By Liz Conant
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By Liz Conant
This vibrant recipe will impress your guests with its colors and its flavors!
Purple Potato Salad with Beets and Arugula
Servings: 8
Ready Time: 1 hour
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Ingredients
Salad:
2 pounds purple potatoes, peeled and halved or quartered
1 cup cooked, peeled and diced red beets
1/2 cup minced red onion
2 cups lightly packed baby arugula leaves
1/2 cup coarsely chopped, toasted walnuts
1/2 cup crumbled good quality Parmesan cheese*
Dressing:
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Directions:
Place potatoes in a large saucepan fitted with a steamer basket. Steam for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a sharp knife. Let cool then cut into bite-size pieces. Whisk together dressing ingredients in a small bowl and toss with potatoes, beets and onions. Season to taste with salt and pepper; cover and chill for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Just before serving lightly toss arugula with potatoes. Sprinkle with walnuts and Parmesan.
Nutrition:
Cal: 270 Chol: 5mg Sodium: 190mg Fat: 3g Vitamin C 50% Potassium: 143mg Carb: 26g Fiber: 3g Protein: 7g
By Liz Conant
This is such a simple recipe, easy to throw on the BBQ at home or to make on a camping trip. The bacon and bell pepper add great color and texture, but the minimal prep and clean up might be the best part.
Cookout Potatoes
Cost: $1.03
Servings: 6
Ready Time: 75
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 60
Ingredients:
Nonstick cooking spray
1 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, very thinly sliced
1 1/3 cups shredded low-fat sharp Cheddar cheese*
1/3 cup real bacon bits* (make sure to use real bacon)
1/3 cup chopped bell pepper (any color)
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt*
Directions:
Spray a 9 x 9 x 2-inch foil pan liberally with nonstick cooking spray. Place half the onions, potatoes, cheese, bacon bits, bell pepper and garlic salt in pan. Repeat layers. Cover tightly with foil and grill over medium heat for 1 hour, rotating pan occasionally to avoid hot spots.
Nutrition:
Cal: 140 Chol: 10mg Sodium: 370mg Fat: 2.5g Vitamin C 45% Potassium: 720mg Carb: 20g Fiber: 1g Protein: 10g
By Liz Conant
We know your grills are fired up for the summer, so why not spice things up at your next gathering with this easy recipe for Grilled Moroccan Potato Skewers? This recipe requires just six ingredients – or add chicken or lean beef for a complete kabob-style dinner. Not sure what charmoula is? It’s a Moroccan cilantro and parsley-based herb sauce (here’s a description of charmoula and an easy recipe from the New York Times).
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds assorted red, yellow and purple potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
3/4 cup charmoula*
12 1-inch pieces pickled lemon rind
12 bay leaves, fresh or dried
12 pitted Kalamata olives
Moroccan spice blend*, as needed**
Directions
Simmer potatoes until tender, drain and toss with charmoula. Cool. Thread one cube of each kind of potato onto each of 6 skewers, alternating with 1 bay leaf, 1 piece lemon rind and 1 olive.
Grill skewers over gas or charcoal grill, turning to form grill marks on each side. Sprinkle with Moroccan spice blend.
*To make Charmoula, in blender, purée 3/4 cup cilantro leaves, 3/4 cup parsley leaves, 1/2 cup lemon juice, 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 6 cloves garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1 1/ 2 teaspoons paprika, 3/8 teaspoon ground cumin and 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper. (Yield: 3/4 cup)
** Use a good quality store-bought Moroccan spice blend.
By Liz Conant
Every year, we can’t help but share our famous Red, White and Blue Potato Salad recipe for the Fourth of July and this year is no exception. But, we’ve also compiled a list of our favorite holiday-esque potato salad recipes for your holiday weekend enjoyment. Cheers to a fun and safe Fourth of July!
The USPB’s Red, White and Blue Potato Salad
14 Savory Potato Salad Recipes from MyRecipes.com
Perfect Potato Salad from The Pioneer Woman
Red-Skin Potato Salad with Honey-Dill Dressing
Red, White and Blue Potato Salad from Epicurious.com
