Ukrainian Mayonnaise Recipes

UKRAINIAN MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Halve eggs and separate whites from yolks. Finely chop egg whites; set aside. In medium bowl, mash egg yolks with a fork. Add in sugar, lemon juice, mustard, sour cream, and mayonnaise. Stir in horseradish and egg whites.

UKRAINIAN SALAT VINAIGRETTE (BEET SALAD)

Steps:

• Place the beets into a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add the carrots and potatoes. Boil for another 10 minutes, then cover the pot and leave overnight.
• The next day, peel and dice the beets, carrots, and potatoes into small, even pieces. Place the vegetables in a large bowl. Stir in the pickles, onion, peas, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Garnish with parsley before serving.

UKRAINIAN MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Halve eggs and separate whites from yolks.
• Finely chop the egg whites and set aside. In a medium bowl, mash egg yolks with a fork.
• Add in sugar, lemon juice, mustard, sour cream, and mayonnaise. Stir in horseradish and egg whites.
• Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to 4 days.
• Use for sandwiches, salads, potatoes, etc.

UKRAINIAN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the cream cheese, butter and garlic. Spread some of this onto each slice of bread. Place a slice of sausage, cucumber, and tomato onto each piece of bread, then top each one with some chopped egg. Serve open-faced.

OKROSHKA (UKRAINIAN VERSION)

Steps:

• Boil the chicken breast. Drain and chill the chicken. Reserve the chicken stock and chill.
• Peel the hard boiled eggs. Remove the egg yolk and dice the egg white. Combine the egg yolk with some mayonnaise/buttermilk to make a paste.
• Chopped the green onions green part only. Sprinkle with some salt and mash with a fork to remove the sharpness from the green onions.
• Dice the cooled chicken breasts.
• Combine all the chopped vegetables. Toss the vegetables to mix well.
• Blend in the mayonnaise/buttermilk egg yolk mixture.
• Add the chopped chicken and toss. Add more mayonnaise or buttermilk to taste.
• Add the cooled chicken broth. Add more cold water if needed as it has to be soupy.
• Squeeze the juice from 1/2 lemon to the soup. Stir then refrigerate the soup for at least 20 minutes before serving.
• When ready to serve, toast some bread and flavour the bread by rubbing a garlic clove over the toasted bread. Serve the Okroshka with the toasted bread and a dollop of sour cream. Okroshka can be kept in the refrigerator to up to 3 days.