Рецепт Potato Salad
After my Perfect Potato Soup, I still have two potatoes lying on my pantry. Not knowing what to do with them, I was glad when I saw Aunty Young's Japanese Potato Salad a few days ago. It so happens that this is one of my favourite type of salad too. Without second thoughts and since I have most of the ingredients on hand, I quickly made this simple salad. Hopefully you'll try this at home. This is the most tasty and easy salad and I'm sure your family will enjoy it. You can even made this salad into sandwiches to bring to a picnic.
Potato Salad
- 2 Russett potatoes, about 500g
- 1/2 Japanese cucumber, about 50g cut into quarter and slice thinly
- 1/2 carrot, about 50g. cut into quarter and slice thinly,
- 1 Hard boiled egg
- 1 slice Ham, cut to small strips
- 4 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise or any brand
- 1/4 tsp Salt and a dash of pepper
Method:
Sprinkle some salt over the the sliced cucumber for about 20-30 minutes. This will make the cucumbers crunchy. Rinse, drain and squeeze dry, set aside.
Peel potato skins and cut into small pieces. Put water in a pot and add enough water to submerge the potatoes. Boil for about 10 minutes or until potatoes softened.
Meanwhile rinse egg with water and boil to cook with a pinch of salt water. Remove cooked egg and throw in sliced carrot into the same pot of water. Simmer carrot for a minutes till soft. Drain and leave to cool. Remove egg shell and mash the egg with a fork in a small bowl, set aside.
In a larger bowl, mash cooked potato with a fork, leaving some chunks behind. Leave to cool.
Add carrot, cucumber, egg and ham into the mashed potato bowl, mix well.
Add 4 tablespoons of mayannaise and 1/4 teaspoon of salt with a dash of pepper or season to taste.
Mix well and chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours or when you're ready to use.