Meanings
plural Olivier salads
- countableuncountableA traditional Russian salad of mainly boiled vegetables dressed with mayonnaise.
Before they open their presents, Russians enjoy their traditional New Year’s Eve feast. Across 11 timezones, families will tuck into Olivier salad (potatoes, carrots, peas, pickled cucumbers, eggs, sausage and mayonnaise) and “herring under a fur coat”.
2023 December 23, Steve Rosenberg, “Moscow is awash with tinsel and lights but ‘Christmas as usual’ is just an illusion”, in The Guardian, →ISSNSynonyms: Moscow salad, Russian salad, Olivier
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional Russian salad of mainly boiled vegetables dressed with mayonnaise.
Origin
Named after Russian chef of Belgian origin Lucien Olivier (1838–1883), who invented it in the 1860s. Compare Russian оливье́ (olivʹjé) and Ukrainian олів'є́ (olivʺjé).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ensalada russa
- ensalada russatraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Chinese Cantonese 俄羅斯沙律 /俄罗斯沙律, 俄國沙律 /俄国沙律
- 俄羅斯沙律 /俄罗斯沙律traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
- 俄國沙律 /俄国沙律traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Chinese Mandarin 俄羅斯沙拉 /俄罗斯沙拉, 俄國沙拉 /俄国沙拉
- 俄羅斯沙拉 /俄罗斯沙拉 (Éluósī shālā)traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
- 俄國沙拉 /俄国沙拉 (Éguó shālā)traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Danish italiensk salat
- italiensk salattraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Dutch huzarensalade
- huzarensaladetraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Finnish italiansalaatti
- italiansalaattitraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
French salade russe
- salade russetraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
German Oliviersalat, Salat Olivier
- Oliviersalattraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
- Salat Oliviertraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Hungarian franciasaláta
- franciasalátatraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Italian insalata russa
- insalata russatraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Persian الویه
- الویه (oleviye)traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Polish sałatka jarzynowa
- sałatka jarzynowatraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Portuguese salada russa
- salada russatraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Russian оливье́
- оливье́ (olivʹjé)traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Spanish ensalada rusa
- ensalada rusatraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Swedish legymsallad
- legymsalladtraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Turkish Rus salatası, Amerikan salatası
- Rus salatasıtraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
- Amerikan salatasıtraditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Ukrainian олів'є́
- олів'є́ (olivʺjé)traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise
Cite this entry
Olivier salad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olivier%20salad
“Olivier salad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olivier%20salad. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Olivier salad,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olivier%20salad.
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