Potato salad with sweet onion dressing

Potato salad with sweet onion dressing

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Cooking time

Prep: 10 mins Cook: 15 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 8

Perfect picnic food, the longer the potatoes are left the more flavour they absorb - it's also great hot

Nutrition and extra info

Additional info

  • Easily halved
  • Vegetarian
Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving

kcalories
137
protein
3g
carbs
23g
fat
5g
saturates
1g
fibre
2g
sugar
4g
salt
0.04g
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Ingredients

  • 1kg new potato (try a pink variety such as Pink Fir or Anya)
  • 2 red onions, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • ½ tsp sugar

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Method

  1. Boil potatoes in salted water for 10-15 mins until tender. While the potatoes are cooking, mix together the remaining ingredients to make the dressing. Drain the potatoes and while still hot, mix together with the dressing.
  2. Tip into a secure container to take with you.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2007

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smileykt05:07, 29th Apr, 2013
5

I always make this now whenever I'm having a barbecue or am bringing food to a party. Always goes down very well with everyone!

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sashaknits04:46, 11th Aug, 2012
5

As I can't stand mayo, it's great to find a really tasty potato salad recipe that doesn't need it. This will become a summer/party favourite for sure!

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rayrooz12:21, 28th May, 2012
4

Made this for a picnic today. Only modified slightly - used barely any oil at all and warmed all the dressing ingredients in a pan before pouring over potatoes. I also used one large red onion instead of small and red wine vinegar instead of cider.

Went down a treat with everyone, I will make it again!

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tilleyflipflop112:12, 13th Jul, 2011

This was so easy, and very very tasty- just as nice cold the next day! Went down a treat with dinner guests! I heated the dressing in microwave first so sugar started to dissolve then poured over onions and left on a low temp for about 30 mins before serving- otherwise sugar didn't really do anything!

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peterwgtennant01:37, 14th Jul, 2009
3

I was disappointed to be honest. I left mine overnight, and then ate them cold as part of a 'pot luck' lunch, but they hadn't really taken on much flavour.

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katron10:43, 10th Jul, 2009
5

yummy! yummy! yummy! wonderful hot or cold. I did half the onions as the required amount was too much. wonderful on a picnic. a nice change from boring mint and butter in new potatoes

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convention11:12, 4th May, 2009

A change to plain potatoes, all my guests enjoyed them, plenty left over for the next day & equally nice cold, I shall be making them again & again.

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cswinhoe09:54, 26th Aug, 2008

Looked a bit odd during the process, but was really delicious when I served it a few hours later.

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fisherwood03:47, 16th May, 2008
4

really good, especially the leftover the next day!! yum..! for the sugar i just added to taste...but not very much was needed, just enough to overcome the tartness of the vinegars!

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clairetaylor198304:46, 10th Apr, 2008

i really want to make this but it just says "sugar" - how much did everyone put it when you made it?

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pinguange04:10, 1st Feb, 2008
5

Lovely receipe. I served it hot - but equally nice cold as leftovers!
Next time tho I would use half the amount of onion - as it was a lot.

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molly12312:54, 30th Jan, 2008

There is no maesurement scale on the amounts in the ingredients. e.g. 1/2 Sugar could be 1/2 a grain or 1/2 a Kg.

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