French Potato Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette

French potato salad recipe is made without mayonaise. It's tossed with a mustard vinaigrette instead.

French Potato Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette

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Have you ever packed a picnic for nine people?

The dressing isn’t mayonnaise-based so you don’t have the same hot weather storage worries.

The salad is also loaded with vegetables, so there is more flavour and texture than your regular potato salad.

What’s your favourite picnic food?

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French Potato Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette

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Author: Crosby Molasses

Ingredients

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3 lbs red potatoes
2–3 cups diced celery
2 red peppers, diced
½ cup scallions (green onions) sliced, including greens or ½ cup chopped chives
2–2 ½ cups peas
3 Tbsp. each fresh chopped basil and mint
2 tsp. fresh chopped thyme
Dressing:
2/3 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
1 tsp. mustard powder or Dijon mustard
4 tsp. Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
Sea salt and pepper to taste

To make the dressing:

Combine dressing ingredients in a jar and give it a good shake.

Instructions

Cut the potatoes into 1” pieces and boil until fork tender (take care not to overcook).
In a large bowl toss the celery, peppers, scallions and herbs with half of the dressing.
When the potatoes are cooked, drain and immediately add to the bowl of veggies.
Toss well.
Add additional dressing, as required, along with the peas.
Season with salt and pepper.
Let rest in the fridge overnight, if you have time.

I like to serve this potato salad with a carrot cabbage slaw:

Carrot cabbage slaw with citrus dressing