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Warm French Potato Salad Recipe

warm French potato salad
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Warm potato salad? Sure! This recipe is the easiest and probably the best potato salad you ever ate.
Course:
Dinner
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Lunch
,
Salad
,
Side Dish
,
Vegetable
Cuisine:
American
,
French
difficulty scale

Makes:

Servings: 8 servings

Takes:

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric
  • 2 pounds new potatoes or other waxy potatoes
  • 1 teaspoon Morton Coarse Kosher Salt
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
  • ⅓ cup of your best extra-virgin olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon large-grain salt such as sea salt
Notes:
About the herbs. Thyme is my fave for this recipe, but it works great with other green herbs such as oregano, chives, green onions, and basil.
About the olive oil. You can substitute melted butter if you wish. Or half of each.
About the salt. Remember, kosher salt is half the concentration of table salt so if you use table salt, use half as much. Click here to read more about salt and how it works. 
Optional. Put a heaping teaspoon of fresh creamy goat cheese on top of each serving.
Metric conversion:

These recipes were created in US Customary measurements and the conversion to metric is being done by calculations. They should be accurate, but it is possible there could be an error. If you find one, please let us know in the comments at the bottom of the page

Method

  • Prep. Wash the potato skins thoroughly. If they come good and clean, you can leave them on, otherwise peel them off. Cut the potatoes into 1" (25.4 mm) chunks and put them in a large pot.
  • Cook. Cover them with cold water so they are at least 1" (25.4 mm) below the surface. Bring to a boil with the cover off, add the salt, and then reduce the heat so the water simmers for about 15 minutes until they are tender. Drain.
  • Mix. Put the oil and thyme into a large bowl and mix. Add the warm potatoes to the bowl and coat them with the oil. If you are not going to serve them right away you can chill them, but the oil will clump, so bring them to room temp before serving. Just before serving, sprinkle on the large grain salt. You can add the salt earlier, but it will dissolve. The taste will be just fine, but if you salt just before serving you'll have some crunch and bursts of salt flavor, sort of like pretzels. 
  • Serve. Serve immediately while still warm.

Nutrition per Serving

Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 384mg | Potassium: 539mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 184IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 2mg