This is a landmark recipe has very interesting story that I will try to tell you more about. Creator of the salad is an Italian immigrant, his name is Caesar Cardini, he worked during the early 20th century in San Diego, USA and Tijuana, Mexico. It is claimed that the recipe dates back to 1924 and there are various rumors about how it occurred, and as the most popular recipes it was discovered accidentally. One version is that Caesar had only the products that are listed below left from the previous evening and he combined them to find this famous recipe.

Russian salad (salad Olivier) has a very interesting history and is a further evidence of the common roots of the Russian and French cuisine. This salad has been created by Lucien Olivier, who worked for the famous Moscow restaurant Hermitage.