ENDLESS SUMMER POTATO SALAD
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Author Notes: Glorious is what California summers are all about...warm, dry, BBQ perfect occasions; balmy evenings spent with good food, great wines and close friends. This salad has been part of my repetoire for over 25 years.. The cucumber gives it a nice crunch and subtle flavor.(plus I hate raw celery) and the pimento adds a spark of color. - dymnyno
Serves 8
- 6 large Yukon Gold potatoes
- 4 cucumbers (ea about 9 inches long)
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons shallots, minced
- 1 tablespoon tarragon, minced
- 1 tablespoon curly parsley, minced
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar
- 1 cup olive oil
- 4 ounce jar pimentos, chopped
- In a large pot of water cook the potatoes until tender but not mushy. (tender but firm) Cool, peel and cut into thin round slices.
- Peel the cucumbers. Using a julienne tool or mandoline/Benringer julienne the cucumbers until you get to the seeds. Put into a colander, sprinkle with a little salt and sweat out excess water. Save the cucumber water.
- Into a blender put the reserved cucumber water, shallot, mayo, vinegar, tarragon, parsley and olive oil. Blend until it becomes a smooth emulsion. Add black pepper to taste.
- Gently (I use my hands) fold the cucumbers into the potatoes.
- Next, fold the sauce into the potatoes and cucumbers.
- Finally, fold the minced pimento into the salad.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Mayonnaise-Based Salad
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Root Vegetable Side
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Potato Salad
Tags: cucumbers, picnic, potato salad, savory, Summer
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11 months ago lapadia
Beautiful recipe and photo!
11 months ago PistachioDoughnut
Looks really good...
over 1 year ago boulangere
Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
Your headnote is perfect and your flavors even more so. I miss CA.
over 1 year ago dymnyno
I really meant to name this salad "Endless Summer Potato Salad" but forgot to change the name. I guess I'll wait until I can edit and then make the change.
almost 3 years ago Lizthechef
Your photo is lovely, as is your recipe. I remember that wonderful cookbook too!