Japanese Potato Salad (6-8 as a side dish)

Having decided to make Tonkatsu Pork the next decision was 'what to have with it'. As it was a nice hot day and I had all the ingredients in, we decided a simple potato salad would work well.

It did work well with the pork and made a nice change too.

This recipe was adapted from a lovely book called a little taste of japan although having seen it on Amazon for £5.99 I'm truly dissapointed I paid 16.90 euros 3 years ago

500g all-purpose potatoes, peeled
50g sliced ham (I omitted this)
1 small cucumber
Parsley to garnish

Dressing:-
185g japanese mayonnaise (you can use regular)
1/2 tsp japanese mustard (you can use english)
2 tbsps japanese rice vinegar
a few drops of sesame oil
2 spring onions, finely chopped
25g finely chopped parsley
ground white pepper

Cut potatoes into 2cm dice. Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil and add the potatoes. Cook 8-10 minutes, or until tender. Drain, rinse under cold running water, then drain again. Crush the potatoes slightly with a fork but do not mash - there should still be some lumps.

Meanwhile, cut the cucumber in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon, then slice very thinly. Cut the ham (if using) into then strips.

Make the dressing. Combine the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar & sesame oil and whisk until smooth. Stir in the sping onion and parsley, season to taste with salt & pepper.

Put the potato, ham, cucumber & dressing into a bowl and toss to combine well. Let it stand for 15 minutes for the potato to absorb the dressing and garnish with extra parsley to serve.

The finished dish with
tonkatsu pork and tonkatsu sauce