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Traditional Polish vegetable salad (Sałatka Jarzynowa) in a white bowl, made with potatoes, carrots, peas, eggs, pickles, and mayonnaise, surrounded by fresh ingredients on a dark background.

Polish Vegetable Salad - (Sałatka Jarzynowa)

Polish Vegetable Salad (Sałatka Jarzynowa) is a classic Polish salad made with boiled potatoes, carrots, peas, pickles, and eggs, all finely chopped and mixed with mayonnaise. It’s a traditional comfort food often served at holidays, family gatherings, and celebrations, known for its creamy texture, simple ingredients, and nostalgic homemade flavor.
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Servings: 6
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Eastern European, Polish
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

Salad
  • 4 medium potatoes peeled and boiled
  • 2 - 3 medium carrots peeled and boiled
  • 1 medium parsley roots peeled and boiled
  • 1/2 celery root peeled and boiled
  • 1/2 - 1 apple finely chopped
  • 1/2 small red onion finely chopped
  • 4 dill pickles finely chopped
  • 2 - 3 tbsp pickle juice
  • 5 eggs hard-boiled and chopped
  • 1/2 cup sweet peas
  • 1 cup corn I like using peaches and cream corn
  • 1 cup green peas
  • 1 red bell pepper finely chopped
  • 2-3 tbsp mayonnaise more or less to taste
  • 2 tbsp sour cream
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • fresh dill and parsley to taste

Method
 

Cook the vegetables
  1. Boil potatoes, carrots, parsley root and celery root in salted water until fork-tender. Boil corn and peas until cooked through. Let them cool completely.
Prep everything
  1. Chop potatoes, carrots, parsley root, celery root, red onion, red bell pepper, eggs, pickles and an apple into small, even pieces. Finely chop dill and parsley.
Mix the salad
  1. Combine all chopped ingredients in a large bowl. Add corn and peas.
Add the dressing
  1. Stir in mayonnaise, sour cream, pickle juice, salt, and pepper. Mix until everything is lightly coated, or heavily coated, i'm not here to judge...much.
Taste and adjust
  1. Add more mayo, sour cream, pickle juice, dill, salt or pepper - if needed.
Chill (optional but recommended)
  1. Refrigerate for at least 30–60 minutes, it makes everything just set better.

Video

Notes

  • This salad doesn’t follow strict rules. It changes from household to household depending on what’s available in the fridge or pantry. Don’t overthink it—if it’s chopped and mixed with mayo, it belongs in SAŁATKA WARZYWNA.
 
  • Other ingredients include, (depending on what’s in your fridge): leeks, parsley root, kidney beans, fresh dill, bell pepper.
 
  • Here are some different ways it is served.
  • - On its own
  • - As side dish
  • - As a snack
  • - As an open-faced sandwich
  • - You don't like sweet desserts, eat salad!
  • - You DO like sweet desserts, too bad, there's more salad, because we made too much!
 
  • If you go to Poland, you will grow to love this salad, they will make you, and there's NOTHING....you can do about it.
  • Enjoy!