Russian Winter Salad ('Zimney Salad') - Potato Salad.

For this you will need the following ingredients:

Potatoes
Roast beef slices (200g) - this can found in any supermarket deli
Gherkins
Canned peas (these can be mint flavoured if you like - works just fine)
Mayonnaise
Salt

This is the potato salad we used to make in Russia all the time. The reason it is called winter salad has something to do with the growing seasons for some of the veggies. Not sure what exactly.

The amount of potatoes, gherkins, and canned peas can be any amount you want as long as they are all equal. Peel all the potatoes first then give them a good rinse under cold water. Prepare a large pot of boiling water and throw all the potatoes in there. Leave the potatoes to boil. While you wait for the potatoes to cook you can do the following steps:

Take the sliced beef and cut it into small rectangular pieces similar size you can see in the above photo. Do the same with the gherkins. Take the cut up gherkins and beef pieces and throw into a bowl. Pop open the can of peas and throw this into the same bowl.

Check if the potatoes have cooked. If they have, pour out the water and cut the potatoes into small cubic pieces slightly larger than the beef or the gherkins pieces. Throw all the cut up potatoes into the same bowl with the peas, gherkins, and the beef.

Now we add the mayonnaise. Put just enough mayonnaise to cover everything nicely. Mix the whole mixture together until everything is evenly distributed. Try tasting and if need be add a touch of salt (say 1 teaspoons) and mix again. Finished! Now store the salad in a fridge for 2 hours or longer to allow it to reduce in temperature. When the salad is fully cold it will taste much better. If you ever have a BBQ or a party to go to, this salad will go down really well.