Al-Ahram Weekly Online   10 - 16 June 2004
Issue No. 694
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Sufra Dayma:

Hot Potato Salad

By Moushira Abdel-Malek

Ingredients:

1 kg potatoes (peeled and diced)

1 onion (finely chopped)

2 hard boiled eggs (chopped)

2 rashers bacon or sliced cold cuts (diced)

2 sticks celery (diagonally sliced)

1 red pepper (sliced)

100 gms yellow cheese (grated)

1/4 cup sour cream

1/3 cup French dressing

Salt + pepper + 2 tbsp parsley leaves (chopped)

Method:

Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Drain well. Combine hot potatoes, celery, onion, red pepper and parsley in a bowl. Mix sour cream and dressing until well combined and smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over potato mixture. Mix gently and spoon into a shallow ovenproof dish. Diced cold cuts can be put on top as such. If bacon: sauté in a pan until crisp and sprinkle over top with chopped eggs. Sprinkle cheese over top of eggs and bake until cheese is melted and top is goldened. Serve as a side dish with steaks or chops.

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