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    Vlašský salát – Czech Snack Salad

    Published: May 18, 2021 · Modified: Jul 15, 2022 by Petra Kupská

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    In mood for something good? Try vlašský salát, a typical delicacy from Czech cuisine. It tastes great as a snack with fresh bread!

    czech vlašský salát
    Table of Contents hide
    ➜ What is Czech vlasský salat
    ➜ Ingredients
    ➜ Instructions with photos
    Serving
    ➜ Vlašský salát and Czech open-faced sandwiches
    ➜ Cook's Tips
    Vlašský salát – Czech Snack Salad

    ➜ What is Czech vlasský salat

    Vlašský salát is a traditional Czech deli salad made from potatoes, vegetables, and mayonnaise. Czechs love it with a piece of rohlík bread roll for a snack, but it is also used as a spread to make another Czech delicacy: open-faced sandwiches known as obložené chlebíčky.

    This salad is similar to the pochoutkový salát, which you can also find here on my blog.

    ➜ Ingredients

    vlašský salát ingredients
    • Potatoes; cooked with skin the day before – use waxy potatoes rather than those with a higher starch content
    • Ham; I got a Czech salami called Gothaj, but any quality ham will work great in this recipe
    • Peas; the ideal choice is frozen peas that you thaw at room temperature
    • Dill pickles
    • Juice from a pickle jar
    • Carrot; briefly boiled in water and then cooled
    • Mayonnaise
    • Yellow mustard
    • Granulated sugar
    • Salt; not too much, other ingredients tend to be salty enough, and you can always add salt to the salad later
    • Ground pepper

    ✅ You’ll find the exact amount of ingredients below in the recipe card, which you can also print out.

    ➜ Instructions with photos

    Before you start making the salad itself, prepare in advance:

    1. Cook the potatoes with skin on and let them cool down completely, ideally overnight.
    2. Let the peas thaw at room temperature.
    3. Peel the carrot and cook it shortly in boiling water for about 5 minutes. Then cool it in cold water to stop the cooking process. The carrots get a beautiful color and remain slightly crunchy to the bite, not mushy.

    Ready? Let's cook!

    STEP 1: Peel the cooked potatoes and cut them into small cubes. Finely chop the ham, carrots, and pickles. Transfer them to a mixing bowl. Add thawed peas.

    ingredients vlašský salát

    STEP 2: Prepare the dressing: In a bowl, put mayo, pickle juice, mustard, sugar, salt, and ground pepper. Stir well until combined.

    dressing for deli salad

    STEP 3: Pour the dressing over the prepared ingredients. Mix everything together. Let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour.

    czech mayo deli salad - vlašský salát preparation

    Serving

    Vlašský salát tastes best with a fresh rohlík or houska roll as a snack. You can garnish the salad with a sprig of green parsley as a final touch.

    vlašský salát

    ➜ Vlašský salát and Czech open-faced sandwiches

    In the Czech Republic, this salad is commonly used to make obložené chlebíčky. These are open-faced sandwiches fancy garnished with ham, cheese, boiled egg, and canned vegetables.

    Vlašský salát is spread on slices of veka (a Czech type of white bread), which forms the base of an open-faced sandwich.

    You can also spread these sandwiches with "bramborový salát" (Czech potato salad).

    czech vlassky salat chlebicky open-faced sandwich

    Here you can learn more about chlebíčky, Czech open-faced sandwiches.

    ➜ Cook's Tips

    • The classic recipe for vlašský salát calls for canned peas instead of frozen ones. However, the well-known Czech chef Roman Paulus advises using frozen peas, which have a better texture and color (tested, recommended!).
    • Same for carrots: use canned carrots in the salad if you want, but fresh carrots cooked briefly and then cooled taste excellent in a salad.
    • The salad includes dill pickles. These are pickles in sweet and sour brine with mustard seeds and dill. They can be bought in every shop in the Czech Republic, but the Czechs also pickle them themselves. Check my recipe for homemade dill pickles!

    More Czech spread recipes:

    • Egg salad with yogurt – vajíčková pomazánka
    • Czech cheese spread – Hermelínová pomazánka
    • Red Pepper Cheese Spread – Budapešťská pomazánka
    • Cucumber salad with vinegar and sugar – okurkový salát

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    vlašský salát recipe

    Vlašský salát – Czech Snack Salad

    Hungry for something good? Try vlašský salát, a typical delicacy from Czech cuisine. It tastes great for a snack with fresh bread!
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    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Author: Petra Kupská
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    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: Czech
    Keyword: Czech Salads, Czech spreads

    Ingredients

    • 10 oz (280 g) potatoes cooked with skin ahead
    • 3 and ½ oz (100 g) ham
    • 1 Tbsp peas frozen
    • 2 dill pickles
    • 2 Tbsp juice from a pickle jar
    • ½ carrot
    • ⅔ cup (150 g) mayonnaise
    • 1 tsp yellow mustard
    • ½ tsp granulated sugar
    • ½ tsp salt
    • ¼ tsp ground pepper

    Instructions

    • Make ahead: Cook the potatoes with skin on and let them cool completely, ideally overnight. Let the peas thaw at room temperature. Peel the carrot and cook it shortly in boiling water for about 5 minutes. Then cool it in cold water to stop the cooking process. The carrots get a beautiful color and remain slightly crunchy to the bite, not mushy.
    • Peel the cooked potatoes and cut them into small cubes. Finely chop the ham, carrots, and pickles. Transfer them to a mixing bowl. Add thawed peas.
    • Prepare the dressing: In a bowl, put mayo, pickle juice, mustard, sugar, salt, and ground pepper. Stir well until combined.
    • Pour the dressing over the prepared ingredients. Mix everything together. Let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour.

    Notes

    1. Makes 2-3 portions as a snack. Or, the amount of salad is enough for 10-12 open-faced sandwiches (Czech chlebíčky).
    2. SERVING: Vlašský salát tastes best with a fresh rohlík or houska roll as a snack. You can garnish the salad with a sprig of green parsley as a final touch.

    DISCLAIMER: Because I come from Central Europe, my recipes are based on metric units such as grams or milliliters. Check out how I convert metric units to the U.S. system:

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    Comments

    1. IVANA

      May 25, 2021 at 1:40 pm

      5 stars
      AWSOME, THANK YOU!

      Reply
      • Petra Kupská

        May 25, 2021 at 3:22 pm

        Ohh, thank you for your nice comment! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Russell D. Martin

      May 29, 2021 at 9:23 am

      5 stars
      Great recipe just like my grandma made we will make it here in Kansas.

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      • Petra Kupská

        May 29, 2021 at 11:34 am

        Thank you very much for your kind comment. I hope the vlašský salad turns out well, I'd love to hear how it tasted! Greetings from the Czech Republic, Petra

        Reply
    3. Eva

      December 19, 2022 at 7:33 am

      5 stars
      Výborné recepty a rady!
      Děkuji.

      Reply
      • Petra Kupská

        December 19, 2022 at 8:33 am

        Děkuji moc za milý komentář, Evi! 🙂

        Reply

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