Little Gem lettuce with baby potatoes, devilled egg and spring onion dressing

Serves: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cooking Time: 0 hr 20 mins
Ingredients
  • 6 free range eggs
  • 100ml cream
  • 1tsp English mustard
  • A few drops of Tabasco
  • ½tsp paprika
  • 3 spring onions, finely sliced
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 2tbs olive oil
  • 12 baby potatoes, boiled, peeled and halved
  • 4 little gem lettuce, trimmed and washed

1 Put the room temperature eggs into boiling water and cook for six minutes precisely.

2 Refresh under cold water, peel and mash with a fork, then whisk in the cream, mustard, Tabasco, paprika, spring onions, salt and pepper and olive oil.

3 Arrange the potatoes on a small platter and top with the lettuce.

4 Season and spoon the dressing over the top with a few pinches of paprika to finish.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford