French Potato Salad, amazing picnic food. No mayo. Simple elegance.
French Potato Salad. Elegant picnic fare.
French Potato Salad
Hi. It's Lois in the kitchen at Recipe Idea Shop, talking about an excellent French Potato Salad that is not mayonnaise-based. Mayonnaise can be a problem at outdoor gatherings. Keep your family and guests well and serve this potato salad instead.
This potato salad is a good, light alternative to mayonnaise potato salad, and it's quite delicious and flavorful. The original recipe, which comes from The French Slow Cooker (affiliate link) by Michele Scicolone, suggests you cook the potatoes whole in a crockpot (oil it first) for 3 to 3.5 hours on high, and then cut them into bite-sized pieces after cooking.
I simply boiled mine. I think it's much easier to cut the potatoes before you boil them. And I cannot see a reason to use the slow cooker for this recipe. Nevertheless, the recipe is delicious...and easy. The recipe calls for capers, which I think are a splendid addition to salads and recipes like Veal Piccata. Capers look like lentils, but they are the buds of the caper bush, found growing everywhere in the Middle East. They are salty and tender.
Take a Vacation in Your Yard
Pretend you're in France for your next romantic picnic, complete with a bowl of fresh berries, this wonderful French Potato Salad, some French Bread and sliced meats. I love this folding table, don't you? It's great for a picnic in your backyard. But don't forget the beautiful tablecloth. Get yourself a lovely lace tablecloth and put your table under the trees. And don't forget the wine!
What You Need
For this recipe, you'll need a knife, measuring cups and spoons, a medium pan, a bowl and a wire whisk. Get the best kitchen tools you can afford and you'll never be sorry. Oh, and you'll need capers.
French Potato Salad Recipe
French Potato Salad
Ingredients
Potatoes
- 3 pounds small red potatoes or Yukon Gold or other waxy potatoes, cut in quarters or bite-size pieces
Vinaigrette
- ¼ cup dry white wine or chicken stock
- ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or bottled lemon juice
- 1-2 shallots peeled and minced (or green onions—scallions—white and tender green parts only, sliced and added to potatoes)
- 1 clove garlic minced
- pepper to taste and salt to taste, if desired
Toppings
- 2 tablespoons capers drained
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley flatleaf or curly
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes in a pot of water until tender but not soft (about 15-20 minutes).
- Drain and set aside to cool.
- Put all the vinaigrette ingredients in a small deep bowl and whisk until combined. Or put them in a covered jar and shake them up to combine. Note: If you are using green onions (scallions) instead of shallots, do not add them to the vinaigrette. Add them directly to the cooling potatoes.
- Pour the vinaigrette over potatoes and stir to cover.
- Add capers, basil and parsley and stir gently.
- Serve warm or chilled.
Recipe Nutrition Information
This recipe is GF, DF, NF, SF, EF, CF (use sea salt), V, VG*
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.
French Potato Salad Nutrition Label. Each serving is about 1 cup.
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Awesome French Potato Salad with Capers. No mayo! SO good.
French Potato Salad, perfect for picnics or anytime. No mayo.
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