Japanese Potato Salad

Loaded with contrasting taste and texture, this colorful potato salad is such a fun-to-eat entrée that is ever so common in Japanese households. Tart and savory, this creamy salad is quick to make and ever so comforting in its flavor. What makes it a must-try Japanese fare is the fact that it has a nice texture or a Hoku Hoku texture as it is known in Japan.

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

Serving Size: 6

Ingredients:

• 10 Baby Potatoes, peeled & cubed
• 1/8 of 1 Onion, diced finely
• 1 Carrot, peeled & cubed
• ¼ tsp. Salt
• 1 Japanese Cucumber, sliced
• 4 Ham Slices, cut into squares

For the dressing:

• 1 tbsp. Rice Vinegar
• 2 Eggs, hard-boiled & quartered
• 1/3 cup Japanese Mayonnaise
• ½ tsp. Salt
• 1 tbsp. Rice Vinegar
• 2 tsp. Evaporated Cane Sugar
• Black Pepper, as needed

Method of Preparation:

• Begin by heating a large pot of water over medium-high heat.
• To this, add the potato and carrot. Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Once it starts boiling, reduces the heat, and continues cooking for another 10 to 15 minutes or until the veggies are tender.
• In the meantime, place the cucumber and onion in a large bowl.
• Sprinkle it with salt and coat them well. Allow it to sweat.
• After that, place all the ingredients needed to make the dressing in another bowl until everything comes together.
• Check for the doneness of the potato and if the potato is super tender, then drain the veggies well.
• Spoon in the dressing over the veggies and mash them well. Tip: Do not over mash the carrot but rather potatoes only.
• Massage the cucumber and onion to remove the excess moisture and then stir into the potato mixture.
• Add ham and give a good stir until everything comes together.
• Transfer the mixture to a serving bowl and top it with hard-boiled eggs on top.
• Serve and enjoy.

Tip: If you desire, you can add corn and Japanese hot sauce to it.

Toppings: Top it with a generous amount of grounded black pepper.

Serve with: You can serve it along with tonkatsu and karaage

Substitutions: Instead of carrot, you can try using apples also.

Nutritional Information per serving:

• Calories: 162Kcal
• Fat: 13g
• Carbohydrates: 5g
• Proteins: 5g

This recipe has been written by Nakano. Find out more about Japanese cookware here.

Author: Takahashi Sakura 
03.10.2020