Warm Potato Salad with Mustard and Herbs (Vegan)

One of my favorite summer dishes since childhood has always been that ultimate picnic and barbecue side dish essential: potato salad.

Tender potatoes mixed with creamy dressing and crisp veggies – what’s not to love about that deliciousness.

But a traditional potato salad – served chilled with a mayo-based dressing, cooked onion, and hard-boiled eggs – is very time-consuming.

So I never get around to making it very often.

Until this summer.

Last month, I put together this warm potato salad mixed with an olive oil-based dressing and lots of fresh herbs.

This potato salad has plenty of richness and creaminess from stone ground mustard and olive oil and tons of flavor from savory spices and lots of crisp green onions and fresh parsley.

It is addictive – I’ve been serving it up weekly around my household these days.

I feel good about that though because, like most vegan dishes, this potato salad is also cholesterol free and very low in saturated fat.

The best part: it takes about 20 minutes to throw together!

Here is the complete, printable recipe for Warm Potato Salad with Mustard and Herbs:

Warm Potato Salad with Mustard and Herbs (Vegan)

 

Author: The Scrumptious Pumpkin

Nutrition Information

• Serving size: 4
• Calories: 310

• Fat: 14.3g
• Saturated fat: 2.1g
• Carbohydrates: 45.4g
• Sugar: 6.4g
• Sodium: 148mg
• Fiber: 3.4g
• Protein: 4.9g
• Cholesterol: 0mg

Recipe type: Side Dish (a healthy, whole, clean recipe)

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RECIPE WELLNESS BENEFITS
Fiber (from potatoes) - regulates and slows feelings of hunger, rids the body of toxins
Lutein (from green onions) - supports sharp, clear vision
Oleic acid (from olive oil) - maintains hydrated, smooth, supple, resilient skin
Potassium (from potatoes) - maintains hydrated, smooth, supple skin
Vitamin C (from potatoes) - detoxes the body, protects against free radicals and pollution, builds a strong and healthy immune system, promotes clear and smooth skin
Vitamin E (from olive oil) - a potent antioxidant for a strong immune system, healthy vision, and clear and smooth skin

Total Time: 20 minutes
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

• 3 large Yukon Gold potatoes, chopped into 1-inch cubes
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2½ tablespoons stone ground mustard
• 1 tablespoon organic honey (or agave)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ cup green onions (scallions), chopped
• 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Place the chopped potatoes in a steamer basket and steam over a large pot of boiling water. Potatoes are ready when easily pierced with a fork, after about 10 minutes.
2. While potatoes are cooking, add the olive oil, mustard, honey, garlic powder, and onion powder to a large mixing bowl. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk until well combined.
3. Add the warm potatoes, green onions, and parsley to the mixing bowl. Season well with salt and pepper. Stir until all potatoes are well coated with the olive oil mixture. Serve immediately while still warm.

Storage: potato salad may also be served chilled. Refrigerate leftovers in a covered airtight container.

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And here are the step-by-step instructions for Warm Potato Salad with Mustard and Herbs:

Here are all of the ingredients you’ll need to get started.

Begin by roughly chopping up some potatoes into large (about one inch) cubes.

Try to keep the cubed potatoes as evenly sized as possible – – this allows the potatoes to cook evenly (so that you don’t end up with some larger pieces that are still raw while smaller pieces are overcooked).

I love (and recommend) using Yukon Gold potatoes – their tender, delicate flavor is perfect for this recipe.

Time-Saver: no need to peel the potatoes – lots of the nutrition lies in the skin!

Place the chopped potatoes in a steamer basket and steam over a large pot of boiling water.

Steaming potatoes is my favorite method, since it allows them to retain more nutrients during cooking (as opposed to boiling them, which tends to strip veggies of more nutrients).

You’ll know the potatoes are ready when they’re easily pierced with a fork.

While the potatoes are cooking away, grab some green onions (scallions) and set them on your cutting board.

Green onions are perfect for adding a very subtle and delicate onion-y flavor to the salad, along with a fresh crispness that complements the soft, tender potatoes.

Chop off both the green tips as well as the root end.

Then thinly slice them up.

Also take a handful of fresh parsley leaves, pile them up, and run your knife through in every direction, chopping up the parsley.

Then grab a mixing bowl and add some extra virgin olive oil (a good quality extra virgin olive oil is best for this recipe since it’s added at the end, after cooking, and the flavor really comes through).

Also add some stone ground mustard, some honey, and a bit of garlic powder and onion powder for lots of flavor.

Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.

And whisk until you have a well-combined, very thick and creamy dressing.

Then add the still-warm cooked potatoes, green onions, and parsley to the mixing bowl.

Stir until all of the potatoes are well coated with the olive oil mixture.

And season thoroughly with salt and pepper.

Then serve it up immediately while the dish is still warm!

The warm, tender potatoes really meld with the rich olive oil and creamy stone ground mustard to create a delicious flavor and texture.

And the savory seasonings, hint of sweetness from the honey, and fresh, crisp green onions add the perfect complements.

It’s deliciously tasty, it’s really healthy, it’s easy – – that’s my kind of recipe!

Leftovers also taste great too, after being stored and chilled in the fridge.