Russian Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 large potatoes, boiled al dente
2 carrots, cooked al dente
1 cup peas, cooked
1 cup corn, cooked
2 large beets, cooked al dente
1/4 cup small caper
8 gherkins, cut into small dice
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise, plus some extra to 'ice' the salad

Preparation

Cut all the vegetables into small dice (leave peas and corn whole).
Transfer everything to a large bowl and stir carefully to combine.
Adjust seasoning by adding salt and pepper to taste.
Put in a pretty bowl and spread over top with a thin layer of mayonnaise to'frost'.
Decorate with some cooked carrot strips, sliced olives, capers and gherkin strips.