Salată orientală, Romanian potato salad

Ingredients

• 2 kg potatoes
• 3000 ml water
• 8 eggs
• 1500 ml water
• 2 g salt
• 15 ml vinegar
• 2 medium red peppers (300 g)
• 1 medium yellow pepper (150 g)
• 1 large red onion (200 g)
• 300 g pickled cucumbers
• 8 g salt
• 1 g ground pepper
• 1 medium lemon (120 g)
• 100 ml oil
• 150 g olives

Preparation

1. Wash the potatoes and put them in a pot whole, with their skins on, in 3000 ml of water. Boil for 30 minutes from the time the water comes to a boil, until a fork slips easily into them. 2. Put the eggs in a pot with 1500 ml of water, 2 g of salt and 15 ml of vinegar. Boil them for 10 minutes, until hard-boiled. 3. Peel the onion, red peppers and yellow pepper, then chop them finely. Drain the pickled cucumbers well and chop them finely. 4. Peel the hard-boiled eggs and chop them finely. Peel the potatoes and cut them into slices. 5. Put everything in a bowl. Add 8 g of salt, the pepper, lemon juice and oil. If using olives, add them now. Mix and leave the salad to rest for 10 minutes before serving.