Usually made with beef, this salad is a staple appetizer in Romania and is usually served for Easter and Christmas.
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Estonian Potato Salad with Red Beet
In the past we published recipes for the Romanian Potato Salad, Bulgarian Potato Salad and Serbian Potato Salad. Here is the recipe for the Estonian Potato salad with red beet. Continue reading
Romanian Potato Salad
The Romanian Potato Salad is very similar to the Bulgarian Potato Salad and the Serbian Potato Salad. No mayonnaise is used for this salad either; instead you can create a dressing with salt, oil and vinegar to taste.
Serbian Potato Salad
The Serbian recipe for Potato Salad is very similar with the Bulgarian Potato Salad; the two extra ingredients are half a shredded cabbage and one clove of finely chopped.
Here are all the ingredients:
- 6 to 8 medium boiled potatoes – either sliced or cut in cubes
- 1 medium sliced onion
- 1/2 cabbage (shredded)
- 1 clove of garlic finely chopped
- 1/2 cups finely chopped fresh dill (optional)
- salt, oil and vinegar to taste
You mix everything together and serve.
Enjoy!
Bulgarian Potato Salad
Most of the Eastern European potato salads don’t include mayonnaise, instead we use a dressing made with oil and vinegar. I will present few different potato salads; I thought I would start with the Bulgarian recipe since this is pretty basic. By adding different ingredients to this you will be get different recipes, specific to other countries – soon to be posted are the Serbian Potato Salad and the Romanian Potato Salad.
Each of these dishes can be served by themselves or as a side dish. They are simply delicious. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 medium boiled potatoes – either sliced or cut in cubes
- 1 medium sliced onion
- 1/2 cups finely chopped fresh dill
- salt, oil and vinegar to taste
You mix everything together and serve.
Enjoy!