Salad Olivier

A sinfully creamy mixture of chopped potatoes, dill pickles, capers and sweet green peas, traditionally served on a bed of butter lettuce with tomato wedges and chopped parsley.

8 servings
Ingredients
  • Potato Salad:

  •   Salt, to taste

  •   Water

  • cup fresh or frozen peas

  • 1 1/2  pounds all-purpose potatoes, peeled, boiled and cubed

  • large sour dill pickle, cut into small dice

  • medium onion, finely chopped

  • hard-boiled eggs, peeled and coarsely chopped

  • tablespoons well-drained capers

  • pound firm tofu, cut into matchsticks

  • 3/4  cup low-fat mayonnaise or Nayonnaise

  • 1/4  cup low-fat sour cream or soy based sour cream

  • tablespoon Dijon mustard

  • teaspoons fresh lemon juice

  • 1/4  teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper, or more to taste

  • tablespoon minced fresh dill

  •  

  • Garnish:

  • head Boston lettuce broken into leaves, washed and dried

  • 8 to 10  pitted ripe black olives, chopped

  • large ripe tomato, cut into small wedges

  • 1/4  cup chopped fresh dill

  •   Paprika, to taste

Instructions
  1. To make salad: Bring a pot of salted water to boil and cook peas 3 minutes. Drain and plunge into ice water. Drain and place in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients. Toss lightly to combine.
  2. To garnish: Serve on a bed of Boston lettuce leaves. Garnish with olives, tomatoes and chopped dill. Sprinkle with paprika.
     
Nutritional Info (per serving)
  • Calories 255
  • Fat 14g
  • Saturated Fat 2g
  • Cholesterol 57mg
  • Sodium 641mg
  • Carbohydrates 24g
  • Fiber 4g
  • Protein 11g
Comments
Share

Other Articles

No Image Found!
Blue Cheese Souffle with Toasted Walnut Cream
January 04, 2011
No Image Found!
Minced Tofu and Shiitake Mushrooms
January 27, 2012
Pepper Beef Steak Mexican Shirt Pineapple Salsa Relish
Peppered Beef with Pineapple Salsa
January 15, 2011
Create a Recipe
Around the Web
May-Issue-Relish
Close