POTATO AND ANCHOVY SALAD

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This potato salad takes its inspiration from a Swedish wintertime classic, Janssen's Temptation, a gratin of cream-swathed potatoes spiked with anchovies. You might think that 10 anchovy fillets strike too strident a note, but against the rich sharpness of the eggy sour cream dressing and the sweet salad potatoes, they just provide balance.

Provided by Nigella Lawson

Categories     salads and dressings, side dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 pounds red waxy potatoes
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 hard-boiled egg, peeled
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons sour cream
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
10 anchovy fillets in oil (from one 2-ounce can), drained
6 scallions
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Put potatoes in a large saucepan, and cover generously with cold water. Add salt, and bring to a boil. Simmer until tender when pierced with a knife, about 20 minutes. Drain, and leave to cool.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the yolk of the hard-boiled egg and vinegar until smooth. Whisk in the sour cream and oil.
  • Finely chop egg white, finely chop anchovies and finely slice 4 scallions. Whisk all into egg yolk mixture.
  • Quarter potatoes; add to bowl of dressing. Fold to mix. Transfer to serving dish. Finely chop 2 remaining scallions, and scatter on top. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.

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