Warm Potato Salad with Herbs
This warm potato salad with herbs has a light dressing that is full of flavour, making it a great healthy side dish for lunch and dinner alike!
Potatoes, talk about a food that has a bad rap! These poor little spuds have been demonized for years, said to be the root cause of weight gain and so much more. The reality is that white potatoes are an incredibly nutritious whole food that have been consumed by many cultures for hundreds of years, so they are nothing to be afraid of. When consumed in appropriate amounts, whole food starches like white potatoes, white rice, corn, and oatmeal are a far superior source of energy to any bread, noodle or cracker. It is this common type of common food and nutrition misconception that I want to dispel for people because you should never have to worry or fear any whole food that you are eating. The truth is, there are no “good” or “bad” foods, there is only real food, and a bunch of other processed stuff we call food, and if you focus on eating real whole food and cooking from scratch, you will do just fine.
This warm potato salad with fresh herbs is a twist on a classic potato salad; served warm with a much lighter and more flavourful dressing. I used a mixture of fresh herbs from Hendrick Farm including parsley, basil, and chives, but you could use any combination of fresh herbs you like. I think a little touch of dill or mint would work well too.
More Healthy Potato Salad Recipes:
- Pesto Potato Salad
Warm Potato Salad with Fresh Herbs
This warm potato salad with fresh herbs can be made with yellow potatoes or baby red or white potatoes. Although meant to be served warm, this salad also keeps very well in the fridge for 3-4 days and taste great as cold leftovers too.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Salads, Sides
- Cuisine: Vegetarian
- Diet: Low Calorie
Ingredients
- 1kg yellow potatoes or baby potatoes, skin on
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 lemon, zested
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 1/2 bunch sprigs flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 4 sprigs chives, minced (about 1/8 cup)
- 2 sprigs basil, roughly chopped (about 1/8 cup)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Rinse potatoes and cut in half or quarters to create bite-size pieces.
- Boil potatoes in salted water for 18-20 minutes until tender and can be pierced with a fork.
- While the potatoes are boiling, combine the olive oil, lemon juice and grainy mustard to create a dressing and set aside.
- Once the potatoes are cooked, strain water and add them to a large bowl.
- While they are still hot, pour the dressing over the potatoes and stir to ensure all potatoes are well coated.
- Add in the lemon zest, fresh herbs and season with salt and pepper and give it one final toss.
- Serve the salad immediately.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 118 calories
- Sugar: 2 grams
- Fat: 10 grams
- Carbohydrates: 9 grams
- Fiber: 1 gram
- Protein: 1 gram
Keywords: with herbs, dressing, no mayo, best, healthy
