Potato & egg salad with caper dressing

Recipes / Eggs

Add tang to your next potato salad by adding in a handful of chopped capers.

Recipe «Potato & egg salad with caper dressing» presented in category Recipes / Eggs, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1kg chat potatoes, Salt & freshly ground black pepper, 3 eggs, 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced, 3 celery sticks, trimmed, coarsely chopped , 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp capers, finely chopped, 1 1/2 tbsp finely grated lemon rind , 80ml fresh lemon juice, 1 bunch rocket, ends trimmed, washed, dried, leaves torn.

Ingredients:

  • 1kg chat potatoes 
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper 
  • 3 eggs 
  • 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced 
  • 3 celery sticks, trimmed, coarsely chopped 
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 1 tbsp capers, finely chopped 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp finely grated lemon rind 
  • 80ml fresh lemon juice 
  • 1 bunch rocket, ends trimmed, washed, dried, leaves torn 

Instructions

  1. Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Season with salt. Place over high heat and bring to the boil. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until just tender. Drain and set aside to cool.
  2. Meanwhile, place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Place over medium heat and bring to the boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 7 minutes. Drain and cool under cold water. Peel. Coarsely chop on a white chopping board.
  3. Slice potatoes into wedges on a green chopping board. Place in a large bowl along with the egg, onion and celery.
  4. Heat oil in a small saucepan over low heat. Add capers and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes or until crisp. Remove from heat. Add the lemon rind and juice, and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle the potato mixture with dressing and gently toss until just combined. Fold through the rocket leaves and serve immediately.