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Fresh Salad Cream and Boiled Egg Salad, New Potatoes and Watercress

Preparation Time: 20 Minutes

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients

  • 50g plain flour
  • 20g Coleman’s English mustard powder
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 30g caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 pint milk
  • 30ml white wine vinegar (or to taste)
  • 200g new potatoes (peeled, soaked overnight then cook, refresh and chill)
  • 4 hard boiled eggs (place in cold water and bring to the boil, time for ten minutes)
  • 80g fresh picked washed watercress
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ a lemon, squeezed
 

Method

Mix the flour, pepper, salt and mustard together. Add the olive oil and mix in the caster sugar. Beat the egg into the milk.

Put the flour and mustard mixture into a pan over a low heat. Gradually add the milk mixture, stirring all the time and bringing the mixture to a gentle simmer.

When the mixture has thickened and turned into a nice shiny sauce, add the vinegar, salt and pepper.

Take the pan off the heat and add a squeeze of lemon juice. Then chill.

To serve, have four chilled plates ready. Mix the potatoes with some of the salad cream just enough to cohere. Fold in the watercress and place onto the plates. Cut a boiled egg in half and place on top. Finish with a twist of pepper and serve.

Great with some crusty bread for lunch.

Energy (kcals) Protein (g) Sodium (mmols) Potassium (mmols) Phosphate (mmols)
358 15.33 9.9 14.9 300

The homemade salad cream used for this dish can be stored in the fridge and so can be made in advance. A quick meal when time is limited!

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