Ingredients

  • 1 kg potato
  • 1 large red onion
  • 1/4 cup of freshly chopped flat leaf parsley
  • salt
  • fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise (I prefer a creamy mayo)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup of sliced pecans
  • whipping cream, to garnish
  • pecan nuts, to garnish
  • lettuce, to garnish
  • cherry tomatoes, to garnish

Method

  • Boil potatoes with jackets on until firm but soft.
  • Peel cool potatoes and cube into medium sized cubes.
  • Add onion, parsley, salt and pepper to the potatoes.
  • Mix sour cream, mayo and lemon juice together and add to the potatoes.
  • Add the chopped pecans.
  • MIX all the ingredients together gently.
  • Fill a loaf tin lined with cling film with the potato salad.
  • pressing the mixture down firmly into the tin.
  • Chill until ready to serve.
  • Lay a bed of lettuce leaves onto a serving platter.
  • Invert loaf onto lettuce.
  • Whip the cream and pipe cream onto loaf (do not overdo the cream|).
  • Garnish with pecans and cherry tomatoes.