History of Olivier salad. The seven or so meats of the original have been replaced by ham, and maybe chicken. Our Favorite Olivier Clips. Monsieur Lucien Olivier. It is interesting that the life of a talented cook will just explain to us why this culinary masterpiece is so popular with the Russian people, and we will become aware of the real history of salad olivier. I adored this dish and have frequently made it since for my family who all love it too! Before giving the laurels to the creator of the salad,find out who he was. The invention history of the salad is stated in Wikipedia: “The original version of the salad was invented in the 1860s by Belgian Lucien Olivier, the chef of the Hermitage, one of Moscow’s most celebrated restaurants. Her salad olivieh didn’t have carrots, had to have petit pois peas (the tiniest ones you can get) and was made with salad cream and mayo – about half and half and she never put mayo on the top. The rest is history. The name of the salad comes from the name of the French chef who came up with this recipe – Lucien Olivier. There is fattoush, a salad from Syria that contains toasted or fried khubz – Arabic bread, mixed greens, radishes and tomatoes. This made-for-internet series, known as «Любимые рецепты с Натальей Скворцовой», is apparently done to advertise the mayonnaise brand «Московский Провансаль».Note that the host gives very little direction on how to actually prepare the salad – nearly the entire time is given over to the salad’s history. The fabled dressing gave way to store-bought mayonnaise. Olivier salad (Russian: салат Оливье Salat Olivye) is a traditional salad dish in Russian cuisine, which is also popular in other post-Soviet countries, many European countries, Iran, Israel, Mongolia and also throughout Latin America. A little history of the salad. Today, no one serves Olivier salad the same way it was intended. Olivier salad is undoubtedly the most popular salad in Russia and in the former Soviet Union and not only during the New Year’s celebrations. Almost every country in the world has its own signature salad with a unique history behind each of them. And the recipe is far from being a guarded secret anymore – in fact, it’s one of the first dishes I learned to make as a child!