Colombian Potato Salad

Submitted by Steppmom

"A tasty, tangy, colorful and LOW FAT! potato salad I concocted after having a similar one at a restaurant operated by brothers from Columbia. It's a great change from the same boring mayo-based potato salad. TRY IT!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 2 lbs red potatoes, cooked, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes when cool, about 6 cups total
• 3 large carrots, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and steamed until crisp-tender, cooled
• 1⁄2 cup chopped red onion
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup chopped cilantro, depending on taste
• 3 large tomatoes, cut into 1-inch chunks

• Dressing

• 1⁄3 cup wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (may add more to taste)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

directions

1. Combine potato cubes, carrot pieces, chopped onions and cilantro in large bowl.
2. In a small bowl whisk together dressing ingredients and pour over salad ingredients.
3. Gently combine tomato chunks with the rest of the salad.
4. Chill and allow flavors to blend.

Reviews

[dianegrapegrower]

This was good. I added the lesser amount of cilantro, and wished I'd had more. The salad would have benefited from the added flavor. But nice!

 

[jrusk]

This was great especially since we are cilantro lovers. I steamed baby carrots in the microwave, used green onion and Red wine vinegar. Even better the next day and the next. I'll make this again.

 

[David in Nottingham]

A really colourful and flavoursome side dish. I overcooked the potatoes the first time I began to follow this recipe, as I had not used red potatoes before, so we had mash for breakfast and then I started again. I cubed the potatoes before boiling on second attempt, so that I could keep an eye on them and it worked well. The wine vinegar really gives it a nice ZING.

 

[Carianne]

Lovely! I added jalapenos that I sauteed with the onions and carrots. I bet it would be good with balsamic vinegar, too!

 

[Kumquat the Cats fr]

Very tasty and healthful salad. I used red wine vinegar, vege-sal for the salt and used the maximum amount of cilantro (yes, it was important to the dish). I added a half cup of onions for a total of 1 cup (as a result my BF thought it was a bit too oniony but I thought it was just fine.) As for the vegetables, I steamed the carrots in a steamer on top of the boiling potatoes for about 12 minutes. You could also boil both of them together I guess. The potato package recommended 8 minutes, but I didn't think they were done in the alloted time so I boiled longer. Also, I used about 30 baby carrots sliced in half. Thanks for this recipe!