious and neat. Place chopped potatoes in a salad bowl.

5. STEP 5

   

   Peel the carrots and cut into cubes. Add chopped carrots to potatoes.

6. STEP 6

   

   Remove the pickled cucumbers from the brine and rinse (optional) with water. Cut the cucumbers into small cubes and add to the salad bowl.

7. STEP 7

   

   Peel the boiled and cooled eggs and cut into cubes. Add chopped eggs to salad.

8. STEP 8

   

   Cut the boiled and cooled meat into cubes or disassemble into fibers. Add chopped beef to salad.

9. STEP 9

   

   Peel the onions and chop finely. Add chopped onions to the salad bowl. You can replace onions with lettuce, but it’s better not to give them up altogether.

10. STEP 10

    

    Carefully open the jar of green peas and drain the liquid (it can be used in preparing some dishes). Add the required amount of peas to the salad.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add mayonnaise, salt to the salad and mix. It is recommended to add mayonnaise to the salad before serving.

12. STEP 12

    

    The finished Olivier salad with beef can be served. It can be served as an independent dish, or as a salad for an everyday or holiday table. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

tatyanochka2022

02.11.2023

4.8

I prepared a salad for lunch according to the classic Olivier recipe with beef. This is truly my favorite salad! We also call it “winter” in our family, but we eat it at any time of the year. Due to the lack of beef, we had to replace it with pork. I took care of it first, cooked it and let it cool. I also boiled potatoes and carrots. I cut all the vegetables, meat and eggs into small cubes; I did not add green peas. I had lightly salted cucumbers, the taste of the salad with them was milder (pickled ones add a piquant sourness). We ate the salad with pleasure! It is not only delicious, but also very filling! Thanks a lot!

Siberian

02.11.2023

4.7

For me, the Olivier salad with boiled beef is a festive option. I cook this exclusively for the “very, very” holidays, this is New Year and my husband’s birthday. This year, my husband asked me to make Olivier with beef for Valentine's Day. Well, is it possible to refuse such a request from your beloved man? I prepared the salad strictly according to the recipe, excluding only onions, which I don’t really like in Olivier. But, unlike the author’s recommendation, I always cool the beef in the broth, because this way it does not dry out and remains very juicy in the salad. Accept gratitude from our family!

Accident

02.11.2023

4.9

Wow! Thanks for this recipe! I will treat my own! And I prepared this OLIVIER CLASSIC WITH SAUSAGE for NYE, and everyone liked it too.

Ira

02.11.2023

5

Great salad with beef! I often cook it with boiled beef heartmmm... Thanks for the recipe!

Fedorovna

02.11.2023

4.9

Everyone's favorite Olivier salad with beef. Almost all housewives prepare this salad for different holidays, and in each home they make it differently, based on individual preferences. The salad prepared according to this recipe is very tasty. Thank you!

Lesya

02.11.2023

4.5

Easy, fast, delicious! Classic Olivier with beef, how can you not love it! I prepare it not only for the New Year, but also just like today. Thank you very much for the recipe!

Tayasik

02.11.2023

4.9

I had never made Olivier salad with beef until I saw this recipe. It turned out delicious. Thank you!