Secret Ingredient Low Fat Potato Salad! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs peeled potatoes
2 -3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
2 -3 tablespoons low-fat creme fraiche
4 ounces finely diced cornichons
4 ounces finely diced ham
6 finely chopped spring onions, Scallions
1 -2 tablespoon liquid maggi seasoning
fresh ground black pepper
2 hard-boiled eggs, diced (optional)
4 ounces crisply fried cooked bacon, crumbled (optional)
1 red onion, peeled & finely diced (optional)
1 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)

Preparation

Peel the potatoes if needed & cut into 1\" dice. Boil until just tender - not TOO soft! Drain the potatoes in a colander and set on one side too cool.
Meanwhile, mix together the low fat mayonnaise, low fat creme fraiche OR low fat sour cream & Maggi seasoning. Add the black pepper to taste.
Add the mayonnaise mixture to the potatoes and mix well but try not to break the potatoes up. Add the cornichons, ham & spring onions to the potato salad - mix through gently.
Taste and add more Maggi seasoning or black pepper if required.
Put into an attractive bowl and sprinkle more spring onions on as a garnish or parsley. I also like to sprinkle on smoked paprika as a garnish topping too.
Optional:
Instead of the ham, use crisply fried bacon. Great with egg - egg & bacon potato salad! Instead of the spring onions, use diced red onions.
I have also added diced left over chicken & chopped apple to this mixture.
I have given the option of using more or less mayonnaise mixture for personal taste; some people like it very creamy & others like it not so creamy!
Maggi seasoning is quite salty, so use 1 tablespoon to start with, adding more if needed - teaspoon by teaspoon!