Idaho® Potato Salad with Peppers & Onions

Ingredients:

  • Salad:
  • 4 Medium Idaho potatoes, peeled
  • 3/4 cup Mustard Vinaigrette, recipe follows
  • 1 Medium yellow or orange pepper
  • 1 Medium onion
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Mustard Vinaigrette:
  • 2 Tbsp Mustard, with 1 Tbsp water
  • 1/2 cup Vinegar
  • 2 cups Olive oil
  • Juice of one lemon
  • Fresh ground black pepper
  • Salt to taste

Directions:

Salad:
  1. Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water. Cut the pepper into thin 2-inch strips. Cut the onion into thin slices. Slice the warm boiled potatoes into a salad bowl, scatter the sliced peppers and onions over them and pour on about 1/2 cup of the vinaigrette.
  2. Using your hands, gently mix the salad until each potato slice is coated with vinaigrette and the onions and peppers are well distributed.
  3. Taste the salad and season it with salt and freshly ground pepper.
  4. Let the salad stand at least an hour. Before serving, taste the salad again and add vinaigrette to taste.
Mustard Vinaigrette:
  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl EXCEPT oil and whisk until frothy.
  2. Whip mixture continuously as a steady stream of oil is added to the mixture. Whisk until all oil is incorporated.
  3. Season to taste.
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Calories: 280 per serving
Sugar: 2g
Sodium: 10mg
Fat: 18g
Fiber: 3g
Protein: 2g
Cholesterol: 0mg

Source:
Waldy Malouf
The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Hyde Park, NY

Photo Credit:
Danelle McCollum
(Recipe Photo Contest Winner)

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