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Oma's Potato Salad

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Oma's Potato Salad

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by CatherineTornow

Oma's Potato Salad

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by CatherineTornow

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  • A&M's Testing Notes: Oma's potato salad is classic, delicious and fantastically frill-free. Use any kind of potatoes you like. I preferred little red ones to add some color. Leave those skins on. It's easier...

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    Zahirah's Notes:

    This recipe is based on a simple potato salad I learned from my ex mother in law. Sometimes I will add diced beets in addition to the potatoes. - Zahirah

Serves 4

  1. Juice lemons and finely chop parsley, set aside both.

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  2. Finely dice onion, and add to the lemon juice.

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  3. Boil eggs, set aside to cool.

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  4. Boil or steam potatoes in lightly salted water, then set aside to cool. I do not peel potatoes because I like the skin, but if you don't, try to peel them when they're still hot, without burning yourself.

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  5. Separate yolks from egg whites. Dice egg whites, and set aside. Mash yolks, adding a drizzle of olive oil to make a paste, then add mixture to the lemon juice. Add parsley.

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  6. Once potatoes have cooled, dice them. Add egg whites. Drizzle olive oil over both, and mix. Pour lemon juice-yolk dressing on top, and mix well. Enjoy!

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If I'm short of lemon, can I add some vinager?

Good recipe, anyway ;) Thanks for sharing (and thanks to Gojee.com for bringing me here)

Cheers!

Ilex_077c Reply

Sorry for the late reply on this! Definitely give vinegar a try. I haven't used it in this recipe, so I'd love to hear the feedback on how that works for you. I'm sure it will be great. Thanks!

Copy_of_me Reply

The lemon in your recipe is speaking to me...love it!

Ilex_077c Reply

The lemon is the best...it adds a light and fresh touch to what can sometimes be a heavy dish.

Ilex_077c Reply

Any kind. I started using this recipe when I was living in a rural area of Mexico, so potatoes were just potatoes, whatever was available. There wasn't a choice. And now I'm living in Argentina, so I get whatever potatoes my organic farm has at the moment.

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What kind of potatoes do you use?

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