Salad Olivier

Preparation

• 1
  Boil the eggs so that they are hard boiled and leave to cool
• 2
  Boil the potatoes, carrots and peas and leave to cool
• 3
  Once everything has cooled chop the potatoes and carrots into small cubes and put into a bowl
• 4
  Add to this the peas
• 5
  Chop the pickles into small pieces
• 6
  Peel the eggs and chop them into small pieces
• 7
  Combine all the ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. The secret of a great salad is that the peas should constitute the largest vegetable pieces
• 8
  Add the mayonnaise one tablespoonful at a time until you feel that the salad is well saturated. Too much mayonnaise will make it taste like a sauce, and too little will make it taste dry. It has to be just right
• 9
  Refrigerate and serve at a cold temperature.