Potato Salad With Lovage

Potato Salad With Lovage
  • Author: Valentine Warner

In this recipe, we bring you a vibrant and flavorful twist on a classic potato salad. The creamy homemade mayonnaise binds together a medley of zesty lemon, briny capers, crunchy cornichons, and fragrant herbs, all mingling with tender Pink Fir Apple potatoes. This potato salad is a delightful balance of textures and tastes, making it a perfect side dish for any occasion.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 2 free-range egg yolks
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 100ml/3½fl oz extra virgin olive oil
  • 100ml/3½fl oz sunflower oil
  • 7-8 cornichons, finely chopped
  • pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 1 large garlic
  • 3 anchovies
  • small handful fresh dill
  • small handful fresh tarragon
  • small handful fresh lovage
  • ½ small red onion
  • 500g/1lb 2oz Pink Fir Apple
  • salt

Instructions

  • Put the egg yolks, mustard, lemon juice and white wine vinegar into a blender and blend to combine.
  • Combine the oils in a jug and carefully add to the blender in a thin trickle, blending continuously until the mixture has emulsified into mayonnaise.
  • Pour the mixture out into a bowl and add the chopped cornichons, black pepper, capers, garlic, anchovy fillets, dill, tarragon, lovage, onion and potatoes.
  • Mix all together and add salt to taste.

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Cook Time

30M

Prep Time

PT30M

Yield

Serves 2