Name: Warm Potato Salad with Ham, Shallot and Mustard Dressing
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 100 g (4 oz) cooked gammon, chopped; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 3 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 tablespoons superfine capers, rinsed and drained; 8 cocktail gherkins, chopped; 2 shallots, chopped; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 650 g (1 lb 6 oz) new potatoes, peeled

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Passion for Potatoes

By Paul Gayler

Published 2010

About

The ingredients for this salad form the recipe for the classic French dish jambon persillé (jellied ham with parsley). It occurred to me one day to try a potato salad using virtually the same ingredients. It worked well, so here it is.

Ingredients

650 g (1 lb 6 oz) new potatoes, peeled
100

Europe
France
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender, then drain and place in a bowl. Add the gammon, shallots, capers, gherkins and parsley and toss together.

For the dressing, put the vinegar and mustard in a bowl, whisk in the olive oil and season to taste. Pour the dressing over the potatoes and toss to blend all the ingredients. Leave for 10-15 minutes to allow the potatoes to ab

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