Healthier potato salad

Name: Healthier potato salad
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 1kg waxy potatoes, such as charlotte or jersey royal; 2 large free-range egg yolks, at room temperature (see tips); 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard; 1 tbsp dijon mustard; Juice of ½ lemon; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 100ml cold-pressed rapeseed oil (see notes); 2 spring onions, finely sliced, to serve; Handful of fresh chives, snipped, to garnish

Published: 30 Jun 13
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

An easy recipe for a healthier potato salad that delivers all the flavour but with less saturated fat.

Serves 6
Takes 15 min to make, 10 min to cook

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Ingredients

1kg waxy potatoes, such as charlotte or jersey royal
2 large free-range egg yolks, at room temperature (see tips)
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
1 tbsp dijon mustard
Juice of ½ lemon
1 garlic clove, crushed
100ml cold-pressed rapeseed oil (see notes)
2 spring onions, finely sliced, to serve
Handful of fresh chives, snipped, to garnish

Method

Halve the potatoes, or quarter if large. Put them in a large pan of salted water and bring to the boil. Cook for 10 minutes or until tender, then drain, refresh under cold water and set aside to cool.
Put the egg yolks into a large mixing bowl, then whisk in the mustards, lemon juice and crushed garlic. Slowly trickle in the rapeseed oil, whisking constantly until it emulsifies and thickens, leaving you with a smooth yellow mayonnaise. Season well with salt and ground black pepper.
Gently toss the potatoes with the mayonnaise, then transfer to a serving bowl and scatter over the spring onions and chives to serve.

Recipe from July 2013 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 264kcals
Fat: 14.8g (1.4g saturated)
Protein: 4.8g
Carbohydrates: 27.4g (1.4g sugar)
Fibre: 3.2g
Salt: 0.3g

delicious. tips

Next time around, try adding finely sliced radishes, steamed purple sprouting broccoli and chopped anchovies.

Egg whites, lightly beaten, will keep in the freezer for 6 months. Freeze in large ice cube trays (1 cube per egg white), then transfer to a freezer bag, label and defrost as needed.

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