Roof Above Water Salad
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TypeSalad
Serves4 people
DateNovember 15, 2026
A warm salad with a car-on-the-roof from potato and egg, floating in blue dressing.
A warm French potato salad, arranged as a car with a roof above flood water. The car is made of potato halves, the roof from egg, and blue dressing for water. Comforting, simple, and the car-on-the-roof silhouette is instantly recognizable.
Ingredients
- 800 g waxy potatoes
- 4 eggs
- 1 red onion
- 2 tbsp capers
- 1 bunch chives
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp blue spirulina (optional, for water effect)
- salt and pepper
- olive oil
Method
- Peel and cook the potatoes in chunks until just done, drain and let cool slightly.
- Boil the eggs hard, peel and halve them lengthwise.
- Slice the red onion into thin half rings.
- Mix mayonnaise, yogurt, mustard, lemon juice, blue spirulina (optional), salt and pepper into a light blue dressing.
- Toss the warm potatoes, onion, capers, and chopped chives together with a little olive oil.
- Spread the blue dressing over a large platter as a puddle of water.
- Arrange the potato pieces as a rectangular car in the center of the 'water'.
- Place a halved egg on top as the car roof.
- Garnish with extra chives as blades of grass along the water.
Serving notes
- Serve warm to keep the comforting feel.
- Place the platter in the center so everyone can take their own 'roof' piece.