How to Make Potato Salad With Salmon

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients needed to make Potato Salad With Salmon:

• 600 gm large potatoes, rinsed and halved
• 3 cm fresh horseradish, peeled and grated
• 400 gm smoked salmon, sliced
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• Small bunch frsh dill, coarsely chopped
• 150 ml crème fraiche
• 2 tbsp capers, soaked and drained
• Splash of red wine vinegar
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Extra virgin olive oil, as required

Cooking instructions for Potato Salad With Salmon:

• Drop the potato halves in a pan and pour in water until the potatoes remain completely immersed in it.
• Bring the water to a boil over moderately high heat and continue to do so for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked through.
• Tip them into a colander to drain and set the potatoes aside.
• Pour half of the lime juice and a splash of vinegar into a bowl and grate the lemon zest into it.
• Drizzle a good lug of olive oil into it, about 3 times the volume of the lime juice-vinegar mixture and whisk them together, along with the capers.
• Adjust the seasonings and set aside.
• Scoop out the flesh of the potatoes into small balls and drop them into the prepared dressing.
• Toss them together until coated well with the dressing and sprinkle the chopped dill over the potatoes.
• Toss further to mix well and set aside.
• Place the crème fraiche in a separate bowl and stir in the grated horseradish until well combined.
• To serve, arrange the smoked salmon slices on top of a large serving platter and place the potato salad over it.
• Add a large splodge of the crème fraiche on top and add a lashing of olive oil over them.
• Garnish with rest of the dill and serve alongside rustic country bread.

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