Pickled red onion potato salad

Name: Pickled red onion potato salad
Yield: Serves 8 as a side
Cuisine: American recipes
Ingredients: 1.5kg potatoes (rooster are good), peeled and chopped into chunks; 1 large red onion, sliced; 5 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 2 good pinches sea salt; 200ml mayonnaise; 2 tbsp Dijon mustard (see tip); 2 gherkins, finely chopped; 2 celery sticks, finely chopped; Small bunch fresh chives, snipped; 4 free-range eggs, boiled for 8 minutes, chopped into chunks

Easy
July 2014

Easy
July 2014

Serves 8 as a side
Hands-on time 30 min, plus cooling

This pickled red onion and potato salad is excellent at cutting through the smoky flavours of barbecued meats

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 403kcals
Fat: 25.6g fat (4.1g saturated)
Protein: 8.7g protein
Carbohydrates: 34.8g carbs (4.5g sugars)
Fibre: 3.8g fibre
Salt: 0.7g salt

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 403kcals
Fat: 25.6g fat (4.1g saturated)
Protein: 8.7g protein
Carbohydrates: 34.8g carbs (4.5g sugars)
Fibre: 3.8g fibre
Salt: 0.7g salt

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Ingredients

1.5kg potatoes (rooster are good), peeled and chopped into chunks
1 large red onion, sliced
5 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp caster sugar
2 good pinches sea salt
200ml mayonnaise
2 tbsp Dijon mustard (see tip)
2 gherkins, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, finely chopped
Small bunch fresh chives, snipped
4 free-range eggs, boiled for 8 minutes, chopped into chunks

1.5kg potatoes (rooster are good), peeled and chopped into chunks
1 large red onion, sliced
5 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp caster sugar
2 good pinches sea salt
200ml mayonnaise
2 tbsp Dijon mustard (see tip)
2 gherkins, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, finely chopped
Small bunch fresh chives, snipped
4 free-range eggs, boiled for 8 minutes, chopped into chunks

Method

Steam the potatoes for 12-15 minutes until tender. Meanwhile, put the onion in a large bowl and add the vinegar, sugar and sea salt. Drain the potatoes and leave to dry for 5 minutes in the hot pan. Toss in the bowl with the onion and vinegar while still warm, so they absorb the flavours. Taste, add more salt if needed, then leave to cool slightly.
Mix the mayo with the mustard (see tip), then add to the vinegary potatoes with the rest of the ingredients. Mix gently, being careful not to break up the potatoes. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then serve warm. (To serve cold, let the potatoes cool completely before tossing with the other ingredients.)

Method

Steam the potatoes for 12-15 minutes until tender. Meanwhile, put the onion in a large bowl and add the vinegar, sugar and sea salt. Drain the potatoes and leave to dry for 5 minutes in the hot pan. Toss in the bowl with the onion and vinegar while still warm, so they absorb the flavours. Taste, add more salt if needed, then leave to cool slightly.
Mix the mayo with the mustard (see tip), then add to the vinegary potatoes with the rest of the ingredients. Mix gently, being careful not to break up the potatoes. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then serve warm. (To serve cold, let the potatoes cool completely before tossing with the other ingredients.)

delicious. tips

Use less Dijon if your mayo is already mustardy.
Follow step 1 up to 4 hours in advance, then chill the vinegary potatoes. Boil and chill the eggs. When ready to eat, toss with the remaining ingredients and serve cold.

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