POTATO SALAD ( PATATES SALATASI )

YOU NEED

• 2 medium potatoes  per person
• 2-3 tbsp of finely chopped leeks or spring onion
• Handful of chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Pinch of chili flakes ( optional )
• salt and pepper to taste
• 15- 20 black olives

 Wash and boil the potatoes in their skins. Drain the water and let the potatoes  cool for 15 minutes.  When they are warm enough to handle, peel and dice them into small squares.

Add chopped spring onion, parsley, oil, chili pepper, salt and pepper. Mix well and decorate with black olives. Serve warm.

WARM POTATO SALAD WITH AVOCADO & MOZZARELLA

INGREDIENTS

• 2 medium potatoes, diced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt to taste.
• 1 spring onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh pepper, chopped
• 1tsp oil.
• Half an avocado, mashed
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 75g, 1 small ball of mozzarella, sliced
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 10-15 black olives
• Sprinkle of ground black pepper.

METHOD

Heat a non stick pan and fry the diced potatoes with the oil and salt. Lower the heat to medium and cook the potatoes for about 10 minutes until they turn golden and crispy. Transfer them on a serving plate. Chop spring onion and the pepper. Add to the frying pan and saute for 5 minutes with 1 tsp olive oil. Remove from the pan and tip into the serving plate over the potatoes.

Scoop out the avocado and mash with some lemon juice. Slice the cheese.

To make the salad

Add cheese, avocado, olives to the potato and pepper mixture in the serving plate. Scatter over the parsley, then toss all the ingredients together. Add more lemon juice, salt and black pepper just before serving to adjust the seasoning. Serves 2