Sunday, November 13, 2011

Meatless Monday - Secret Weapon Potato Salad









I'm not kidding when I say this is possibly the weirdest, but the easiest potato salad of all time.

I've made really rather elaborate potato salads before, with the dressing made from fifteen different ingredients I had to measure and mix myself. And they ARE good... but so is this one!

And the secret weapon? Coleslaw dressing. Yep, I'm mixing my metaphors, confusing my side dishes and generally breaking the laws of nature. But it's all for a good cause - a fast, easy and delicious potato salad that will make people think you spent hours slaving over it. Excellent.

I won't give measurements, it's all to taste, and easily made to however many servings you want.

Ingredients:
red/Desiree potatoes
green onion, sliced
chopped parsley
hot english mustard
coleslaw dressing

Directions:

1. Dice potatoes and cook in boiling salted water until just tender - you don't want them breaking up too much.

2. Add coleslaw dressing, mustard, parsley and green onions and mix. You can add eggs too, I just didn't bother this day. But it's a great addition! Serve chilled or at room temperature.

  
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22 comments:

  1. Cloughjordan wood fired bakeryNovember 14, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Just wondering how many ingredients are in the coleslaw dressing?

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  2. Veggie MamaNovember 14, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    I see what you mean - sorry, I should have been more clear. I meant fifteen individual components of a dressing I had to mix myself, as opposed to pouring directly from a bottle. Does that answer your question? 

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  3. Redact ThatNovember 14, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Mmmmm. Potato salad. Mmmmmmm.

    The beauty of store bought coleslaw dressing is that the number of ingredients and their composition is somebody else's problem. Probably best not to overthnk it!

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  4. Veggie MamaNovember 14, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    I don't claim to be a health nut - I just don't eat meat! Everything else is fair game.

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  5. Cloughjordan wood fired bakeryNovember 14, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Sorry I was only messin'. Hope no offence caused.

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  6. Veggie MamaNovember 14, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    haha, nup! But it did make me think... perhaps I should put a disclaimer that I'm not an authority on anything but taste ;-)

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  7. Fussy Eater's MumNovember 14, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    I was just thinking potato salad the other day. Must be summer? I always over cook my potato so have started steaming it,  which seems to help a bit. Must say I never considered the slaw tactic, but will give it a go!

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  8. SassNovember 14, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    This is so like my potato salad, it's SO good with fresh white bread and loads of pepper *droooool* 

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  9. Flying Drunken MonkeyNovember 14, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Mmm that potato salad looks yummy!

    Boring old veggie stir fry for our veggie meal this week.

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  10. Veggie MamaNovember 14, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    We're having veggie stir fry this week too!

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  11. Veggie MamaNovember 14, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    you had me at loads of pepper.... damn. Yum!

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  12. Veggie MamaNovember 14, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    My problem is I mix too enthusiastically! I never have proper hard cubes like in the supermarket ones... too strong for my own good haha

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  13. MummaInHeelsNovember 17, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    You couldn't of wrote this at a better time, I've had the biggest potato salad craving for days!
    I know what we will be having for dinner :)

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  14. Veggie MamaNovember 18, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    I totally love easy cooking for summer! 

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  15. JodiNovember 20, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    I add natural yogurt and some lemon juice to my potato salad - delish! Lovely, lovely blog you have here x

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  16. Veggie MamaNovember 20, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    How good is natural yogurt! I've not eaten it much before this year, but now I'm obsessed. Thatnks for stopping by and your kind words x

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  17. KelleyFebruary 24, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    Try this easy and delicious potato salad, no need for 15 ingredients! Just prepare your potatoes as per usual, meanwhile, put 1/4 cup EVOO, 2 Tbsp vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar), 2 tsp dijon, 1 tsp caster sugar and s&p in jar and shake to combine. Dress the warm potatoes in half of this. Then add 1 Tbsp natural yoghurt and 1 Tbsp mayo to the jar, shake again and dress potatoes once more. So it's basically dressing your potatoes with vinaigrette and then adding some creaminess. I also add capers/parsley/spring onions.

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  18. Veggie MamaFebruary 24, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    I just cried reading this - I totally want it for lunch! Thank you SO much for sharing!

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  19. KelleyFebruary 24, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    Errm, make that either 1/3 or 1/2 cup EVOO - can't do the math right now, but the usual ratio for vinaigrette is 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar I believe... :)

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  20. Veggie MamaFebruary 24, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    Yes, and I always add a little extra vinegar... I like it like that!

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  21. KelleyFebruary 24, 2012 at 1:05 PM

    Oh, and let the potatoes infuse the vinaigrette for say 15 mins, so the FLAVOUR soaks in! ;)

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  22. KelleyFebruary 24, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    Okay, found the recipe, it's a Janelle Bloom recipe, and defo 1/2 cup EVOO. http://www.qvm.com.au/market_recipes.aspx?article_id=124

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