Whether it is Christmas, New Year or a Birthday on every Russian celebration table there is a Salad Olivier. I don´t know a single Russian person who doesn´t like this salad and so it is always present and everybody waits for the holiday season to finally eat this salad.

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To be honest, I am not a fan of "only holiday foods" which are made only on special days and then you have to wait a year to eat them again. If you feel like having a stuffed turkey in the summer, then have a stuffed turkey in the summer! Why wait until Christmas.​

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That is the case for me with this salad as well. Yes, I make it for Christmas and because I come from a Russian background, also for New Years. But I also make it whenever I crave it. So if it is summer and you just came across this recipe and you feel like having it, then just make it and don´t torture yourself by waiting until the holiday season. Try it out and then make it again on the holiday :)

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