Asparagus and Potato Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 pound new potatoes
- salt and pepper
- 1small onion
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup thick mayonnaise
- 112-ounce can of asparagus spears or tips
- 1 hard-cooked egg
- 4 anchovy fillets
- 2 teaspoons drained capers
Preparation:
- Scrape the potatoes and cut into even-sized chunks.
- Cook in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes till tender.
- Drain and place in a large bowl.
- Peel the onion and chop finely.
- Stir gently into the potatoes with the lemon juice and plenty of seasoning.
- Add the mayonnaise and mix well.
- Drain the asparagus (if using spears, cut into 2 inch lengths), and fold gently into the salad.
- Arrange in a serving dish.
- Shell the hard-cooked egg and cut into quarters lengthwise.
- Arrange around the dish.
- Arrange anchovy fillets in a cross on the salad.
- Garnish with capers and chill for 30 minutes before serving with whole wheat or black bread.
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