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Potato salad with white dressing in blue bowl decorated with chives.

Swedish potato salad

A creamy and simple potato salad with pickled gherkin, leek, capers and chives.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Chill 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Swedish
Servings 8
Calories 338 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2,5 pounds Potatoes
  • 1 green tart apple
  • 1 pickled gherkin or 10 cornichons
  • leek
  • 1 bunch chives
  • 2 tablespoon capers

For dressing

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions
 

  • Begin by peeling your potatoes. Boil them in salted water until tender, about 25-30 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.
  • If you use small new potatoes you can boil them without peeling as whole or cut in half.
  • Peel and dice your apple. Wash and cut your leek into thin slices. Chop the chives. Chop the capers and pickled gherkin.
  • While the potatoes are cooling, prepare the dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, dijon mustard, black pepper, white pepper, sugar, and salt.
  • Dice the cooled potatoes if you boiled them as a whole.
  • Add the potatoes, diced apple, capers, leek, and pickled gherkin to a bowl and pour the dressing over. Toss to combine. Sprinkle chopped chives over the top of the salad.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving to allow the flavors to meld together.

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Notes

This amount serves 8-10 people as a small side if you have other sides aswell or 4 people as a main dish or main side with some roasted meat. 
½ cup fresh chopped dill is a good add-on for a salad served with fish like salmon. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1⅛ amount servingCalories: 338kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 3.4gFat: 24.7gSaturated Fat: 9.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4.3gFiber: 2gSugar: 1.1g
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