Simple Fish Salad
4 servings
90 minutes
Simple fish salad is the embodiment of Russian cuisine, where simplicity meets rich flavor. This dish originates from traditional Soviet salads that used accessible ingredients while achieving a harmony of tastes. The tenderness of boiled rice combines with the juiciness of cucumbers and the spiciness of green onions, while canned pink salmon adds a rich marine note to the salad. The mayonnaise dressing enhanced by the aroma of fish juice makes the texture delicate and rich. Pepper and salt add balance to the flavor, and chilling before serving allows the ingredients to unfold. This salad is perfect as a standalone dish or as an addition to a festive table, delighting with its light yet expressive taste.
1
Boil the rice and let it cool.
- Rice: 1 glass
2
Cut the cucumbers into small cubes and chop the green onion.
- Cucumbers: 2 pieces
- Green onions: 1 bunch
3
To avoid overpowering the taste of the ingredients with too much mayonnaise, pour the liquid from the fish into the rice and mix. Then add cucumbers, onions, and mix again.
- Canned pink salmon in its own juice: 1 jar
- Cucumbers: 2 pieces
- Green onions: 1 bunch
4
Then add the fish, having previously removed the large bones and mash it with a fork.
- Canned pink salmon in its own juice: 1 jar
5
Dress the salad with 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise, add pepper and salt, and mix thoroughly. Place in the refrigerator for an hour.
- Mayonnaise: to taste
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste