Russian Salad

Russian Salad Recipe:

• 2 medium potatoes
• 1 cup of green beans
• 1 cup of carrots
• 1 16 oz can of pineapple tidbits
• 2 cups of grapes
• 1 green apple and 1 red apple
• 1 cup of sour cream
• 1 cup of mayonnaise
• a few teaspoons of apple cider vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste
• a few teaspoons of sugar

Cut the carrots and green beans into half inch strips and set aside. Peel and dice the potatoes into bite size pieces as well and set aside. Boil all three of these vegetables (separately since they have different cooking times) until they are cooked but still have a bite to them. You shouldn’t overcook them because they will become too mushy in the salad and that won’t be good!

Next cut the grapes in half, dice the apples into small pieces, and drain the pineapple tidbits and set aside.

Place all the vegetables and fruits into a large bowl. Whisk together the sour cream, mayo, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar until smooth. Then pour over the salad mixture and combine. Refrigerate overnight, it tastes best when it’s very very cold.

[the picture above is garnished on the part of my sister in law :-) with a tomato peel rose and mint leaves]