I’m not kidding when I say this is possibly the weirdest, but the easiest potato salad of all time.
I’ve made really rather elaborate potato salads before, with the dressing made from fifteen different ingredients I had to measure and mix myself. And they ARE good… but so is this one!
And the secret weapon? Coleslaw dressing. Yep, I’m mixing my metaphors, confusing my side dishes and generally breaking the laws of nature. But it’s all for a good cause – a fast, easy and delicious potato salad that will make people think you spent hours slaving over it. Excellent.
I won’t give measurements, it’s all to taste, and easily made to however many servings you want.
Ingredients:
red/Desiree potatoes
green onion, sliced
chopped parsley
hot english mustard
coleslaw dressing
Directions:
1. Dice potatoes and cook in boiling salted water until just tender – you don’t want them breaking up too much.
2. Add coleslaw dressing, mustard, parsley and green onions and mix. You can add eggs too, I just didn’t bother this day. But it’s a great addition! Serve chilled or at room temperature.
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Cloughjordan wood fired bakery says
November 13, 2011 at 10:21 pmJust wondering how many ingredients are in the coleslaw dressing?
Veggie Mama says
November 13, 2011 at 10:27 pmI see what you mean – sorry, I should have been more clear. I meant fifteen individual components of a dressing I had to mix myself, as opposed to pouring directly from a bottle. Does that answer your question?
Redact That says
November 13, 2011 at 10:45 pmMmmmm. Potato salad. Mmmmmmm.
The beauty of store bought coleslaw dressing is that the number of ingredients and their composition is somebody else's problem. Probably best not to overthnk it!
Veggie Mama says
November 13, 2011 at 10:48 pmI don't claim to be a health nut – I just don't eat meat! Everything else is fair game.
Cloughjordan wood fired bakery says
November 13, 2011 at 11:23 pmSorry I was only messin'. Hope no offence caused.
Veggie Mama says
November 13, 2011 at 11:28 pmhaha, nup! But it did make me think… perhaps I should put a disclaimer that I'm not an authority on anything but taste 😉
Fussy Eater's Mum says
November 14, 2011 at 1:06 amI was just thinking potato salad the other day. Must be summer? I always over cook my potato so have started steaming it, which seems to help a bit. Must say I never considered the slaw tactic, but will give it a go!
Sass says
November 14, 2011 at 2:39 amThis is so like my potato salad, it's SO good with fresh white bread and loads of pepper *droooool*
Flying Drunken Monkey says
November 14, 2011 at 3:30 amMmm that potato salad looks yummy!
Boring old veggie stir fry for our veggie meal this week.
Veggie Mama says
November 14, 2011 at 3:41 amWe're having veggie stir fry this week too!
Veggie Mama says
November 14, 2011 at 3:41 amyou had me at loads of pepper…. damn. Yum!
Veggie Mama says
November 14, 2011 at 3:41 amMy problem is I mix too enthusiastically! I never have proper hard cubes like in the supermarket ones… too strong for my own good haha
MummaInHeels says
November 16, 2011 at 9:54 pmYou couldn't of wrote this at a better time, I've had the biggest potato salad craving for days!
I know what we will be having for dinner 🙂
Veggie Mama says
November 18, 2011 at 4:13 amI totally love easy cooking for summer!
Jodi says
November 20, 2011 at 3:18 amI add natural yogurt and some lemon juice to my potato salad – delish! Lovely, lovely blog you have here x
Veggie Mama says
November 20, 2011 at 9:37 amHow good is natural yogurt! I've not eaten it much before this year, but now I'm obsessed. Thatnks for stopping by and your kind words x
Kelley says
February 24, 2012 at 1:29 amTry this easy and delicious potato salad, no need for 15 ingredients! Just prepare your potatoes as per usual, meanwhile, put 1/4 cup EVOO, 2 Tbsp vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar), 2 tsp dijon, 1 tsp caster sugar and s&p in jar and shake to combine. Dress the warm potatoes in half of this. Then add 1 Tbsp natural yoghurt and 1 Tbsp mayo to the jar, shake again and dress potatoes once more. So it's basically dressing your potatoes with vinaigrette and then adding some creaminess. I also add capers/parsley/spring onions.
Veggie Mama says
February 24, 2012 at 1:53 amI just cried reading this – I totally want it for lunch! Thank you SO much for sharing!
Kelley says
February 24, 2012 at 2:59 amErrm, make that either 1/3 or 1/2 cup EVOO – can't do the math right now, but the usual ratio for vinaigrette is 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar I believe… 🙂
Veggie Mama says
February 24, 2012 at 3:03 amYes, and I always add a little extra vinegar… I like it like that!
Kelley says
February 24, 2012 at 3:05 amOh, and let the potatoes infuse the vinaigrette for say 15 mins, so the FLAVOUR soaks in! 😉
Kelley says
February 24, 2012 at 5:57 amOkay, found the recipe, it's a Janelle Bloom recipe, and defo 1/2 cup EVOO. http://www.qvm.com.au/market_recipes.aspx?article_id=124