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Let’s be honest, is there a better dish to bring to a potluck than potato salad? This week’s recipe reinvents a classic and is packed with flavour you wouldn’t expect from a side dish. If you happen to commute to or live near Chilliwack you could also consider buying farm fresh eggs from households along rural Chilliwack Central Road or Keith Wilson Road. It’s a neat alternative if you’d like to support local businesses and want to know where your animal products are coming from. This recipe was adapted from a food blog called Divas Can Cook.
Ready in: 30 minutes. Serves: 6
Ingredients
2 large potatoes
5 hard-boiled eggs
1/2 white onion, thinly chopped
177 ml (3/4 cup) mayonnaise
118 ml (1/2 cup) pepper or onion relish
15 ml (1 tsp) mustard
2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce (optional)
1 ml (1/4 tsp) black pepper
Tip: If you don’t like having grey on your hard-boiled eggs try boiling them rapidly for exactly two minutes, then let sit off the heat with a lid for 10-15 minutes before pouring off the hot water and replacing with cold. Easy to peel and perfectly cooked!
- Peel, dice, and boil potatoes for ~8 minutes until just fork tender. Try not to overcook since they’ll have to withstand a lot of stirring to incorporate them into the salad after.
- Peel the hard-boiled eggs. Mash the yolks in a large bowl and dice up the egg whites into the same bowl.
- Add the onion, mayonnaise, and relish to the bowl. I opted for a fancier relish, but feel free to use what you have!
- Add the mustard, black pepper, potatoes, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Stir to incorporate all the ingredients.
- Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking. Letting the salad cool in the fridge is encouraged before serving to let the flavours come together. Enjoy!
Image: Chandy Dancey/The Cascade
Chandy is a biology major/chemistry minor who's been a staff writer, Arts editor, and Managing Editor at The Cascade. She began writing in elementary school when she produced Tamagotchi fanfiction to show her peers at school -- she now lives in fear that this may have been her creative peak.
