Potato Salad With Fresh Herbs and Lemon

Name: Potato Salad With Fresh Herbs and Lemon
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (not bottled, please); 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel (only the yellow part,don't grate into the white part, it's bitter); 1 green bell peppers or 1 red bell pepper, diced; 1 red onion, chopped; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped; 1/4 cup fresh basil, finely chopped; 1/4 cup of fresh mint, finely chopped; 2 1/4 lbs small red potatoes, unpeeled; salt and pepper

Submitted by FLUFFSTER

"This is a great salad for picnics, get-togethers or potlucks(contains no mayonnaise). It's just a great potato salad. I love fresh herbs and I enjoy using them in my recipes every chance I get. I found this in a Bon Appetit "Deliciously Light" cookbook, and it justly describes this salad.I have taken liberties with this recipe, therefore it's not the same as in the cookbook. Times do not include time to bring water to a boil."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

³⁄₄ cup olive oil
¹⁄₄ cup fresh lemon juice (not bottled, please)
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons grated lemon peel (only the yellow part,don't grate into the white part, it's bitter)
1 green bell peppers or 1 red bell pepper, diced
1 red onion, chopped
¹⁄₄ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup fresh basil, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup of fresh mint, finely chopped
2 ¹⁄₄ lbs small red potatoes, unpeeled
salt and pepper

directions

Whisk oil, lemon juice and lemon peel in small bowl to blend.
Season dressing with salt and pepper.
Place 1/2 cup dressing in large bowl.
Mix in bell pepper, onion, cilantro, basil and mint.
Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling, salted water until tender, about 25 minutes.
Drain; cool 15 minutes.
Cut potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes.
Add potatoes to large bowl with dressing and toss to blend.
Let stand 10 minutes.
Season to taste with salt and pepper, adding more dressing, if desired.
Serve at room temperature.

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Reviews

I could drink the dressing alone for this salad! I love this entire cookbook, but this recipe is especially yummy. I take this everywhere I am asked to bring a dish. Easy, low cal, low fat and fresh! thank you for sharing this one!

Gr8full One

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

FLUFFSTER

Bullhead City, Arizona

I would like to welcome you to my recipes. I have been with Food.com since 10/05. My beloved husband, Tom, passed away 3 years ago. My world stopped. It's taken me all this time to find my way back to life without him. I have been so blessed to have found my second, once in a lifetime. I've met an amazing man who is so good to me. We moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to Bullhead City, Az. in February, and we love it here. I have worked at Bally's and Paris hotel.casinos, in Las Vegas. I have seen some very famous entertainers, including Liza Minnelli, Penn and Teller, Ray Liotta, Dr. J (Julius Erving), Frank Sinatra and his wife Barbara Marx. and many, many more. Cooking is my passion, and I am slowly, but surely beginning to venture into the world of baking. To me, cooking is so much easier because baking is so much more exact. I love to make Italian and Mexican food the best, followed by Chinese and last, but by far the least, good old American food! How can you beat chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy?? I love to find several recipes and put my own spin on them and create a new recipe.

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