Piedmontese salad by Cyril Lignac:an easy to make and very tasty recipe ("Ideal to delight the whole family!")

We all have one, or more, inherited cooking recipes of our mother or our grandmothers. Delicious and full of flavor , they are like Proust's Madeleines, so much do they remind us of good memories. For chef and pastry chef Cyril Lignac , thePiedmontese salad that his mother concocted for him as a child is one of them. This family dish , inspired by an Italian and Russian specialty, is a hodgepodge of good things:potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, cocktail sauce, ham or tuna, and a few raw vegetables and herbs. Simple and easy to prepare ingredients! The chef's tip , recently unveiled on RTL , to make this mixed salad comforting :keep the potatoes warm.

Here's how to make the Piedmontese salad the Cyril Lignac way!

Preparation time 20 minutes.

To make a Piedmontese salad for 4 people you need:

• 4 potatoes
• 4 eggs
• 2 slices of white ham or a can of crumbled tuna
• A handful of cherry tomatoes
• 2 spring onions
• Pickles
• 1 romaine lettuce or an oak leaf
• 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 3 tbsp chopped parsley
• Salt
• Pepper

Preparation steps:

1. In a pot of salted boiling water, cook the potatoes for 20 minutes. Drain them and cut them into small pieces.
2. In another pot of boiling water, cook the eggs for 12 minutes. Drain them then, once cooled, peel them.
3. Cut the gherkins and cherry tomatoes in four, then slice the onions and parsley.
4. In a bowl, add the potato pieces with the chopped eggs. Mix.
5. Make the cocktail sauce by mixing mayonnaise and ketchup in a bowl. Season then pour it into the potato and egg mixture.
6. Then add the tomatoes, pickles, onions, parsley and chopped ham or crumbled tuna. Mix gently.
7. In a dish, put an oak or romaine leaf at the bottom, then place the potato salad.

Also read:

Cyril Lignac's chocolate tart:an easy-to-make and truly delicious recipe ("Le gourmand-croquant à son paroxysme"!)

Quiche Lorraine by Cyril Lignac:his easy, melting and ultra tasty recipe ("With the salad that goes with it, it’s divine!)

Here is the recipe for Cyril Lignac's delicious veal blanquette ("It's to die for!")