Moldavian Potato, Feta and Scallion Salad

Submitted by j-jitterbug

"This Salata de Cartofi cu Brinza is a delightful alternative to traditional potato salad. The recipe calls for red skinned potatoes, but it's grand with others too. Originally from Please to the Table, a Russian Cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 salad
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 medium red potatoes
• 1⁄3 cup olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed in a garlic press
• 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1⁄2 cup scallion, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons dill, finely chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 6 black olives (optional) or 6 slices roasted red peppers (optional)

directions

1. Clean and cook potatoes in boiling water until tender, 18-20 minutes.
2. Chop, press and crumble other ingredients.
3. Cool potatoes until they can be handled, then dice into 3/4-inch cubes.
4. Toss with olive oil and garlic, then let fully cool to room temperature.
5. Add feta and scallions and drizzle with vinegar.
6. Add dill, salt& pepper, and toss gently.
7. Let rest for at least 1 hour to allow flavors to mingle.
8. Add optional garnish and serve.

Reviews

[Wanna swap recipes]

I'm not a fan of mayo based potato salad so this was wonderful! I left out the olives since I don't like them, but my husband said it would have added something to the dish. We both said it was "repeatable" which is a good thing in this house! I also diced prior to cooking so I did not have to handle hot potatoes! I used dried dill.

 

[OceanLyons]

I added chopped marinated red peppers, artichokes, and green olives. Yum! I also diced the potatoes to speed up the cooking time, and ran them under cool water. Don't overcook the potatoes!

 

[Marla Swoffer]

Wonderful! I made this for a women's potluck today and got rave reviews. The only changes I made were to use almost one tablespoon of dried dill and the addition of a handful of pitted kalamata olives. I love the zesty flavor and and fresh taste--so simple to make, too.

 

[Judybat]

This is one of my all time favorite recipes. Copied it from the "Please to the Table Cookbook" and have made it several times. I use balsamic instead of red wine vinegar, which works quite well with the feta and dill.

 

[chayamushka]

Amazing. I added some extra crushed garlic because I needed just a little bit more. Ukrainian husband loved it, too.