Polish Potato and Veggie Salad (Salatka Ziemniaczano-Jarzynowa)

Submitted by Ewok610

"In Poland almost every household has their own recipe for salatka. This is my family's version (with the 'lower fat' tweaks by me.) This is a great make-ahead dish, as it tastes best the day after it's made, when all the flavors 'marry'. I hope you enjoy it. Smacznego!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 4 cups
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 potatoes, medium-size, peeled and boiled
• 2 carrots, peeled and boiled
• 3 eggs, hard boiled
• 1⁄2 apple, peeled
• 2 dill pickles (from a brine, not from vinegar)
• 1 1⁄2 cups frozen green peas, defrosted
• 1⁄4 cup low-fat mayonnaise (I use Hellmann's 1/2 the fat mayo, made with Olive Oil)
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• salt and pepper
• 1⁄4 cup green onion (to garnish)

directions

1. Dice the potatoes, carrots, eggs, apple and pickles; mix gently in a large bowl.
2. Add the green peas to the bowl.
3. Add nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste.
4. In a smaller bowl combine mayonnaise, sour cream and mustard. Add to vegetables.
5. Mix all together thoroughly but gently (so it doesn't turn to mush). Adjust seasoning to taste. Garnish with chopped green onion.
6. Note: Sometimes, if the taste is a little too bland (depending how sweet or sour the apple is), you could add a teaspoon of lemon juice to the salad.

Reviews

[Suburban Grandma]

I LOVE this potato salad. First time I had it when my sister-in-law made it for a family get together. The apple gives it a nice twist. I also make mine with low fat mayo, but I still love the regular sour cream. My daughter uses Oikos Greek Organic Plain Yogurt in hers. Suburbangrandma