Help us put two more recipes in the potato salad top five

Help us put two more recipes in the potato salad top five

Two recipes have made it to the top five so far. Today you can vote to fill in the next two spots. Look at the contenders below. 

kevin's potato salad
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We need to fill two more slots in our potato salad top five. Look at the recipes below and SMS your vote, 'Lekker 5', 'Lekker 6', 'Lekker 7' or 'Lekker 8' to 37942.

Juanita Lombaard's recipe (serves 4 to 6)


Ingredients


  • 10 Yukon Gold potatoes (or any firm type)
  • 6 eggs, hard-boiled
  • 1 tsp finely chopped flat leaf parsley
  • 2 cups Cross & Blackwell salad cream (or any creamy mayonnaise type; tangy mayonnaise will not work for this recipe)
  • 1 tbsp condensed milk
  • 1 tsp dried sweet basil 
  • half a tsp of salt and half a tsp of crushed black pepper, for seasoning

'Mystery ingredient'


  • 1 to 1 and a half tots of brandy
  • ½ tsp Salt & ½ tsp Crushed black pepper for seasoning

Method


  • Wash the Potatoes, with the skin on, and place them in hot water and boil them on medium to high temperature, for amount 25-30min.
  • While the potatoes are cooking, place the 6 eggs in a pot to boil, to semi-hard to hard consistency.
  • Test the potatoes with a toothpick or skewer to see if they are cooked through. It should slide through without force, but still be firm
  • When the potatoes are ready, remove them from the stove and let cool in the water, for 15mins, to a warm temperature, then peel the skins off
  • Removed the eggs from the stove, remove the boiling water from the pot, and replace with cold tap water, to stop the cooking process.
  • To remove the shells easily, crack the eggs and leave them in the water for 5mins, then peel.
  • Once the potatoes have cooled to room temperature, cut into 1 inch slices or blocks, depending on preference, and put this in a salad dish/bowl
  • Pour ¾ of the mayonnaise mixture over the potatoes
  • Crumble the yolks of 3 of the boiled eggs of the potato mixture(use a fine grater, that works well), and mix into the salad
  • Pour the remaining mayonnaise mixture over the salad and mix slightly till incorporated with the rest of the salad.
  • Use 1 whole boiled egg to grate over the top of the salad, and sprinkle the parsley over
  • Decorate with the remaining 2 eggs, which has been sliced or wedged.

Serve and enjoy


To vote for Juanita, SMS 'Lekker 5' to 37942.

Jane Matlala's recipe

Ingredients

  • Potatoes
  • Mayonnaise
  • Onions
  • White pepper to taste
  • Peas

Method

  • Prepare your potato salad as you normally would. Add cooked but firm peas and mix together.

Serve and enjoy.

To vote for Jane, SMS 'Lekker 6' to 37942.

Abby Johnson's recipe

Ingredients

  • 6 medium potatoes
  • 3 tbsp white vinegar
  • 2 large celery stalks, diced
  • 1 diced onion
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs
  • 1 and a half cups of Miracle Whip or mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp yellow mustard 
  • Garlic salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Paprika

To vote for Abby's recipe, SMS 'Lekker 7' to 37942.

Nelda Burger's recipe

Ingredients

  • 1kg potatoes, boiled in salt water and chopped into small blocks
  • 8 boiled eggs, grated (keep a handful aside)
  • 2 large uncooked onions, finely chopped
  • Cross & Blackwell salad mayonnaise to taste
  • Castor sugar to taste
  • Aromat to taste
  • Black pepper to taste
  • 250ml cream 

Method

  • Mix all the ingredients together well 
  • Sprinkle handful of eggs and Aromat over the mixture
  • Let it stand overnight in the fridge before serving

To vote for Nelda, SMS 'Lekker 8' to 37942.

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