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Champagne Vinegar and Red Potato Salad

Champagne Vinegar and Red Potato Salad
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For those of you looking for a mayo-free potato salad recipe, here's an easy, tasty picnic style salad seasoned with Champagne vinegar and tarragon. I plan on making potato salad several times this week.

It's barely a recipe. All you need is some good tasting extra virgin olive oil, a light but bracing vinegar, a diced red or purple onion, sea salt, fresh cracked pepper, and some tarragon. Easy vegan bliss.

This recipe makes 6 servings.

Ingredients
  • 1 bag
    ripe and firm Red Bliss potatoes, -- about 2 pounds
  • 1 medium
    red onion
  •  
    sea salt and fresh cracked pepper
  •  
    tarragon, -- fresh, snipped, or dried
  •  
    champagne vinegar
  •  
    organic extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
  1. Heat a large pot of fresh cold water to boil. Add some sea salt.
  2. Wash off the potatoes; leave the skins on. Cut the potatoes into quarters or bite size chunks. Put them into the water and simmer until fork tender -- about 20 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, dice the onion.
  4. Drain the potatoes well and pour them into a large bowl. Add the onion and lightly mix. Add enough extra virgin olive oil to moisten the potatoes -- about 1/4 cup or so. Drizzle liberally with the Champagne vinegar and toss. Taste-test.
  5. Add more if needed. Don't be stingy.
  6. Season with sea salt, cracked pepper, and tarragon. Mix well with a wooden spoon. I like to soften the shape of some of the potatoes, but not all. I prefer my potato salad with some definition.
  7. And now you have a choice. You can serve it warm, which is divine. Or cover and chill it. Once chilled, taste-test for seasoning adjustments because the chilling process dampens the flavors a bit.

 

 
Tip
Karina's Tip: Got leftover potato salad? We use our leftover potato salad as a topping on spicy shepherd's pie. I layer the leftover salad on top of the filling and use a fork to mash the potatoes a bit. Then I bake the pie in a moderate oven until heated through and bubbling.

Reviewed July 16, 2012

From www.foodily.com with permission. © 2010-2012 Foodily.com, Inc.
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Nutritional Information
Makes: 6 servings
  • Calories122
  • Cholesterol0mg
  • Fat1.0g
    • Saturated fat0g
  • Sodium107mg
  • Protein3.2g
* Nutritional Guidelines based on the USDA's MyPlate Standards.
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