【Unite Project 2】Poteto salad

 Introduction

 When we haerd potato salada, we might imagine potatoes mashed with mayonnaise. However, this is a unique recipe developed in Japan, and potato salad seasoning differ in countries around the world. For example, "American-style potato salad" is made by mixing potatoes and vegetables with lots of vinegar, "Shanhai potato salad" is made by mixing milk and mayonnaise with vegetables and diced apples, and "Taramo salad" which is a mixture of cod roe, a home-cooked dish from Greece and Turkey. This time, we will intoroduce a recipe for potato salad using the Japanese-style mayonnaise that we are most familiar with.

ecessary tools

・One cooking knife 7 inch 

・One Salad Bowl

・One cutting board 

・One Hand pot 

・One fork

・ 2 pairs of Chopsticks 

 

 

Ingredients 

This recipe yields 2 servings.

・2 potates ( 220g )

・1/4 onion ( 47g )

・1/4 cucumder ( 25g )

・1/4 carrot ( 45g )

・ 2 pieces of ham ( 30g )

・ kewpie mayonnaise  ( 5 tablespoon )

・A littel salt 

・A littel blace pepper

・water ( For boiling )

 

Procedures

At first, wash your hand.

Next, ash 2 potates, peel and cut into equal pieces.

Then, boil the potatoes in a hand pot until the potates are soft. While the potatoes are boiling, cut the onions   lengthwise into 3mm pieces, and cut the carrots into ginkgo pieces.

And place the cut carrots and onions on a heat-resistant plate and heat in the microwave (600w) for 1 minute  and 30 secnds. 

 After heating, remove the moisture from the moisture fromthe onions using parchment paper.

After that Place the boiled potatoes in a bowl and use a fork to mash the potetoes. Remove the heat from the mashed potatoes.

Next, Cut the cucumber into round of about 2-3 mm.

And Cut the ham into strips.

Then, and all the cut ingredients and mayonnaise(5 tablespoons) to the bowl containing the mashed potatoes and  mix well.

Once the potatoes, vegetables and ham are well mixed, to taste of your choice, season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Finally, complete by serving on a plate.

 

Conclusion

While there are various potato salads available in various countries, I feel that potato salad dressed with mayonnaise is the most delicious.  I love the potato salad my mother made. I feel very relieved when I eat it. I'm sure each family has a different way of seasoning their potato salad, so if anyone knows what ingredients and seasonings they use and how to make a delicious potato salad, please let me know!