Potatoes
Ingegerd's potato salad
Creamy potato salad with lightly whipped cream, leek and capers.
Swedish-inspiredServes 3
Ingredients
- 500 g waxy potatoes
- 150 ml whipping cream, lightly whipped
- 75 ml mayonnaise
- ½ small leek, finely sliced (the pale part)
- 1 tbsp capers, roughly chopped
- Salt and pepper
Method
- Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender. Leave to cool completely.
- Peel the potatoes if needed and cut them into pieces.
- Lightly whip the cream until airy but not stiff.
- Mix the cream with the mayonnaise to make a smooth dressing.
- Fold the leek and capers into the dressing.
- Add the potatoes and mix gently so they keep their shape.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Chill for a while before serving to let the flavours develop.