I was in the market the other day and saw these small gold potatoes. All of a sudden my mind clicked back to the memory of these buttery yummies and I decided to buy a handful for a small batch of some kind of salad. Lately I've been steaming most all of my cooked veggies for salads using my pressure cooker. It takes so little time, literally one minute for green beans and about 10 minutes for potatoes (5 min cook, 5 min rest), but the best thing about steaming as opposed to boiling is that you retain more nutrients in the foods you are cooking.
Most salads need no more than oil and vinegar and this one is no different. Red wine vinegar, olive oil and a spoonful of grainy mustard was all I used. Steamed potatoes, green beans and a finely diced shallot, and with only those 6 ingredients, viola. Super yummy goodness :)
A few tips for making potato salads (and if you have any other good ones please share!)
#2 Boil or steam the potatoes unpeeled if you want to save some time, once they cool enough to handle the skin simply slides off.
#3 Once the potatoes are skinned and diced, season with your salt and some vinegar while still warm. Seasoning the potatoes when they are warm insures greater absorption of flavor.
Since I really don't count olive oil, vinegar or mustard an "ingredient", these should be fridge and pantry items you always have on hand, this recipe only has three things you need to pick up at the market. Yukon Gold potatoes, green beans and a shallot. Speaking of shallot, that poor forgotten onion, a red onion is a fine substitute but I find shallots milder, sweeter and maybe even a hint of garlic taste.
What is your favorite way of preparing potato salad? Or do you not eat potatoes?
