Japanese Potato Salad (ポテトサラダ)

Lifting a serve of Japanese potato salad with a fork from a small bowl. Potato salad sandwich on the side.

Japanese Potato Salad (ポテトサラダ)

Classic Japanese potato salad made with creamy Kewpie mayonnaise, ham, and crisp vegetables. Light, fluffy, and full of texture; a comforting side dish that’s irresistibly moreish.

Course Salad

Cuisine Asian

Diet Low Lactose

Dietary Nut Free

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Total Time 45

Servings people

Calories 345kcal

Author Sammy Eng

Ingredients

Salad

800 g potato starchy, peeled and chopped
1 tsp salt divided
½ carrot thinly sliced
1 Persian cucumber thinly sliced
¼ red onion finely diced
50 g ham thinly sliced and diced
2 eggs boiled, peeled and chopped

Salad Dressing

5 tbsp Kewpie mayonnaise
1 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
salt to taste
pepper to taste

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Salad

Peel, cut, and boil the potatoes until soft and tender.
Peel and thinly slice carrot into half moons.
Add carrots to the boiling water with potatoes for a couple of minutes so the carrots soften slightly.
Drain potatoes and carrots from water. Season potatoes with half of the salt.
Thinly slice cucumbers, sprinkle with salt and leave for 5 minutes.
Squeeze salted cucumbers to remove excess water.
Dice ham and red onion.
Boil eggs until cooked. Peel and roughly chop.

Salad Dressing

Mix salad dressing together.

Assembly

Add chopped ingredients to mashed potatoes and mix together.
Dress potato salad with creamy salad dressing and mix well.
Chill potato salad for at least 10 minutes before serving.

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Notes

Be sure to use starchy potatoes like Yukon Gold or Russet for a more fluffy texture in the salad.
Feel free to add or substitute other vegetables, such as sweet corn, peas, scallions, or even finely diced celery, for extra crunch.
If you can’t find Kewpie mayonnaise, regular mayonnaise works as well.
For vegetarian potato salad, omit ham in the recipe and substitute with other vegetables if you prefer.
Cut ingredients into bite-sized, uniform pieces.
Important to drain excess moisture from the cucumbers and potatoes before mixing.
Chill before serving.

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