Confetti Potato Salad - Delicious and different
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I had this at a friend's house Easter Sunday 2010 - I asked for the recipe and while we were all watching The Sound of Music, she wrote it out longhand on little spiral notebook papers and stapled it together! It is really good. I type it here exactly how she wrote it and I will add my comments at the end.
2-1/2 pounds unpeeled Medium Potatoes
1 Cup chopped Red Bell Pepper
1 Cup sliced Pitted Black Olives
1 Cup frozen Peas, Thawed
1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon Dijon-Style Mustard
1/2 cup cider Vinegar
1 Teaspoon celery seeds
1 Tablespoons chopped Red onion
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1/8 Teaspoon Black Pepper
Leaf Lettuce, optional-
Combine Potatoes with enough water to cover in large Sauce Pan. Bring to a boil. Boil until Tender, about 20 minutes. Drain well, Cool until easily handled.
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Peel and coarsely chop Potatoes. Combine Potatoes, Bell Pepper, olives and Peas in large bowl. Mix gently.
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Combine Mayonnaise and Dijon-Style Mustard in a small bowl. Mix Well. Stir in Vinegar & onion, celery seeds, Salt and pepper.
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Add Mayonnaise Mixture and toss gently to coat.
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Chill the Potato Salad covered in Refrigerator for 2 hours.
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Line a Serving bowl with leaf lettuce. Spoon the salad over the leaves and serve.
Sheila says:The salad tastes best after being chilled a few hours and the texture is best if served the same day it is made. We make in the morning and serve it in the afternoon or evening.
MY COMMENTS - I would cut the vinegar down 2 or 3 tablespoons. And leaf lettuce is really not optional. If you go to all the work to make this from scratch, presentation is important. It really looked nice on Sheila's serving table with the curly lettuce leaves all around the edges of the bowl and the salad heaped attractively in the middle. I haven't made this yet myself, but I can picture using unpeeled (but well scrubbed) red potatoes.
For even more color, you could either replace 1/2 of the red pepper with green pepper or just add some green pepper to the recipe.
This is a really nice alternative to potato salads that are swimming in mayonnaise (like most storebought ones). I really liked this also because you can taste all of the individual flavors.
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This sounds absolutely delish ~ and I have always hated those "soupy with mayonnaise" versions store bought or home made. This is now on to "to do list" and will make this soon.
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Some great recipes fancydude. Thank you.
