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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Hot Potato Salad

Ingredients:
  • 2 lbs small new potatoes
  • 1 jalepeño, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 inch piece ginger root, peeled and minced
  • 1 garlic, peeled and minced
  • juice of 3 limes
  • 1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp. Spicy Island Hot Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. honey
  • 6 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 oz montery jack cheese with peppers
  • 3 Tbsp. chopped cilantro

Directions:

Drop potatoes into a large pot of boiling water.
Cook for 20-25 minutes, until potatoes are tender (but not falling apart).
Combine jalepeño, ginger, garlic, lime juice, vinegar, hot sauce, soy sauce and honey. Slowly add oil, whisking constantly.
Drain potatoes and transfer them to a large bowl.
Toss warm potatoes with dressing.
Set aside to cool for 20-30 minutes.
Add onion, cheese and cilantro to potato mixture.
Toss and serve.

2 comments:

Diane Girard said...

Whew!

I like potato salad, but I'd have to leave out the hot peppers - and the sauce too.

DianeG

Laura Rainbow Dragon said...

Hmm. That wouldn't make for a particularly "hot" salad, but you'd still have a flavourful dish and a refreshing change from the more common mayonnaise based salads.