Chlebíčky

Ingredients

• 3 medium potatoes
• 2 carrots
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 4 eggs, hard-boiled
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 3 dill pickles, finely diced, plus 8 slices for topping
• 2 tbsp pickle brine
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• Salt and black pepper
• 8 slices baguette, cut on an angle
• 8 thin slices ham
• 8 small slices hard cheese (such as Edam)
• 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
• Fresh parsley sprigs, to garnish

Before you cook

• Boil the potatoes and carrots in their skins until tender, then cool and peel.
• Hard-boil the eggs, then cool and peel them.
• Finely dice 2 of the hard-boiled eggs, the onion and 3 of the pickles.
• Slice the remaining 2 hard-boiled eggs into rounds for topping.
• Cut the baguette into 8 slices on an angle.

Steps

1. Dice the peeled, cooled potatoes and carrots into small cubes.
2. Blanch the frozen peas in boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain and cool.
3. Combine the diced potatoes, carrots, peas, diced eggs, onion and diced pickles in a large bowl.
4. Stir in the pickle brine, mayonnaise and mustard.
5. Season the potato salad with salt and pepper.
6. Refrigerate the potato salad for 15 minutes.
7. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the potato salad on each slice of baguette.
8. Fold a slice of ham decoratively and lay it along one edge of each slice.
9. Place a small piece of cheese on top of the folded ham.
10. Arrange a round of hard-boiled egg and a pickle slice on the other side of each slice.
11. Top each sandwich with a halved cherry tomato.
12. Garnish each sandwich with a small sprig of parsley.
13. Serve chilled.