Potato and fenugreek leaves salad

In India fenugreek leaves are called methi, and are traditionally cooked in a wok along with potatoes, the methi gets a bitter taste, and the longest you cook it the more bitter it becomes. I always thought methi was to be consumed cooked, until a Marathi lady in my daughter’s school told me it could be consumed as a salad.
I blended a good old Swiss classic of potato salad, and tossed fresh fenugreek leaves and seasoned it, an easy one for a nice lunch or a side dish.

Ingredients:
 
1 bunch of fresh fenugreek
3-4 potatoes, boiled, peeled cooled and cut into chunks
1 red onion sliced
Olive oil (enough to coat the potato chunks)
Paprika powder to taste
Cumin powder to taste
Rice Vinegar, a drizzle

1) Pluck the leaves off your bunch of fenugreek and discard the stem (not used in the recipe) wash and drain the leaves, pat them dry and set aside.

2) Cut your cooled boiled potatoes into chunks and put them in a large serving bowl, pour olive oil on them and gently mix, the olive oil coats the chunks to make them non sticky.

3) Season your oiled potatoes with the cumin and paprika powder, then cut the onion into fine slices, and rub over the bowl to separate the layers, gently stir your salad once more to blend, being careful not to mash your potato chunks

4) Toss the fenugreek leaves on top, drizzle with rice vinegar, and gently stir the salad again and serve.

- You can use red chilli powder instead of paprika, the taste will be stronger though. - You can add other typical salad vegetables to the mix as well, and grated carrots, and tomato slices would not be out of place in that bowl. - Resist the urge to cut your potatoes or other vegetables into tiny cubes, the salad will loose its texture and the taste is likely to be affected. - Rice Vinegar is a sweet tasting vinegar and it can be found in hypermarkets and gourmet shops in India, it might seem slightly pricey but a bottle goes a long way, typically you will find it in the Asian produce section of your store. If you can’t find it, better use lemon juice or even tamarind water rather than plain synthetic vinegar which has a harsh bitter taste