Salata De Boeuf (Beef Salad)

This beef salad, also known as Salata de Boeuf (Beef Salad) in Romania, is a traditional salad made for Easter, Christmas, and New Year's Eve that can be served as a side dish or a meal on its own. You can make this with beef, turkey or chicken, potatoes, peas, and much mayo. It's like a potato salad that's gone!

Bet you've never eaten this salad before and have never eaten it anywhere else or seen it on any menu. But it is the most traditional salad in Romania for all holidays.

The name beef salad comes from the French word "boeuf," which means "beef." However, the Romanians have several recipes for making a beef salad, not only with beef but also with chicken or even without meat. Salads can be served as an appetizer or garnish a steak. It is very important in this beef salad recipe that the mayonnaise. If you use it, will bind the ingredients rather than soak them.