Insalata Russa (Russian Salad)

By a Piedmontese Nonna near Lake Orta in Piedmont.
 

You might enjoy this recipe on our tours in Piedmont! We collected this recipe from a kind nonna that we met in a bar in 2014 near Lake Orta in Piedmont.

Ingredients for 4 people: 

• 3 potatoes
• 4 carrots
• 1 can of peas Boil potatoes with skin

Directions:

• Boil potatoes with skin. Let cool off, then peel and dice
• Peel and dice carrots, then boil them

• Mix potatoes, carrots and peas with mayonnaise **

Buon appetito!

** Ingredients for mayonnaise:

• 2 eggs at room temperature
• EVOO
• 2 tsp of mustard
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 lemon

Directions:

• Separate egg yolks from whites (used them for something else such as merengue or a cake or frittata)
• Stir gently the egg yolks with a spoon in the same direction, while slowly pouring EVOO
• When eggs start to bind, add a pinch of salt and keep stirring until the mixture is enough thick 
• Add lemon juice in small amount and keep adding EVOO while stirring until you reach desired amount
• Add mustard and adjust the flavor depending on your preferences