Mediterranean Potato Salad

This Mediterranean potato salad is the summer season aspect dish you may be making on repeat all season lengthy. Truly, scratch that — all yr lengthy! Made with child potatoes, cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives, and recent herbs tossed in a tangy lemon French dressing, it is tremendous simple to make, full of taste, and extremely satisfying!

I simply love potato salads a lot. Displays A, B, and C can be my vegan potato salad, creamy dill potato salad, and Dijon herb potato salad. And I’ve no plans of slowing down on potato salad recipes, as a result of each single one appears like the perfect factor ever. On the one hand, they’re cool, refreshing sides which can be good for picnics and cookouts. Alternatively, potatoes are simply so satisfying. As a lot as I like, say, vegan coleslaw, I’d by no means dream of constructing a meal of it. However potato salad? I’m there.

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This may really be my favourite potato salad ever, as a result of it options so lots of my different favourite issues: garlicky lemon French dressing, briny olives, juicy cherry tomatoes, and a great deal of recent herbs. Do you like a superb vegan Greek salad? That is type of like that, however higher, as a result of potatoes.

As delicious as this Mediterranean potato salad is, it solely takes about half an hour to throw collectively. That’s numerous taste in a fairly brief period of time. Convey it to a potluck and everybody will likely be asking you to deliver it once more subsequent time — good factor it’s really easy to make!

Components You may Want

Under you may discover a listing of substances on this recipe, with notes and substitutions. Scroll all the way in which to the underside of the submit to see the total recipe, together with the quantity of every ingredient.

Child potatoes. Any number of child potatoes is okay! I am utilizing golden potatoes, however reds would additionally work properly.
Purple onion. Shallots will also be used.
Kalamata olives.
Recent herbs. We’re utilizing a Greek-inspired mixture of recent dill, parsley, and oregano.
Cherry tomatoes.
Olive oil. That is for the dressing, so keep on with good high quality extra-virgin olive oil for the perfect taste.
Lemon juice. Use freshly squeezed juice (not bottled).
Purple wine vinegar.
Lemon zest.
Garlic.
Sugar. Use natural granulated sugar, since typical sugar could also be processed with animal bone char.
Salt and pepper.

How It is Made

Under is an in depth picture tutorial on how you can make this dish. Scroll all the way in which down if you would like to skip proper to the recipe!

Steps 1 & 2: Prep and cook dinner the potatoes. Lower them into uniform bite-size items (halves or quarters), then boil them till they’re fork-tender. Drain them, rinse them with chilly water, and allow them to cool till simply heat.

Red onion slices soaking in a bowl of water.

Step 3: Soak the onion. That is elective, however it should scale back the pungent, uncooked onion chew. Completely your name! When you’re doing it, simply cowl the slices with chilly water for about 10 minutes, then drain and rinse.

Lemon vinaigrette in a liquid measuring cup with spoon.

Step 4: Make the dressing. Combine up your olive oil, lemon juice, purple wine vinegar, lemon zest, minced garlic, sugar, salt, and pepper.

Dressing being poured over Mediterranean Potato Salad in a bowl.

Step 5: Assemble and blend. Place the potatoes right into a bowl, together with the onion slices, olives, herbs, and tomatoes. Add the dressing and toss to mix.

Tip: When you’re not serving this instantly, contemplate ready so as to add the tomato till simply earlier than serving. Possibly it is only a me factor, however I can not stand chilly, soggy fridge tomatoes.

White wooden surface set with bowl of Mediterranean Potato Salad and bowl of lemons.

Step 6: Serve. You possibly can serve the salad instantly, or cowl and chill for later.

Variations

Add veggies. Throw in some uncooked veggies like recent greens or cucumber, or roasted broccoli, bell peppers, or inexperienced beans.
Serve it heat. Skip rinsing the potatoes with chilly water, and blend all the pieces up instantly. Serve the salad whereas it is nonetheless heat. You are most likely going to like this salad a lot you may need to take pleasure in it in the course of the colder months, and that is the way in which to do it.
Add vegan feta. Retailer-bought or home made tofu feta can be nice on this salad.

Ceaselessly Requested Questions

Is that this salad gluten-free?

Sure! The recipe, as written, accommodates no gluten-containing substances.

How ought to I retailer leftovers of this dish and the way lengthy will they hold?

Leftover Mediterranean potato salad will hold in an hermetic container within the fridge for about three days.

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Delicacies American, Mediterranean-inspired

Prep Time 10

Prepare dinner Time 20

Complete Time 30

Components

2 kilos child potatoes
½ medium purple onion, sliced
⅔ cup Kalamata olives
2 tablespoons chopped recent dill
2 tablespoons chopped recent parsley
2 tablespoons chopped recent oregano
⅔ cup cherry tomatoes, halved

For the Dressing

¼ cup olive oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon purple wine vinegar
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ teaspoon natural granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Lower the child potatoes in half, or quarters if they seem to be a bit giant. Attempt to get them into bite-sized items of comparatively uniform measurement.
Place the potatoes into a big pot and canopy them with chilly water. Place the pot over excessive warmth and produce the water to a boil. Let the potatoes boil till they’re simply pierced with a fork, about quarter-hour, then drain them right into a colander. Rinse them with chilly water to assist them quiet down. They need not cool utterly — barely heat is okay.
Optionally available step: Whereas the potatoes boil, place the sliced onion right into a small bowl and canopy it with chilly water. Let the onion soak for about 10 minutes, then drain and rinse. This step helps take away a number of the uncooked onion chew.
Stir the dressing substances collectively in a small container or bowl.
Place the potatoes into a big bowl, then add the onion, olives, dill, parsley, and oregano. If desired, add the cherry tomatoes now, or you’ll be able to wait till instantly earlier than serving (Notice 1). Add the dressing. Stir to mix and coat all the pieces with the dressing. Season the salad with extra salt and pepper to style, if desired.
The salad might be served instantly or coated and chilled till able to serve.