Mimosa salad (russian: салат мимоза) is a festive
salad
A salad is a dish consisting of mixed, mostly natural ingredients with at least one raw ingredient. They are typically served at room temperature or chilled, though some can be served warm. Condiments and salad dressings, which exist in a va ...
whose main ingredients are cheese, eggs, canned fish, onion, and mayonnaise. Mimosa salad got its name because of its resemblance to
mimosa
''Mimosa'' is a genus of about 590 species of herbs and shrubs, in the mimosoid clade of the legume family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word (''mimos''), an "actor" or "mime", and the feminine suffix -''osa'', "resemb ...
flowers scattered on the snow. The similarity is achieved by crumbling and scattering boiled egg yolk on the surface. The salad's popularity in the
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
(and nowadays in the
post-Soviet states
The post-Soviet states, also known as the former Soviet Union (FSU), the former Soviet Republics and in Russia as the near abroad (russian: links=no, ближнее зарубежье, blizhneye zarubezhye), are the 15 sovereign states that wer ...
) has led to the emergence of a wide variety of recipes.
Preparation
A classic recipe is to layer ingredients, in a bowl, with mayonnaise in between the layers. Typical ingredients include:
* Canned fish, drained, de-boned, mashed. Common sorts are
salmon
Salmon () is the common name for several commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae, which are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (genus ''Salmo'') and North Pacific (genus '' Oncorhy ...
,
pacific saury
The Pacific saury (''Cololabis saira'') is a member of the family Scomberesocidae. Saury is a seafood in several East Asian cuisines and is also known by the name mackerel pike.
Biology
Saury is a fish with a small mouth, an elongated body, ...
,
mackerel, or
trout
Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', '' Salmo'' and '' Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salm ...
;
* Hard cheese, finely crumbled, sprinkled;
* Boiled egg whites, coarsely grated, sprinkled. Sometimes the egg yolks, without the whites, are used.
Sometimes entire hard boiled eggs are used.
* Boiled egg yolks, finely crumbled, sprinkled on top;
* Onion, finely chopped, sprinkled;
* Mayonnaise.
Further ingredients may include:
* Butter, coarsely grated, frozen, sprinkled;
* Boiled potatoes, coarsely grated, sprinkled;
* Boiled carrots, coarsely grated, sprinkled.
File:Mimoza salata.jpg, Mimosa salad, traditional decoration
File:Mimoiza salat 2 e-citizen.jpg, Mimosa salad, decorated with dill
Dill (''Anethum graveolens'') is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus ''Anethum''. Dill is grown widely in Eurasia, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food.
Growth ...
File:Acacia dealbata.jpg, The "mimosa"
( Silver Wattle (Acacia dealbata)),
symbol of Women's day in Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
See also
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Eggs mimosa
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Egg salad
Egg salad is a dish made primarily of chopped hard-boiled or scrambled eggs, mustard, and mayonnaise, often including other ingredients such as celery.
It is made mixed with seasonings in the form of herbs, spices and other ingredients, bound ...
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Olivier salad
Olivier salad ( rus, link=no, салат Оливье, salat Olivye) is a traditional salad dish in Russian cuisine, which is also popular in other post-Soviet countries and around the world. In different modern recipes, it is usually made with ...
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Salade niçoise
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Dressed herring
Dressed herring, colloquially known as herring under a fur coat ( rus, "сельдь под шубой", "sel'd pod shuboy" or russian: "селёдка под шубой", "selyodka pod shuboy", label=none), is a layered salad composed of diced p ...
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Tuna salad
Tuna salad starts with a blend of two main ingredients: tuna and mayonnaise. The tuna used is usually pre-cooked, canned, and packaged in water or oil. Pickles, celery, relish, and onion are foremost among the ingredients that are often added. Whe ...
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Zakuski
Zakuski (plural from Russian: закуски ; singular zakuska from закуска; Polish: zakąski, zakąska) is an assortment of cold hors d'oeuvres, entrées and snacks in food culture of Russia and in Slavic-speaking countries. It is s ...
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List of salads
Salad is any of a wide variety of dishes including: green salads; vegetable salads; long beans; salads of pasta, legumes, or grains; mixed salads incorporating meat, poultry, or seafood; and fruit salads. They often include vegetables and fruits. ...
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List of Russian dishes
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List of fish dishes
This is a list of notable fish dishes. In culinary and fishery contexts, fish includes shellfish, such as molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms. Fish has been an important source of protein for humans throughout recorded history.
Fish dishes
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References
External links
Salat Mimosa - No Place Like Kitchen – Olga GalanterMimosa salad recipe - RusCuisine.comMimosa salad - Azerbaijan CookbookMimosa salad - New Sweden Cultural Heritage SocietyMimosa salad recipe – All recipes Australia NZMimosa salad Recipe - Genius cookMrs. John F. Kennedy’s Salad Mimosa - Secrets from the White House Kitchens
Crab and Avocado Mimosa – Mad Men Recipes: Food Republic
Fish salads
Soviet cuisine
Russian cuisine
Ukrainian cuisine
Egg dishes
Cheese dishes
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