QUICK & EASY LO-FAT POTATO SALAD, frugal, quick, kid-friendly

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

photo 9/5/17

Doesn't look like much but utterly fabulous.  And quick!
'I love potato salad; this was outstanding with great crunchy bits' 'Incredible.'  Tasters 

When life's really busy or too darned hot, this frugal potato salad will make life easier.  From start to finish, it's ready in minutes and - even better -  the 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, at the last minute, mix in hard boiled egg or cubes of cold meat/fish. Other salad ingredients like finely chopped celery, cooked green beans or asparagus (!) and finely sliced radish add colour and texture. 

Cost: £2.25
Feeds: 6-8 as a side

Ingred:
   1 kilo/2 pounds small potatoes, halved OR potatoes chopped in 2inch/4cm cubes
   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 (they will continue to cook off the heat)
2. Drain, run cold water over the potatoes then return to the sieve in the pot with the heat off; cool; peel if you like
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
7. Optional additions: hard boiled egg, cubes of cold meat/fish,  finely chopped celery, cooked green beans or asparagus (!) and finely sliced radish.  

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.