Potato salad is an easy-chew option for those days when you are struggling to get food down. Stays fresh in the fridge for several days. It works very well for a lunch meal away from home.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. potato (or 1 giant idaho potato) (7g, 283c)
- 2 hard boiled eggs [12g, 156c]
- 1 ounce sour pickles (or one large pickle) (0g,5c)
- 2 heaping tablespoons mayonnaise (0g, 180c)
- salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
- Boil the unpeeled potato in water until cooked. It might take about 45 minutes. Allow the potato to cool on a towel or cutting board. Peel the skin.
- Chop the potatoes, eggs, and pickles into tiny bits.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss with mayonnaise.
- Serve warm, room temperature, or cold.
- Refrigerate leftovers.
Yields: about 5 portions at 4 ounces each. 3.8 grams protein, 125 calories
IDEA: If you are going to take the time to boil the potato, then double it and also consider the Hungarian Rakott Krumpli recipe.
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