Protein-Rich Potato Salad

Total: 50 min. | Active: 50 min.
vegetarian, gluten-free

Creamy and packed with protein, this potato salad is something very special! The tartare-like sauce is made from cottage cheese, ricotta and cornichons, while the roasted aromas of the cherry tomatoes provide a subtle sweetness and the mint adds a fresh touch.

Recipe by:
Joel & Muriel

Ingredients

for 4 portions

Potatoes
700 g new potatoes
  salted water, boiling
Tomatoes
600 g cherry tomatoes, cut in half
garlic cloves, finely chopped
4 sprig thyme, leaves torn off
½ tsp sea salt
Sauce
250 g plain cottage cheese
150 g ricotta
cornichons, cut into pieces
To serve
hard-boiled eggs, peeled
300 g fennel, very thinly sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
4 tsp tahini
4 sprig peppermint, leaves torn off
1 tsp sea salt

How it's done

Potatoes

Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for approx. 25 mins. until soft. Drain the potatoes, allow to cool slightly.

Tomatoes

Heat the oil in a wide non-stick frying pan. Stir fry the tomatoes, garlic and thyme for approx. 5 mins. Turn down the heat, reduce the tomatoes for approx. 5 mins.

Sauce

Place the cottage cheese and ricotta in a measuring cup. Add the cornichons along with 4 tbsp of the drained cornichon liquid, puree.

To serve

Place the potatoes, eggs and sauce in a bowl, roughly mash with a potato masher. Mix in the fennel, plate up together with the tomatoes. Drizzle with the oil and tahini, garnish with the mint and sprinkle with fleur de sel.

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