French Potato Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
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?
PrintFrench Potato Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Scale
- 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.
Noreen Benedetti Barbe
Delicious looking.
A must try. MOM’s PICNIC POTATO SALAD
I love our Italian potato salad.
Similar potato cooking, always SALT6 the water
Salt / pepper
Scallions chopped fine
Hint of Italian seasoning
Fresh basil to taste
1 part vinegar TO. 3 parts oil
Measure V/OIL for size of salad, always do the taste taste.
Easy on the vinegar, you can always add more
Note:
Have dressing ingredients in the bowl or container.
Mix carefully
★★★★★
RN
This is a favorite in our house! It’s very adaptable based on the vegetables you happen to have in your house.
★★★★★
Mary-K.
Question: are the peas raw?
Marie-Pierre Lessard
Hello!
Yes, they are raw.
Barbara cavanah
Use uncooked frozen or canned peas
Lorraine
Making this for a Canada Day bbq. :) Sounds great.
Salma
This is a great tasting recipe. Plus, it lasts in the fridge for a few days as leftovers. Actually tastes better over time.
nancy g
So? Did anyone try it? How was it?
Crosby Molasses
Hi Nancy, All I can tell you is that my whole family loves it…
Barb G
it looks good, i’m going to try it this week, thanks
Barb G
going to try the recipe.
Deana
going to try this on the weekend. Looks really refreshing
irma ogima
going to try this looking for new salads looks really good marked everything down going to the market in a bit.
Linda
> going to make this for a party tomorrow sounds great
Crosby Molasses
Hi Linda,
I hope you enjoy it. I find it especially good with the new crop of local potatoes at the market.