Last Updated on May 20, 2020 by Chef Mireille
While this version has everything from apples to pickles and sausage in it, you can easily adapt it by omitting some ingredients if you don’t have them. I always say “Recipes should be a guide; not a bible.” Basically meaning that you can adapt it to your own palate or whatever happens to be in your fridge.
As soon as I saw this recipe, it reminded me of an enriched version of Haitian Beet Salad. There is a lot of Russian influence in Haiti. Do you know how popular the name Vladimir is for Haitians. In fact, my sister (I’m half Haitian) also has a Russian name and people are always shocked.
There is quite a large Haitian and Dominican population in Russia as many Dominicans and Haitians will go to Russia to complete their higher education.
This version of a potato salad is a meal on its own. I called it everything but the kitchen sink potato salad. It even usually includes smoked fish, but I chose to omit that ingredient since I’m not a huge fan. Regardless, this was still a delicious salad with all of the other additions. With so many ingredients, you can really customize this salad according to preference, however don’t omit the apple. The sweetness really balances the tang of the sour cream and is an essential ingredient for a balanced flavor profile.
Looking to do some more exploration into Finnish cuisine? Try some of these treats!
Traditional Finnish Recipes
- Vyborg Pretzels
- Hiekkakakku (Finnish Sandtorte – Potato Starch Cake)
- Riivinkropsu (Grated Potato Casserole)
- Friteeratut Kala (Fried Fish – Finland Style)
- Paasiaisleipa (Easter Bread)
- Sekahadelma Keitto (Dried Fruit Dessert Soup)
This is a really complex flavored salad and with all the ingredients included makes the perfect one pot dish. The difference in textures with the crunch from the apples and al dente carrots creates many notes to the salad. Sweet from the apples and beets, tart flavors from the pickles and salt from the sausage plus the little tang from the sour cream makes this one of the best potato salads I have ever tasted.
Rosolje – Estonian Beet-Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups peeled and diced potatoes boiled until tender
- 2 cups peeled and diced beets boiled until tender (retain the liquid)
- 2 cups peeled and diced carrots boiled until tender
- 2 cups peeled and diced apples
- 1 cup chopped sweet gherkins
- 1 cup chopped smoked sausage I used chicken sausage
- 2 hard boiled eggs diced
- 1/4 cup parsley finely chopped
- Dressing Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons spicy mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- juice of 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- Combine all salad ingredients and stir to combine.
- Combine dressing ingredients and whisk until well blended.
- Add dressing to salad. Stir to combine. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
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That’s a delicious bow of salad .. I think I cud substitute the proteins there with some paneer or tofu !
lovely salad Mir, we vegetarians can omit the ingredients we dont eat…and proceed . looks nice with those pastel colors.
I can survive one whole day on this salad looks so refreshing and nice choice Mir.
Salad sounds too good Mir..very good combination of ingredients you got there..
Salad sounds prefect for a decent meal, interesting ingredients went in it. Wonderful filling salad definitely.
That is a nice colourful salad. Love the ingredients used…
Nice colorful salad and love the red beets in it. As you said, bowl of salad looks like a filling meal on its own.
That’s one colorful bowl of salad Mir. Love the combination of ingredients. As you mentioned, it’s a meal by itself..
Lovely salad and as you said this will make up for a meal on its own. I liked how you said kitchen sink salad. There is a lot of draining involved in the recipe and other than that it is a very simple recipe.
Colorful salad that is almost a meal by itself. Would love to try it with tofu or paneer!
What an interesting and colorful salad with beets and potato. Very unusual combination of ingredients. It must have tasted awesome.
Bookmarked the pink potato salad. Makes a great meal even with vegetarian variatiom.
Such an interesting and filling salad.Love the dressing and the combination of ingredients.It looks creamy and satisfying.
That is one hearty salad Mir. Love the color of the bowl,goes so well with the salad in it…
Love the perfect squares. Love the sour cream and mustard combo.
Oh there are so many recipes with beets today. Looks like we can do a JTTC with beets alone 🙂 Nice salad BTW
Never tried this salad before .. Looks very tempting dear . Addition of sour cream make it more appetizing..
I will go crazy after seeing too many beetroot recipes…. This perfect spring salad recipe I guess
Lovely salad Mir!I will try the vegetarian version of this
Thats a hearty Salad Mir and it has a lovely mix of colours.