Basic Potato Salad

There are any number of variations on potato salad, so the recipe I give here is for basic ingredients giving a usable (and very tasty) result. You can vary this as much as you like, adding in all kinds of flavors, including replacing the mayonnaise dressing with your favourite vinaigrette

Red pontiac potatoes make the best salad variety in my experience, but if you can't get them use sebago or desireee instead. Here's what you need for 6 people:

• 1 kilo potatoes, peeled (2 lbs)
• 2 liters vegetable or chicken stock
• bunch of mint
• 250mls soy mayonnaise
• 125mls sour cream
• 1/2tsp hot mustard powder
• black pepper to taste

Bring the stock to boiling point and then add the mint and whole peeled potatoes. Cook until just tender, which will take about 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and put them in cold water for 10 minutes, then drain again. When cool enough to handle cut them into bite sized pieces.

Beat together the last four ingredients until well combined and then fold the mix through the potato pieces. Cover and keep in the fridge until needed.

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