Francuska salata Croatian style
This is a very opulent salad dressed with mayonnaise. It is called French salad in Croatia (francuska salata) and is usually served for holidays when we have lots of guests visiting.
Servings 8 people
Calories 180 kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g potatoes (1 lb )
- 300 g carrots (0.6 lb)
- 300 g peas (frozen or canned) (0.6 lb)
- 300 g pickled gherkins (0.6 lb)
- 250 g mayonnaise (1 cup)
- 120 g yoghurt (1/2 cup)
- 2 tbsp mustard (mild, not spicy)
- Drop of lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Optional:
- 200 g cooked gammon (ham), cubed (optional) (0.4lb)
- 1 tart apple (cubed)
- 3-4 hardboiled eggs (peeled and cubed)
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and carrots. Cut them lengthwise into slices and crosswise into strips, then chop into cubes of about 1 cm (0.3 in) size. They need to correspond with the size of the peas.
- Place potato and carrot cubes and peas into a saucepan, season with salt, cover with water and cook until tender (about 20 minutes). Drain and set aside to cool.
- Cube pickled gherkins into the same size as the rest of the vegetables. Take your time and be precise with cutting. French salad needs to be elegant.
- When the vegetables have cooled down, mix in the gherkins. Season with mayonnaise, yoghurt, mustard, lemon juice and salt. Gently stir to combine.
- Leave in the fridge to set. Serve cold with roasted or grilled meat or on its own.
- To make Russian salad, add cubed and cooked gammon too.
Nutrition
Calories: 180kcal