Old-fashioned potato and nasturtium salad
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | New potatoes; of even size | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sea salt |
| 3 | cups | Nasturtium shoots; the very tender |
| Young leaves and stems; loosely packed | ||
| ½ | cup | Chopped dill pickles |
| 2 | tablespoons | Pickled nasturtium buds or capers |
| 1 | Garlic clove; minced | |
| 5 | tablespoons | Extra virgin olive oil |
| ¼ | cup | Red wine vinegar |
| Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Italian parsley; minced |
| 1 | small | Hand Nasturtium petals |
| 1 | Whole Nasturtium flowers and leaves; for garnish | |
Directions
Place potatoes in pan and cover with water by about 2 inches along with 1 tablespoon sea salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Uncover pan and cook at strong simmer about 20 minutes, or until potatoes just tender. Test with small sharp knife. Drain potatoes and let cool. When cool enough to handle, peel the potatoes and cut into neat, small dice. Transfer potatoes to large bowl. Chop nasturtium leaves and tender stems and add to bowl along with dill pickles, nasturtium buds and garlic. Add olive oil, vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Toss gently, taking care not to crush potatoes. Mound potato salad on old-fashioned serving plate and sprinkle chopped parsley over top. Cut the petals into strips and sprinkle over salad. Garnish with whole flowers and leaves.
Recipe Source: VERDURA: VEGETABLES ITALIAN STYLE by Viana La Place From the 08-12-1992 issue - The Springfield Union-News Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...
~or- MAD-SQUAD@...
07-28-1994
Recipe by: Viana La Place
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