Smoked Ham Salad on Gruyere Potato Coins

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 36 coins

• 2 long thin potatoes , cut into 1/8 inch thick slices
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese (about 4 ounces)
• ½ lb lean smoked ham , finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 scallion , finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped cornichon
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped capers
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped tarragon
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
2. Using a 2-inch round biscuit cutter, cut the potato slices into rounds.
3. In a bowl, toss the potatoes with the olive oil and arrange them in a single layer on the baking sheet.
4. Season lightly with salt and pepper, then sprinkle with the cheese.
5. Bake the potato rounds for about 45 minutes, or until deep golden; let cool.
6. Transfer the potato coins to paper towels.
7. In a small bowl, combine the ham with the mayonnaise, scallion, Cornichons, capers, tarragon and mustard.
8. Season with salt and pepper.
9. Spoon the ham salad onto the potato coins and serve.

Reviews

[GaylaJ]

Delicious and different. The salad is very nice, but I think the stars here are the gruyere potato coins--they make fabulous bases, so different from the usual, expected crackers or bread. Except for scaling to half, I followed the recipe exactly and it was very much enjoyed--thanks for posting!