Potato salad with asparagus

For the dog days of summer, nothing beats a fresh potato salad. It's a great side dish, it's perfect for the picnic and it plays well with other ingredients,  

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  Potato salad with asparagus, perfect summer food.

• especially smoked meats like ham, turkey or fish. You decide just how rich you want it: If you add shrimp or crayfish, then the salad goes from a side dish to the main dish. We found this recipe “Potatissallad med sparris” at alltommat.se.

• Ingredients for a salad for 4:
  2 lbs new potatoes
  500 g green asparagus
  1 red onion, chopped
  3 Tablespoons dill, chopped
  Dressing
  1 Tablespoon mustard (coarse-grained)
  1.5 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  1 Tablespoon water
  1/3 cup cold pressed rapeseed oil
  salt and black pepper to taste

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  For the dressing: Stir mustard, lemon and water. Add oil, a little bit at a time. Taste with salt and pepper.
  2.
  Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water. Let it cool slightly, and cut into smaller pieces. Pour the dressing on top.
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  Cut off the rough part of the asparagus, and boil in lightly salted water for approximately 4 minutes, it should be a bit al dente. Then cut it in smaller pieces.
  4.
  Carefully mix potatoes, asparagus, onion, and dill. Put the salad on a plate.

• Add any kind of seafood, smoked turkey, chicken or meat to create a tasty dish to serve beachside or at the lake with bread and drinks of your choice.