Russian Salmon and Potato Salad

  4.5 – 22 reviews  • Salmon Salad Recipes

Easy to prepare, crunchy, and mouthwatering chicken tenders in a pan! a great match for honey mustard sauce.

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Additional Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 eggs
  2. 3 medium baking potatoes, peeled and cubed
  3. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  4. 1 large onion, chopped
  5. 1 (16 ounce) can salmon, drained
  6. 1 cup mayonnaise, or as needed
  7. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, and peel.
  2. While the eggs are cooking, place the potatoes in a saucepan with just enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until tender. Remove from heat, drain, and set aside.
  3. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions, and saute until lightly browned and translucent, about 10 minutes.
  4. Flake salmon and spread it over the bottom of a glass baking dish or serving dish. Spread the sauteed onions over the salmon. Gently spread a little bit of the mayonnaise over the onion layer. Top with potatoes, and spread enough mayonnaise just to add moisture to the layer. Finally, slice the eggs, and cover the layer of potatoes. Spread mayonnaise over the eggs, and garnish with chopped parsley. If you wish, you can reserve some of the egg to chop and sprinkle over the top as well. Chill for 1 hour before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 523 kcal
Carbohydrate 22 g
Cholesterol 109 mg
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Protein 22 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Sodium 508 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 39 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Angela Martinez
I loved this salad. I used five eggs and layered it as follows: Salmon, half sautéed onions, mayo, potatoes with salt and white pepper, last half of onions, mayo, crumbled egg whites, mayo and topped with crumbled egg yolks and fresh chopped parsley. My husband and I ate it fresh for dinner and as a sandwich filling the second night. I had it again this am for breakfast with toast and wil finish off the last tonight for my dinner. Yum!
Sonya Welch
I made this for the first time and it was delicious, but needed a bit more acidity so I added diced picke and that really made it perfect.
Mary Guerrero
I added a heaping Tbs oh Dijon mustard to the mayonnaise, and additional thee eggs. I cooked the potatoes and the eggs together in an electric pressure cooker for 4 minutes, putting the eggs in an ice water bath immediately. Diced one egg and distributed in the onion layer. The other extra egg was diced and used as the crown. Every morsel was eaten and pleas to make it again were made. I am sure it will be a family favorite.
Patricia Mills
I made this for dinner tonight and we both enjoyed it very much. I ran out of mayo and used low fat sour cream to help stretch the mayo that I had. Also added dill to the dressing and garlic powder. It is a nice Lenten meal with a veggie side and a little apple sauce. We are looking forward to the leftovers.
Pamela Lewis
Love this potato salad version. Canned salmon adds so much to the flavors. Followed the advice in the other reviews and used 5 hardboiled eggs and chopped them.
Diana Wright
The sauteed onions make this very tasty indeed. A nice, simple, delicious salad. Wonderful luncheon dish. Serve with crusty bread and follow with sliced fresh peaches in champagne.
Linda Baker
This is a very nice flavour combination. Next time, I think I’ll try shredding or even mashing the potatoes and mixing that layer with mayo before laying it. I also think I’ll crumble up the egg rather than slicing it as was suggested by some other reviews. When I lived in Russia that seemed to be the common thing to do and it holds together better that way when you serve it. Thanks for the recipe!
Isaac Calhoun
This was really good, and popular with guests. I will make it again. One problem was the quality of the canned salmon. I didn’t expect to have to pick out bones. (Bumblebee pink salmon). I will try to find a higher quality product to use in the future, because I was worried that bones would slip by me and cause problems for my guests.
John Perez
Absolutely wonderful! I live in Russia and served this for a party. It was the first salad to go! I used tuna instead of salmon. Our mayo comes in squeeze bags so it was easy to apply it in pretty spirals. I followed the advice of another reviewer and made more eggs. 5 was just enough for me to cover the top layer with thin slices. I also added salt & pepper to the potato layer as other reviewers suggested. For presentation purposes, I finely shredded a mild, white cheese and put it around the edge of my round dish.
Rebecca Burgess
I made this for my Russian husband and he really liked it. This type of salad can be made in so many different ways by Russians, but this particular recipe is delicious just the way it is. Thanks for sharing your version JMRIBKA, I have made it a few times already. 🙂
Caroline Brady
I had left over salmon from last night. So, I had all the ingredients for this simple salad and it was great. The potatoes really balance the strong salmon flavor, which I am not a fan of. I added crushed pepper to the onions for a little kick. Glad I found this recipe.
Joseph Wall
I mixed the sauteed onions, salmon, potatoes and mayo together, then served on lettuce with the sliced eggs. Great flavor! Thanks for the recipe!
Alexis Santiago
Not as much onion or mayo. (Put garlic powder and salt and pepper in the mayo).
Greg Mcneil
It had a very good flavor- a little drier than I was expecting, though.
William Herrera
This was a very good recipe, I made it for a potluck and it was almost gone afterwards.
Shannon Jones
this turned out very well, very simple to make. i mixed the mayo with the potato before i layered it, and did the same thing with the egg (to save time!) it might not be as authentic, but i felt it helped mix the flavours more. definitely needs salt and pepper
Jennifer Owens
I am Russian and indeed this salad is very popular in my country. But there are couple of things we do differently: we grate potatoes and eggs after they are boiled, first goes salmon, then potatoes, whites, then yolks. Mayo between each layer and no mayo on the top! In my family we also add boiled and grated carrots on top of the salmon (by the way, i prefer to canned in oil – it’s juicier). Some families also put steamed rice in between. This salad is called “mimoza”.
Mary Howard
I invited a Russian gentleman to dinner, honoring him by cooking a Russian menu. I found 3 recipes on the web. This was exquisite! I chilled it for about 3 hours. It was excellent the next day for breakfast and again for diner. It served 8. The man said it was very authentic. I recommend it HIGHLY. We had it with a Russian Tomato Salad and Roasted Lamb leg with Artichokes. All 3 were a huge hit!!!
Zachary Carter
This recipe has become a favourite in our household. Whenever we go to a bbq I take this dish and its always the first one gone, just like JMRIBKA says. Like another reviewer mentioned, I do more eggs so it completely covers the top.
David Arroyo
This was delicious. I am always looking for ways to eat more salmon because it is so good for you! I used vaccume packed salmon and seasoned liberally with salt and pepper at each layer. It was simple easy and tasty. Read entire instructions before making. I give it 4 and a 1/2 stars.
Chad Castillo
This is very good! My mom is russian and she makes this salad with tuna, plus she adds some grated cheese layer to it, but it’s also very good with salmon!

 

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