Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Great success of Polish "mix"


Mix of vegetables called "Salatka" in Polish is a traditional dish that can be found on most tables of Polish people in Poland (and abroad) (Note about the picture - salatka tastes better than it looks!)

Here is receipt written by my wife (American) if you interested

Sawatka – Polish potato salad

  • 5-6 medium golden potatoes, boiled, but firm, diced
  • 10 Dill pickles, diced
  • 8 oz. block Swiss cheese, diced
  • 6 slices med-sliced ham, diced
  • 16 oz. baby carrots, steamed, chopped
  • 8-10 oz. frozen (cooked) or canned corn
  • 8-10 oz. frozen (cooked) or canned peas
  • One med to large onion, diced
  • Celery, 2 stalks chopped
  • 1.5 cups mayonnaise (to taste if you like it creamier)
  • Fresh chopped parsley (do not use too much as it is strong and will overpower the dish, can use dried parsley)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Chopped boiled eggs, optional

Boil potatoes in salted water until done, but still firm. Let cool and remove skins. Dice into about 1 inch squares or about the size of a sugar cube.

Chop pickles, onions, carrots, celery, ham and cheese and add to bowl. Add corn and peas and fresh parsley, then fold in mayo. Add salt and pepper to taste.

[add me] Cool off final product in refrigerator. You can decorate the top with thin layer of mayonnaise and create all kinds of patterns with vegetables, ex. smiley face with little pieces of carrots, eggs, etc. Be creative.

You can also experiment with all kinds of other vegetables. Use your own knowledge of vegetables taste to create "perfect salad" for your own taste.

(Keep refrigerated. It should last 6,7 days)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This dish is wonderful. Shamick brought it to our department lunch and everyone loved it. We also thought the bowl that it was served in was beautiful. It was nice to have a dish that was from Shamick's home. Thanks for bringing it, Shamick!

Shamick P. Gaworski said...

Oh Thanks my nice co-worker. You guys brought some nice dishes as well.
This little thing is incredibly simple (Poland has rather simple dishes generally speaking; history) but (surprisingly) it tastes great!

It ain't French cuisine, fact. But it is still pretty good!
(And way more healthy for you than hamburgers! :-))

Anonymous said...

Shamick: This sounds great. It is something I need to try.

Is it usually made any time of year or is it more common in a particular season?

Shamick P. Gaworski said...

It is a "must" during Eastern. It is very very popular during summer and generally speaking throughout the year. If the memory does not fail me, it is basically a dis for all celebrations of different kind. But once again, it is very Eastern dish.

http://culture.polishsite.us/articles/art341fr.htm