SLC25-W2 // "Russian Salad

Greetings and welcome to my blog. Today am glad to be a part of this week’s challenge on salads of the world and this week we are making Russian salad. Let’s dive in and explore this beautiful learning process.

Make a "Russian Salad"; you can follow the one presented in this course or a recipe of your choice, adjusting to the ingredients you have available (detailing utensils, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions).

I made a Russian salad and the ingredients I used was:

Salad ingredients

• Sweet potatoes
• Carrots
• Green beans
• Egg

Dressing ingredients

• Mayonnaise
• Salt

Procedure

Step 1: I washed the potatoes, carrots and green beans. I cooked the potatoes for a little while ensuring it’s not soggy

Step 2: I also boiled the carrots and the green beans briefly while eating them maintain their crunchiness.

Step 3: I boiled the egg until it’s well cooked

Step 4: I sliced all the potatoes, carrots, green beans and the eggs into pieces.

Step 5: I mixed all the salad ingredients in a separate plate.

Step 6: I prepared the dressing in a separate plate and then mixed it with the salad and added the egg.

Step 7: My Salad was ready to be eaten.

Russian Salad

In your country, what variation is usually added to Russian salad? Tell us about the flavor of your salad. Did it meet your expectations?

In my country, I have seen this salad made though not very often and it’s often called the potato salad because of the potato that was basically used as its base. There are alot of variations that had been adopted for this salad. For example, more ingredients at added to it more than the ones we used. They add other ingredients such as onions, cucumber, sweet corn to the Salad mix to give it varies feeling.

I loved this salad very much. It met my expectations and more. I really enjoyed making and eating it. This is my first time of making a Russian salad. The process was very easy and I enjoyed it. The flavour of the salad was very nice. The salad was crunchy and sweet and I enjoyed it so much.

Highlight the benefits of potatoes and carrots and indicate the price of these vegetables on Steem.

Potatoes and carrots have so many health benefits and they includes:

Potatoes 🥔

• Potatoes easily satiates or fills us and they are rich in fiber which makes the makes them vital as they help to support our digestive system by aiding bowel movement.
• ⁠Potatoes are a good source of potassium and potassium is good for the heart and also helps in the regulation of blood pressure.
• ⁠Potatoes have antioxidant properties and helps in inflammation reduction and also protects damage of cells.
• ⁠They contain fiber and resistant starch and helps in the regulation of blood sugar.
• ⁠The fiber also helps in the reduction of cholesterol levels in the body.
• ⁠it’s a good source of minerals like magnesium, potassium and calcium and helps in weight management

Carrots 🥕

• Carrots are rich course of vitamin A and vitamin A is good for the eyes and also helps for a healthy skin and boosts the immune system.
• ⁠Contains anti oxidation properties thereby helping to reduce the damage of cells and inflammation.
• ⁠Since it’s good for skin health, it also helps to reduce aging.
• ⁠It contains potassium thereby helps to regulate the pressure of the blood.
• ⁠Carrots are a good source of fiber hence are satiates and help to support digestion.

Do you have any special tips for making this salad? Share them.

Some tips are necessary to note when making this salad.

• Ensire that the salad base are not over cooked to avoid then being soggy. They should be cooked in a way that they can retain their crunchiness.

• Putting the salad in a refrigerator for some time helps to elevate its flavor and taste.

• Letting the vegetables cool off before mixing them in the mayonnaise to avoid it running.

• Other variations of choice can be incorporated based on the choice of the person.

I loved this Russian salad recipe. It was beautiful and I loved it. The tips provided in the class helped me get the perfect flavor even though it was a first time of making it.