American Medium Fannie Merritt Farmer

Salad à la Russe

Peel six tomatoes, remove thin slices from top of each, and take out seeds and pulp. Sprinkle inside with salt, invert, and let stand one-half hour. Place seeds and pulp removed from tomatoes in a strainer to drain. Mix one-third cup cucumbers cut in dice, one-third cup cold cooked peas, one-fourth cup pickles finely chopped, one-third cup tomato pulp, and two tablespoons capers. Season with salt, pepper, and vinegar. Put in a cheese-cloth and squeeze; then add one-half cup cold cooked chicken cut in very small 335dice. Mix with Mayonnaise Dressing, refill tomatoes, sprinkle with finely chopped parsley, and place each on a lettuce leaf.

Ingredients

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  • salt
  • pepper
  • vinegar
  • Mayonnaise Dressing
  • finely chopped parsley
  • lettuce leaf

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Required Gear

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Strainer
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Salad bowl
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Cheese cloth for squeezing mixture

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Peel six tomatoes, remove thin slices from top of each, and take out seeds and pulp.

  2. 2

    Sprinkle inside with salt, invert, and let stand one-half hour.

  3. 3

    Place seeds and pulp removed from tomatoes in a strainer to drain.

  4. 4

    Mix one-third cup cucumbers cut in dice, one-third cup cold cooked peas, one-fourth cup pickles finely chopped, one-third cup tomato pulp, and two tablespoons capers.

  5. 5

    Season with salt, pepper, and vinegar.

  6. 6

    Put in a cheese-cloth and squeeze; then add one-half cup cold cooked chicken cut in very small 335dice.

  7. 7

    Mix with Mayonnaise Dressing, refill tomatoes, sprinkle with finely chopped parsley, and place each on a lettuce leaf.

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