EASY-PEASY MASHED POTATO SALAD, Frugal, Low-fat & cholesterol, Prepare Ahead,

Outstanding potato salad that's quick, easy and frugal...

When life's really busy or it's too darned hot this frugal potato salad, ready in minutes, will make life easier and kids will love to help make it. It can sit in the fridge for a day or so deepening its flavours; doubling or tripling the recipe won't be a problem.

To make it a main course salad, add hard boiled egg or cold meats and other salad ingredients such as finely chopped celery, cooked green beans or asparagus (!) and finely sliced radish. 

Cost: £1.25
Feeds: 6 as a side

Ingred:
   1 kilo/2pounds small potatoes, halved
   4-5 trimmed spring onions, white & green bits, thinly sliced 
   at least 1 cup yoghurt-mayonnaise
    pepper & salt

Method:

1. Cook potatoes 10 mins in boiling salted water or until a knife inserted into the centre meets little resistance
2. Drain, run cold water over the potatoes then return to the sieve in the pot with the heat off; cool; peel if preferred
3. Put into a large bowl and, using a potato basher or fork, squash some of the potatoes - it doesn't matter if some of the potatoes stay whole
4. Mix in spring onions
5. Stir in yoghurt-mayo, mixing well 
6. Refrigerate until needed

Comments:
'I love potato salad and this was outstanding - firm and moist with great crunchy bits in it.' Political Agent 
'The salad was incredible!'  Mature housewife

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This recipe has been developed by B  Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.