Lemony potato salad

Lemony potato salad

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Cooking time

Prep: 20 mins Cook: 20 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 6

Why buy ready-made potato salad for your barbecue when this fragrant, Indian-inspired version is so easy?

Nutrition and extra info

Additional info

  • Vegetarian
Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving

kcalories
163
protein
3g
carbs
25g
fat
6g
saturates
1g
fibre
2g
sugar
2g
salt
0.05g
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Ingredients

  • 900g halved new potatoes
  • 3 tsp olive oil
  • juice 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp each toasted black mustard seeds and toasted cumin seeds
  • 1 finely chopped green chilli (optional)
  • ½ finger-length piece grated ginger
  • pinch turmeric
  • 4 sliced spring onions

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  • Tip

    Chopped salad

    In a bowl, mix together 5 coarsely grated carrots, 1 peeled, deseeded and finely chopped pepper, 2 finely chopped tomatoes, 1 finely chopped onion, ½ cucumber, cut into small chunks, pinch golden caster sugar, 1 tsp cumin seeds and 3 tbsp white wine vinegar. Season with salt. Best tossed at the last minute.

Method

  1. Boil the new potatoes for 15 mins until just slightly overcooked but still holding their shape. While still warm, toss with all the other ingredients. Season. Can be made up to a day ahead and chilled, but take out of the fridge a good few hours before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2010

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meloswell08:58, 9th Jun, 2013
5

This is so easy to make and it makes such a lovely change to have with a salad, I added some black onion seeds and a bit of zest of lemon. Wonderful for a BBQ.

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helloha12:53, 15th Aug, 2012

Well if the sun does decide to shine again I think I will be making that leg of lamb on the BBQ!!!

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teachuk102:57, 5th Apr, 2012
4

Made this twice now as part of different buffets and went down really well. Just a bit different than the normal potato salad. I added a pinch of tumeric to cooking water as suggested and pots took on a lovely yellow colour

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smileykt08:27, 11th Jun, 2011
4

Was having a barbecue with at least one vegan attending...and as I'm not a fan of mayonnaise-y potato salads anyway I jumped at the opportunity to find a decent vegan recipe, and this was perfect. Went down a storm - though next time I'll make a little bit less dressing as there was quite a bit of liquid left in the bottom of the bowl.

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moesyhoward08:01, 29th Jul, 2010

Flavours are fab, but it needs more Olive Oil for moisture. I served it on an oval platter, edged with salad leaves with the potato salad down the centre and sprinkled with Bombay Mix, everyone loved it!

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missjones06:22, 11th Jul, 2010
3

I really liked the flavours in this, it smelt wonderful and it was a nice change to the standard mayonnaise based potato salad which I can feel going straight to my thighs :) , but found it a little dry. Might try again...

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welshleo11:11, 31st May, 2010
5

If you add a teaspoon of turmeric to the potatoes, when boiling, they will take on a more lemony colour too!

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vickpole08:48, 24th May, 2010
5

Fab!! I cooked the whole of this menu (ok I didn't make the bread) and it was brilliant. Everything complimented each other so well, the lemon potato salad was a star and the lamb was tender and so tasty. I cooked the aubergine in the oven and rather than collapse it exploded so it's probably a good idea to prick it beforehand. Such a nice change to have a themed bbq that works well rather than the usual burger/hot dogs. I'll def do this again and will do the potato salad as dish for a buffet.
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