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Japanese Potato Salad

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 medium white potatoes
  • 3 persian cucumbers (If you have Japanese cucumbers use 1½) thinly sliced crosswise
  • 2 medium carrots
  • 5 eggs
  • 3 thinly sliced ham, chopped into ½ inch pieces
  • ¼ small yellow onion thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp japanese mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard (whole grain)
  • ½ cup non-fat greek yogurt
  • tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Boil eggs for approximately 7 minutes. Take off heat and pour cold water. Once eggs are cooled, peel the shells and rough chop the eggs and set it aside.
  • Peel potatoes and carrots, cut them in half. Boil potatoes and carrots for 20 -25 minutes or until soft. When done set aside to cool. Once cooled, cut potatoes into 1 inch pieces. Cut carrots in half moon pieces.
  • While vegetables are boiling, in a small bowl, combine sliced onions and cucumbers. Add 2 tsp of salt to the vegetables. Mix in the salt and set it aside for 10-15 minutes. Rinse vegetables with water, take vegetables in your hands and squeeze out the water. Once water is squeezed out, set it aside.
  • Place potatoes in a medium salad bowl. Add Japanese mayonnaise, dijon mustard, salt, pepper and mix well with potatoes. Next add sliced carrots, cucumber onion mixture, and chopped ham. Add greek yogurt, sugar, apple cider vinegar and mix well.
  • Add chopped eggs and fold the chopped eggs gently into the salad. Sprinkle fresh ground pepper on top of salad. Refrigerate or serve immediately.