I'm Russian myself and we've been making this salad as long as I can remember! Never used prunes though just boiled beets walnuts garlic and mayo. Make sure you chop walnuts coarsely for the best taste! And one more thing: I think you don't need extra salt with all this mayo in the salad.
If you love beets you'll love this little salad. I made it the first time just to get rid of some fresh beets that I had and didn't want to lose. Now I buy beets just to make this salad.
Made this yesterday. Wonderful. Authentic Russian salad does not use prunes so omitted them. However try adding pomegrante seeds to salad. Superb!!!
This is one of my favorite salads. Mayo tastes excellent with beets and prunes. Excellent recipe!
DELICIOUS. I included some sliced Vidalia onion but other than that followed the recipe exactly. DEFINITELY in my luncheon rotation; I'll be making this regularly.
Truly Wonderful! Even though I over-processed it in the food processor it was tasty and crunchy and garlicky and everything that was quoted about it! I used almonds instead of walnuts because they're better for you and I would use either plain yogurt or light mayo to help alleviate the "fatty" texture. REALLY GOOD! You'll enjoy it!
Seemed like kind of a strange recipe but it turned out great! Very easy to make too. Only thing was the garlic seemed a little much--will cut back on the garlic next time.
Not bad. I omitted the prunes because other reviewers said that was the more authentic route. It tasted like...beets. Nice combination and quite easy. It was my first time using beets & peeling & grating them was very easy. This is a vibrantly colored dish which could be very suitable for entertainment purposes. My mom liked it; Dad didn't. I used 3 beets 2 garlice cloves and 1/3 cup of the walnuts and 1/3 cup mayonnaise. Nice mixture.
Loved it. Have made it several times since. Unusual combination that goes together wonderfully.
This was not my favorite salad. Perhaps because I omitted the mayo.
