Cooking with Coronation Street: Buffet Potato Salad

You've been invited to a buffet, or pot luck or you're having the whole family over. What do you cook? It has to be in larger quantities. Gail, Alma and Betty (and now Roy as well) are used to that sort of thing, having catered for Coronation Street residents in the Rovers, the caff and many a large party over the years

"It's as well to farm out the jobs to different people if you can," advises Betty. "If you can't, then try and do as much as possible in advance and get a bit of help on the day. …You can do most cold dishes well in advance, so with a bit of luck you might get a chance to have a drink yourself before the festivities begin. The one point to remember is that once the party starts, there's nothing you can do about anything, so just enjoy it. Worrying whether everything's going to be all right won't change a thing." Potato salad is always a favourite on the buffet table, and it’s easy to make!

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Potato Salad
(To Serve 20)

5 lb potatoes
2 bunches spring onions
For the dressing:
1/4 pint olive oil (about 1/3 to 1/2 cup)
4 tbsp white wine vinegar, or to taste
2 tsp dried mustard
1 tsp sugar
Salt and pepper

Peel the potatoes and cut into chunks. Boil in salted water until just
cooked. Finely chop the spring onions. Carefully mix the onions with
the potatoes in a couple of large bowls. Put all the dressing
ingredients in a large, screw-top jar, shake well. Pour dressing over
potato salad while potatoes are still hot. Leave to cool. Turn
potatoes before serving.