How are vegetables cut into an Olivier salad?
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Before cutting vegetables for Olivier salad boil carrot and potatoes in salted water until cooked. Either boil them together - this is usually done for "Olivier", it turns out much faster and more convenient.
When the vegetables have cooled to room temperature, start cutting. The most common type of cutting is 7 x 7 mm cubes. You just need to cut the vegetable into 0.7 centimeter circles. Cut the circles into medium-sized straws, and chop the straw itself also in 7 millimeters. You don't need mathematical precision, but make sure the pieces are similar in size. This can be done by hand when making small quantities of salad.
What to do to automate the process if you need a lot of salad? An electric kitchen vegetable cutter will help. Just adjust the settings according to the instructions: modern models easily cope with cutting vegetables, even in the form of fancy shapes. You can also use culinary chintz with special cutting strings. This will give you even straw.
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