RUSSIAN SALAD - Easy food recipes

RUSSIAN SALAD

INGREDIENTS FOR 2 PEOPLE: 

FOR HOMEMADE MAYONNAISE

• 1 egg
• 6.5 fl. oz. oil
• the juice of half lemon

FOR RUSSIAN SALAD

• 1 medium potato
• 2 carrots
• 1 oz. green peas
• 2 boiled eggs
• 1.5 oz. green olives
• 2 o 3 gherkins
• a can of tuna
• 1/2 roasted red pepper
• salt

• RUSSIAN SALAD RECIPE 

  1.- The most important step is preparing the homemade mayonnaise. Put the egg in a tall glass and add a pinch of salt. You can replace the egg for 3fl. oz milk. Add 6.5fl.oz oil, put the blender to the bottom of the glass and beat all ingredients for about 10 seconds, until the sound of the shake changes. Lift the blender a little while beating for about 5 seconds more. Then, raise and lower the blender without fear of separating the mayonnaise. When the mayonnaise is made, remove the blender from the glass. Finally, add the juice of a half lemon and mix all ingrediets again with a spoon.
  2.- Cooking in plenty of water the potatoes next to the carrots for about 25 minutes. Cooking the green peas for about 10 minutes and the eggs for about 10 minutes too.
  3.- When this ingredients are cooked, peeling and chopping them and put all in a bowl. Add the can of tuna, the chopped gherkins, which will add a crispy touch, the roasted red pepper and the green olives. All ingredients are well chopped. Finally, put the homemade mayonnaise and mix all ingredients.