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Prep 10 minCook 25 minServes 2
Ingredients
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600 g small potatoes, skins on, halved
4 eggs (204 g)
25 g capers, drained and rinsed
1 small red onion, finely sliced (100 g)
15 g fresh dill, chopped
35 ml extra-virgin olive oil (32 g)
20 ml red wine vinegar (20 g)
1 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Put the potatoes in cold unsalted water, bring to the boil and simmer 18-20 minutes, until a knife goes in with no resistance.
Lower the eggs into a separate pan of already-boiling water and simmer exactly 8 minutes for a set-but-creamy yolk, then cool them under cold running water and peel.
Whisk the vinegar, oil, salt and pepper together with the sliced onion.
Drain the potatoes and tip them straight into the dressing while they are still steaming. A hot potato absorbs dressing; a cold one wears it. This is the whole trick of the dish.
Turn everything gently, then add the capers and dill. Quarter the eggs and settle them on top rather than stirring them in.
Serve
Good warm or at room temperature, and it does not want to be fridge-cold. A soft yolk is not fully cooked. Guidance is to avoid undercooked egg if you are pregnant, over 70, under 2, or your immune system is low or suppressed — which includes many people on immune-modifying medicines. Cook the yolk through instead: the dish still works.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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Potato, Egg and Caper Salad
Serves 2 · Prep 10 min · Cook 25 min
Warm potatoes dressed while they are still steaming so they drink up the dressing, with soft-boiled eggs, capers and a lot of dill.
Ingredients
600 g small potatoes, skins on, halved
4 eggs (204 g)
25 g capers, drained and rinsed
1 small red onion, finely sliced (100 g)
15 g fresh dill, chopped
35 ml extra-virgin olive oil (32 g)
20 ml red wine vinegar (20 g)
1 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
1964 kJ / 469.4 kcal · protein 20.1 g · carbohydrate 38.1 g · fibre 5.1 g · fat 24.9 g · sodium 657 mg
Method
Put the potatoes in cold unsalted water, bring to the boil and simmer 18-20 minutes, until a knife goes in with no resistance.
Lower the eggs into a separate pan of already-boiling water and simmer exactly 8 minutes for a set-but-creamy yolk, then cool them under cold running water and peel.
Whisk the vinegar, oil, salt and pepper together with the sliced onion.
Drain the potatoes and tip them straight into the dressing while they are still steaming. A hot potato absorbs dressing; a cold one wears it. This is the whole trick of the dish.
Turn everything gently, then add the capers and dill. Quarter the eggs and settle them on top rather than stirring them in.
Serve
Good warm or at room temperature, and it does not want to be fridge-cold. A soft yolk is not fully cooked. Guidance is to avoid undercooked egg if you are pregnant, over 70, under 2, or your immune system is low or suppressed — which includes many people on immune-modifying medicines. Cook the yolk through instead: the dish still works.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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