This salad can be made the night before and assembled in the morning. The combination of pastrami, potato and dill and a little mustard is wonderful and very sustaining. The salad ingredients and herbs should all feel very soothing.
Health Benefits – Low in sugar, high in protein. Low FODMAPs.
Prep: 25 Minutes | Cooking time: 25 Minutes | Servings: 4
Ingredients
800g new potatoes, rinsed
2 large free range eggs
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
1 tbsp plain, low fat yogurt
1 tbsp mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp chives, finely chopped
150g thinly sliced pastrami or ham
8 small pickled gherkins (optional)
2 tbsp dill leaves, finely chopped
Method
- Boil the potatoes in a pan. They will need between 10 – 15 minutes to cook depending on their size.
- Place the eggs in the same cooking water and boil for 8 minutes.
- When the potatoes are cooked remove from the heat and rinse both the potatoes and eggs in cold water and then drain.
- Cut the potatoes onto quarters when they are cool enough to handle.
- Peel the eggs, roughly chop and set on one side.
- Mix the mustard with the yogurt and mayonnaise and season to taste.
- Place the potatoes in a bowl and mix with the yogurt, mustard and mayonnaise.
- Slice the pickled gherkin, if using.
- Add the chopped chives, pastrami, pickled gherkins (if using) and dill.
- Sprinkle with chopped egg.
- Pack up one quarter of this salad in an insulated lunchbox to keep cool until lunchtime.
Cooking Tips
One tablespoon (20g) of sliced gherkins is low in fermentable carbohydrates and will be tolerated by most people.
| Per portion (290g) | Per 100 g | |
| Calories (kcal/KJ) | 268kcal | 90kcal |
| Fat | 9.6g | 3.3g |
| Protein | 13.3g | 4.5g |
| Carbohydrate | 34.1g | 11.5g |
| Sugar | 4.4g | 1.5g |
| Fiber | 3.4g | 1.1g |
| Sodium | 701mg | 236mg |
Created on 26 Feb, 2021.
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