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Easy potato salad

A lighter take on classic potato salad, with yoghurt & crème fraiche

1 ratings
  • 20 minutes (plus cooling time)
  • Serves 4
Nutrition: Per serving
  • Kcal86
  • Fat0.9g
  • Salt0.1g
  • Sugar1.9g
Easy potato salad
Sarah Drabble
Recipe by: Sarah Drabble | Nutritionist

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Ingredients

  • 300g red-skinned potatoes, scrubbed and halved (not peeled)
  • 2 tablespoons low-fat natural yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoons low-fat creme fraiche
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives or spring onions
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Method

  1. Boil the potatoes in unsalted water until tender, then drain.
  2. Put the potatoes in the pan over a medium heat to dry the potatoes.
  3. Cut them into 1cm cubes and leave to cool.
  4. Mix the yoghurt, creme fraiche and chives or spring onions and toss with the potatoes.
  5. Season with pepper and refrigerate until ready to eat.

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