5 russian cocktail Recipes

potatoes, peeled, boiled and cubed, eggs, hard boiled, cocktail franks (or other similar), sour dill pickles, cut into small dice or 2 tbsp sour dill pickle relish, drained, fresh peas or 1 cup frozen peas, cooked if desired, onion, finely chopped, carrots, diced or 1/2 cup diced frozen carrot, cooked if desired, capers, drained, mayonnaise, sour cream, prepared mustard, dijon preferred, fresh lemon juice, salt & freshly ground black pepper, dried dill (optional for garnish ) or 1 tsp snipped fresh dill (optional for garnish), boston lettuce leaf, washed and dried (optional for serving), ripe black olives, cut in half (optional for garnish ), parsley sprig (optional for garnish ), ripe tomato, cut into small wedges (optional for garnish ), paprika (optional for garnish )

mayonnaise, ketchup, prepared horseradish, capers, drained, ancho chili powder, cornichons , finely dicedpinch chile de arbol or cayenne pepper, salt and freshly ground black pepper, loaves cocktail-size rye bread, sliced, swiss cheese, sliced, sauerkraut, rinsed and drained twice, sliced lean corned beef, cut in half, unsalted butter , plus more if needed

kahlua (i prefer ) or 25 ml tia maria (i prefer ), vanilla vodka (stoli or absolut is good), chocolate , schapps (techinee), milk, cocoa powder , to sprinkle