One of my daughters does not eat mayonnaise at all, so I am forever trying to make salads that do not contain mayonnaise. I think the main reason why she does not like fast food is the fact that it is always drenched in mayonnaise!
This salad is perfect for winter since it is served warm. It can be served as a side dish or as a vegetarian main dish.
Warm baby potato salad with baby aubergines and eggs
By: Pink Polka Dot Food
Recipe Type: Salad
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Serves: 4
A recipe for a warm potato salad with aubergines and eggs that does not contain mayonnaise
Ingredients
- 3 red onions
- 250g baby aubergines
- 45ml olive oil
- 75ml balsamic vinegar
- 750g baby potatoes
- 4 eggs
- 30 ml butter
- 250g brown button mushrooms
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Salt and pepper
- Salad leaves
- 60ml olive oil
- 90ml basil pesto
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180⁰C.
- Peel the onions and quarter and slice each quarter in half and place on a baking tray.
- Slice the aubergines in half and place with the onions on the baking tray.
- Season the onions and aubergines with salt and pepper. Drizzle with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar and bake in the pre-heated oven for 45 minutes.
- In the mean time cook the baby potatoes until just cooked and keep warm. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Cook the eggs until done to your liking and refresh under cold water and shell the eggs once they are cool enough to handle.
- Heat the butter in a pan and add the mushrooms and garlic, season with salt and pepper and stir-fry for 5 minutes.
- Mix the olive oil and basil pesto together and drizzle over the baby potatoes. Mix carefully until the potatoes are covered
- Place some salad leaves in a serving bowl. Place the pesto covered baby potatoes, the fried red onions, the fried baby aubergines and the mushroom-garlic mixture on top. Quarter the eggs and place onto the salad. Serve warm.
Looks good PPD 😉
Thanks, Ghia!
Your daughter gets full marks for the non-mayonnaise thing! A wonderful salad.
The strange thing is that my BiL also don’t like mayonnaise!
Mmmmm..dit lyk nou so vrek lekker en ek vrek oor Mayonnaise en ek is seker jou dogter sal nie omgee as ek vir my so bietjie Mayo daar oorgooi nie né? Pragfoto weereens. My mond water lekker! 🙂
Dankie, Sonel. Ek dink sit sal lekker wees as ‘n mens basil pesto en mayonnasie meng!
Jy sal weet want jy ken van al daai kruie. Ek is nie mal oor kruie nie maar mayo wel. LOL!
Ek is weer mal oor kruie!
She doesn’t like mayo? Whereas I could eat most of a jar LOL – so funny how tastes differ 🙂 I do love finding salads that are not drenched in may though, for those rare occasions when I feel virtuous 😉 Later this week I’ll be posting a coleslaw recipe with a creamy avo dressing containing minimal or no mayo 🙂 Love the look of your salad and the addition of the baby aubergines!
I am looking forward to the recipe! (The problem is she also does not eat avo!) It is very strange because my Husband oldest brother also did not eat mayo, when he was younger and he also does not like avo!
This is a wonderful salad, I also do not like anything with mayo–i am going to make this but without the egg.
I think it will be great without the egg as well!
Sound delicious. I can’t imagine life without mayonnaise 🙂
Neither can I!
Mmmm this looks delicious – and gives more scope for what to do with aubergines 🙂
Thanks!
Thanks for the visit! I am in love with aubergines at the moment!
Zirks, your pictures are just stunning….. as for the salad, I LOVE it…… kind of a man salad, robust and packed with flavor!
Thanks for the great compliment!
I love aubergines, but hubby doesn’t. I wonder if this dish would tempt him? 🙂
It looks really good!
We are eating like royalty with your menus and I am the most popular person in my household – thank you!