{"id":4403,"slug":"russian-salad-2","title":"Russian salad","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["boiled carrots","turnips","beets","potatoes","boiled peas","boiled string beans cut in small pieces","one slice of cold roast beef cut in small squares","salt","pepper","a little Cayenne pepper","tarragon vinegar","thick mayonnaise","boiled potatoes","truffles","a small flower of a boiled and seasoned cauliflower"],"ingredients_norm":["boiled carrot","turnip","beet","potato","boiled pea","boiled string beans cut in small piece","cold roast beef cut in small square","salt","pepper","little cayenne pepper","tarragon vinegar","thick mayonnaise","boiled potato","truffle","flower of boiled and seasoned cauliflower"],"steps":["Put all in salad bowl, season with salt, pepper, a little Cayenne pepper, and just enough tarragon vinegar to wet the mixture.","Let stand for one hour, drain off the liquid, if any, and form the salad in pyramid shape in the bowl.","Spread some thick mayonnaise over all, and garnish with boiled potatoes and truffles, cut like a five-cent piece, linking one to the other around the base of the salad like a chain.","On top put a small flower of a boiled and seasoned cauliflower, and serve very cold."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w9:12","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"65556650de8b56af4bda2864ccfc9697392ca79c213b9af5efa58e141e12d375","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:36:55Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/russian-salad-2"}