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I made this Russian beet salad for our Easter dinner. It’s quite good and loaded with healthy ingredients. I got the recipe from my sisters’ mama-in-law. It’s so simple to throw together.
You can easily adjust the size of the salad because it has equal parts of all the main ingredients. It’s made with shredded raw potato that is fried till golden brown and crunchy. It’s especially fast and easy to make if you use a food processor with a grater attachment.
Ingredients for Russian Beet Salad:
1/3 medium red cabbage, thinly sliced (1 cup)
1 medium beet, grated (1 cup)
3 medium carrots, grated (1 cup)
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1 medium potato, peeled and grated (1 cup)
1/4 cup onion, finely diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 to 3/4 cup mayo
Salt and Pepper to taste if needed
How to Make Russian Beet Salad:
1.Heat some olive oil until a piece of raw potato sizzles in it. Grate the potatoes and add about 1/4 cup bunches at a time. Fry them until golden brown and crunchy. When potatoes finished frying, place them on paper towel and let them cool before adding them in the mixing bowl.
2. Mince 1 clove of garlic and mix it with 1/2 cup of mayo for the dressing.
3. Place all of the ingredients separately in a large salad bowl until ready to serve.
3. Before serving, mix all of the ingredients together (add more mayo, salt and pepper to taste if needed).
It’s easy and delicious! It’s also best fresh so don’t make more than you intend to eat.
Russian Beet Salad

Ingredients
- 1/3 medium red cabbage, thinly sliced (1 cup)
- 1 medium beet, grated (1 cup)
- 3 medium carrots, grated (1 cup)
- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 1 medium potato, peeled and grated (1 cup)
- 1/4 cup onion, finely diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- Salt and Pepper to taste if needed
Instructions
- Heat some olive oil until a piece of raw potato sizzles in it. Grate the potatoes and add about 1/4 cup bunches at a time. Fry them until golden brown and crunchy. When potatoes finished frying, place them on paper towel and let them cool before adding them in the mixing bowl.
- Mince 1 clove of garlic and mix it with 1/2 cup of mayo for the dressing.
- Place all of the ingredients separately in a large salad bowl until ready to serve.
- Before serving, mix all of the ingredients together (add more mayo, salt and pepper to taste if needed). Enjoy!
I made this for my husband’s birthday. The only substitutes/additions I made was fresh dill, green cabbage (I didn’t have red) and the French’s brand fried onions. It was delicious! Everyone liked it! Would definitely make again.
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A new twist on beets! Sounds delicious, need to try it.
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Can I use pickled beets?
Hi Kelly, I haven’t tested that so I’m not sure. This salad is really intended for raw beets but it may be worth an experiment!
Do you cook the beets or grate them raw?
Grate them raw – it’s surprisingly delicious!!
I use potato sticks instead of frying the potato myself.
Hey I was wondering how many hours ahead I can prepare this salad and still be good? Like I mean prepare without mixing with mayo.
Hi Lily, you could even make it a day ahead, just don’t mix the ingredients and keep the potato portion separate and at room temperature (so it doesn’t soften from refrigerator moisture) and refrigerate the remaining prepped ingredients. Add dressing before serving.
Every single person I’ve made this for begs for the recipe! Needless to say, it doesn’t last long. I made it for the first time for a girl’s night and we literally all just stood around the bowl with forks, just digging in! So good!
Elisabeth, thank you for such a great review, I’m so glad to hear that 😬!
if I fry the potatoes on Friday and mix the saled on Saturday. how should I keep my potatoes over night so they will stay crunchy?
Great question! You definitely want to keep them separate overnight. I would refrigerate the remaining ingredients for the salad but it would probably be ok to drain the potatoes on paper towels, cool completely to room temp then store in tupperware at room temperature overnight.
we make this salad often but instead of potatoes we add doktorskaya kolbasa.. ill try it your way also
Let me know what you think of it after giving it a try 😀.
do you cook carrot or beets?
I add them raw. It’s surprising I know, but so good! 🙂
Has anyone tried to substitute an ingredient with French’s Fried Onions?
Yes! It works really well, you just have to add it just before mixing and serving so they don’t get too soft. 🙂
Hey Natasha, I made this salad for a family get together and a lot of the lady’s want the recipe.but they can only read Russian. Can give me a Russian version? I would do it myself but i don’t know how to write in Russian. Thank you, Natalya
There is an easy option for translating. Have you tried right clicking on the content and selecting translate? Google Chrome has this option. You can also copy the text and use Google translate. I hope that’s helpful.
Looks delish! Never tried fried potatoes in a salad. Pretty interesting!
It’s soooo good! I hope you love it!