Hot Potato Salad
Hot Potato Salad & Year of the Potato
Hot Potato Salad
Ingredients
4 cups sliced, cooked Potatoes (1L)
2 tbsp Olive Oil (30mL)
1/2 cup Onion, chopped (125mL)
1/2 tsp Salt (2mL)
1 tsp Sugar 5mL)
1 tsp Dry Mustard (5mL)
1 tbsp Flour (15mL)
1/8 tsp Celery Seed (.5mL)
A pinch of freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup Vinegar (75mL)
1/2 cup Celery, diced (125mL)
8 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
1 cup Small Spinach Leaves (250mL)
2 Hard-boiled Eggs, chopped
1/4 cup salad bacon bits or crumbled homemade bacon pieces (optional) (75mL)
Method:
Saut onion with olive oil in frying pan or cast iron skillet if using the barbecue. Add seasonings - salt, sugar, dry mustard, flour, celery seed and ground pepper. Pour cups of water into vinegar, then into frying pan/skillet. Stir until thickened. Add potatoes, celery, tomatoes, spinach, crumbled bacon and eggs. Mix gently and heat.
Did You know?
In the cooking process, heat and water destroy some of the vitamin C and beta carotene so eat at least some of your produce raw. To minimize nutrient losses, steaming or microwave cooking are the best methods.
