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Herby Summer Potato Salad

  • Posted in Salads, Side Dish, British
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herby summer potato salad

Everyone needs salads – more salads – easy salads – and this herby summer potato salad is one definite contender. My sister Sheila gave me the recipe, so I can’t take any credit for it, but here it is anyway.

BTW – potatoes are amazing aren’t they? Every time we reach for a potato (in Europe) what should we do? We should say a big thank-you to that Raleigh bloke – the one wot brought them back from the Americas.

This potato salad however is so simple, that it hardly classes as a recipe!  So, get steaming, then it’s just – bish bash bosh – and your done!

Take some salad potatoes – the ones with the nice yellow waxy flesh are best and steam them until tender. The packet says “15 to 20 minutes” – so quite a wide margin – I reckon 18 is good. You can cut any larger ones up before you cook them or afterwards when they’ve cooled a bit. It’s tricky to know which is best – cut them before & they can break up,  cut after & the small ones cook quicker!

Once the potatoes are a bit cooler, add your herbs: coriander, basil, dill or oregano, add in the dressing and toss –  and you’re done. Lovely with a quiche – I’ve put a leek & polenta flan on the website plus a lentil & spinach pie. It’ll go perfectly with either of those – plus a dollop of hummus for good measure! I reccomend my personal favourite pairing which is dill with corriander.

Or you can have it with a tofu wellington – mushroom or red pepper   – suite yourself! This herby summer potato salad would go well with spanakopita or a Greek style filo-pastry pie.

We had it with one of Clives pies – the mushroom ones with wholemeal pastry – my absolute favourite. Add some green leafy veg – kale or broccoli or peas and you have nicely balanced meal.

 

herby summer potato salad

Herby summer potato salad

just steam some salad potatoes - add the dressing and herbs and it's done.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 22 minutes mins
Course Side Dish, Salad
Cuisine American, British, English
Servings 5 people

Ingredients
  

  • 750 g waxy salad potatoes
  • 40 g Coriander, oregano, dill, basil choose 2 or any combination.
  • 75 g finely chopped red or white onion you can use spring onions - but they're a pain to wash!
  • 40 g lemon juice
  • zest whole lemon
  • 2 heap teasps Dijon Mustard
  • 60 g cold pressed olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Thoroughly wash and scrub the potatoes - don't peel - there's loads of goodness just under the skin - and loads of fiber in the skins.
  • Cover the potatoes and place in a steamer for 15 minutes over a fast boiling pan of water - cook until a pointed kitchen knife goes in easily.
    herby summer potato salad
  • Prepare the dressing in a jug - it doesn't need to be blended - just a hand whisk will do - or even a fork works fine. It gives the dressing a bit of texture if you don't blend it.
    mixing dressing in a jug
  • Wash, and spin or shake out the water thoroughly from the herbs .
  • Chop your choice of fresh herbs reasonably finely and set aside.
    chopped herbs ready to add
  • Allow the potatoes to cool somewhat - the salad can be eaten warm or cold - slightly warm is better than very cold though.
    herby summer potato salad
  • Cut the larger (that's probably most) potatoes in half - 1 inch or 2cm sizes - this helps the dressing cling to the potatoes better - and if the potatoes are too large it's not so good.
    potatoes cut in half
  • when the potatoes are cooler, add the chopped herbs - dill and corriander in this picture......
    Dill and corriander added to the potatoes
  • add some chopped onions - red, white or spring onions...... up to you.
    adding the finely chopped onions
  • Around 15 to 20 minutes before serving add the hand whisked dressing.
    pouring the dressing over the salad
  • Then throughly mix the herbs and dressing with a spoon to evenly coat the potatoes. Yummy or what.
    fully mixed and coated salad
Keyword potatoes, corriander, salad, mustard
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One Response

  1. Sheila Andrews says:
    July 4, 2023 at 6:06 pm

    5 stars
    Very tasty, light and nutritious salad that goes with so many dishes. Easy to prepare and eat !

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