I enjoy traditional potato salad with Kewpie or Duke's mayonnaise but fell in love with this delicious warm, potato salad recipe while practicing for the Master Chef exam. It's a warm potato salad with a vinaigrette-great with russet, all purpose or fingerling potatoes.
Warm Potato Salad
On International Cuisine Day of the CMC exam, a chef is challenged to prepare a German style menu (10 portions)
Split Pea soup with croutons
Wiener Schnitzel with warm potato salad & a bibb lettuce salad with lemon vinaigrette
-it's quite challenging! I practiced the meal as often as possible & now like to prepare this potato salad recipe with fingerling potatoes; but you have to eat it when it's freshly made, no refrigeration...absolutely amazing!
I don't have a large property to grow fruits & vegetables but I always find room to grow some various potatoes. It seems like a miracle to dig into the soil & find beautiful potatoes.
I always make sure to make a special potato recipe with my harvested potatoes. (like this one)
Prep Time: 2o min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients
2 lbs. Fingerling potatoes
Dressing:
1 tsp. Sugar
2 oz. Champagne vinegar
2 oz. Olive oil
1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
t.t. Black pepper
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
3 oz. Shallots, minced
6 oz. Chicken stock, hot
2 oz. Green onions, sliced thinly
How to make Warm Potato Salad
Step 1
Scrub the fingerling potatoes in cool water to get rid of any soil or green spots. Place the potatoes into a pot of ambient water and bring to the simmer. Simmer until the potatoes are tender, strain. While still hot, peel the skins from the potatoes and slice thinly. I wear a double pair of gloves since the potatoes are very hot!
Step 2
While the potatoes are cooking, mix sugar, vinegar, oil, mustard, seasonings and shallots with the hot stock-this gently cooks the shallots. Whisk together and taste-adjust as needed; slice the potatoes into the warm dressing.
Step 3
Allow the warm potato salad to set for about an hour at room temperature, covered with plastic to macerate. The potatoes will soak in the delicious dressing. Top with sliced, green onions before serving.
note; do not refrigerate!
