Ethiopian Potato Salad

Cookgirl's Note:

I first tasted this potato salad at the Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant in Washington DC. This is my copycat version of the restaurant's recipe I found online. Very easy to prepare and dairy free. Best served chilled. The jalapeno is optional in the sense that when serving the salad at family get togethers, I will omit the jalapeno for the children's sake.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb russet potatoes or 1 lb white potato, scrubbed, peeled
• 1 lemon, juice of, to taste
• 2 -3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
• 1/3 cup finely minced white onion
• 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley, chopped (NOT dried)
• salt, to taste
• white pepper, to taste
• 1 green jalapeno pepper, minced (optional-read intro)

Directions:

1. Cut potatoes into 2-2 1/2" chunks.
2. Bring a large pot of water to boil and add the potatoes.
3. Cook about 20 minutes or until fork tender.
4. Drain. Rinse potatoes under cold water to stop the cooking process.
5. Set aside to cool.
6. In serving bowl combine the oil, white onion, Italian parsley, salt, pepper and jalapeno if using. Add the cooled potatoes, breaking up the chunks into smaller bite sized pieces and tossing with the oil and onion mixture.
7. Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Keep chilled until just before serving.
8. Adjust seasonings, adding more lemon juice, etc. if necessary.
9. *NOTE: This potato salad is intended to be scooped up using traditional Ethiopian injera bread (recipes found on this site) or use another similar flatbread such as pita, flour tortillas, chapatis, etc.

Reviews

[Dienia B.]

good stuff .dee it light and flavorul i used green onions this time

[Elmotoo]

I mentioned I was goingto make this in the NA/ME Tag thread. but it's not a NA/ME recipe. I'm so confused. regardless, this is a perfect potato salad. I used 1 big jalapeno that had been seeded & deveined. we all enjoyed it tremendously! THANK YOU!!

[cattaca]

Yum! I followed the recipe to a T with the exception of subbing half olive and half canola oil for the grapeseed oil and it was delicious. I definitely used the lower end of the oil range and thought it was the perfect amount. This had just the right amount of tang and was light and satisfying at the same time. Since I took out the seeds, the jalapeno was very kid friendly and only added flavor, not heat. I really loved that there aren't any ingredients that would make it sketchy to have out at a potluck. Thanks for the great recipe!