Mosquito Landing Bowl
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 5, 2026
Potato salad with halved eggs as mosquitoes on green beans: the West Nile virus on your plate, but comforting.
A warm potato salad in one bowl, with halved eggs as mosquitoes on a strip of green beans laid diagonally across the plate. The mosquitoes are visible, the comfort is in the soft flavors. Refers to the news about the West Nile virus carried by mosquitoes across Europe.
Ingredients
- 800 g waxy potatoes
- 200 g green beans
- 4 eggs
- 1 red onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp full-fat yogurt
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 2 tbsp chives, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- salt and pepper
Method
- Peel the potatoes and cut into large pieces. Boil in salted water for 15 minutes until cooked. Drain and let cool to lukewarm.
- Boil the green beans for 7 minutes until just tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. Let drain.
- Boil the eggs for 8 minutes until hard. Cool under cold water, peel and halve.
- Slice the red onion into thin half rings. Dice the bell pepper.
- In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, yogurt, mustard, chives, parsley, olive oil, and vinegar to make a dressing. Season with salt and pepper.
- Gently mix the potatoes, bell pepper, and onion with the dressing.
- Lay the green beans diagonally as a wide strip on a large platter: this is the 'water puddle'.
- Spoon the potato salad on both sides of the bean strip.
- Place the halved eggs on the bean strip, like mosquitoes just landed.
- Sprinkle with extra chives. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Serving notes
- Place the halved eggs at an angle on the beans, so they really look like mosquitoes.
- Optionally use black peppercorns as 'mosquito heads' on the eggs.
- Serve in a large bowl so the landing scene remains visible.