French Potato Salad
Bring something new to the picnic table! French potato salad is a potato and green bean salad from the healthy Mediterranean diet.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
dressing
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 Tbsp grainy Dijon mustard
- 2 Tbsp Sherry vinegar
- 1 shallot, finely minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced very fine
- pinch of salt, to taste
salad
- 2 lbs small fingerling potatoes (use another new or baby potato if you like)
- salt
- 1/3-1/2 lb green beans, trimmed and cut in half
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves, or more to taste
- 1/4 red onion, slivered
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
for the dressing
- Whisk all the ingredients together vigorously until they emulsify into a thick dressing. Taste to adjust any of the elements to your liking.
for the salad
- Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with 2 inches of cold water. Add a tablespoon of salt to the water. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and boil genty until the potatoes are tender. To check them, insert the tip of a sharp knife into a potato ~ it should glide in easily. Add the green beans to the pot and cook for another minute or two.
- Drain the potatoes and beans. While they are hot, slice the potatoes in half lengthwise. If your potatoes are large you can slice them into smaller pieces.
- Put the potatoes and beans into a large bowl and toss gently with some of the dressing while everything is still hot. The potatoes will absorb the dressing and its flavors this way.
- When the potatoes have cooled, toss with the herbs and onions. Add more dressing at this time if needed. Chill the salad before serving with a grinding of fresh black pepper.
Nutrition
Calories: 164 kcal · Carbohydrates: 23 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 7 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Sodium: 73 mg · Potassium: 570 mg · Fiber: 4 g · Sugar: 2 g · Vitamin A: 477 IU · Vitamin C: 31 mg · Calcium: 35 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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