Not all potato salads need a creamy dressing. Sometimes, a simple vinaigrette is best. There is a French potato salad that we love using fresh tarragon and a tarragon wine vinegar. It’s light and fresh and particularly good with the early tarragon in May. Balsamic vinegar gives a slightly more assertive flavor to the potatoes. My mother would be appalled. She didn’t even approve of the ‘cooked’ potato salad dressings … Continue reading →
Another recipe that I have been making since the beginning of time, this is based on one from the Time Life “Foods of the World” series. The first time I had a similar salad was in Germany. We were having a simple lunch of wurst und salat. I had expected the typical Midwestern version of Hot German Potato Salad and was wonderfully surprised by this light salad. It’s perfect for … Continue reading →
This is a simple salad, slightly reminiscent of old-fashioned German Potato Salad. Normally, when I make potato salad, or any kind of ‘picnic’ salad, I make lots so we have leftovers for a few days. You could certainly do that with this recipe – double or triple or whatever, but I was just looking for an easy side dish. It was excellent warm and most likely equally good cold….. I … Continue reading →
Our favorite main course salad is grilled sausages, potatoes, lettuce and goat cheese. This is my favorite potato salad….. Do you recognize a pattern? Warm, crisp, sautéed potatoes, mushrooms and garlic enveloped in creamy, melted soft goat cheese, finished with lots of fresh basil and chives – this is not your ordinary potato salad. If you like goat cheese it will be your favorite, too. Potato Salad with Mushrooms and … Continue reading →
I’m from the Midwest. The potato salad I grew up with was made with boiled potatoes and mayonnaise (traditional American Potato Salad). Occasionally, we would have one at the neighbor’s house that was made with a hot bacon dressing and pickles (German Potato Salad). Then I got my own kitchen and got to play outside the rules. This one uses grill rather than boiled potatoes, Greek yogurt rather than mayonnaise, … Continue reading →
I read in the car…. It’s the only time I really have to read magazines. The other day, on our way to the canal for a bike ride, I was flipping through the August issue of Cooking Light. There was a recipe for potato salad with a light vinaigrette that caught my eye. I read the caption about adding mashed potatoes to the dressing to make it creamy,,, Then we … Continue reading →
This completes our cold dinner menu: Melon with Dry-cured Ham (no recipe required), Salmon Chaud-Froid, Green Bean and Basil Salad and French Potato Salad. There are many, many recipes for potato salad – French, German, American. Some are hot, some are cold, some are creamy some, like this one, aren’t. This is lightly dressed with with a vinaigrette, lots of tarragon and chives. French Potato Salad Total time: 15 minutes … Continue reading →
