No, this isn't a brand new potato salad recipe that we just thought of! This potato salad uses new potatoes, which are harvested early in the growing season. If you're on the hunt for a healthy potato salad recipe that you can make this summer, you've found it. Let's get into it.
Ingredients:
16 (5 cups) small new potatoes
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dill weed, dried
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Directions:
1. Thoroughly clean potatoes with vegetable brush and water.
2. Boil potatoes for 20 minutes or until tender.
3. Drain and cool potatoes for 20 minutes.
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4. Cut potatoes into fourths and mix with olive oil, onions, and spices.
5. Refrigerate and serve. Onions and spices give this very low-sodium dish plenty of zip.
Yield: 5 servings
Serving size: 1 cup
Each serving provides:
Calories: 187
Total fat: 6 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 12 mg
Total fiber: 3 g
Protein: 3 g
Carbohydrates: 32 g
Potassium: 547 mg
How to Grow Your Own New Potatoes
If you want to save some money, try growing your own new potatoes! New potatoes aren't just for this potato salad recipe (although we won't complain if that's all you use them for!). You can boil them and eat them as-is, mash them, or include them in a stew. Whatever you want!
Potatoes should be started when the ground is still cool, about 60 to 70 degrees. If you're looking to get new potatoes, plant them in late March to early April. If you're worried about a frost, potatoes are frost resistant to an extent. As long as the ground stays warm, the sprouts should be okay. If you get unlucky and your entire crop is killed, try again in July.
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Plant your potatoes in well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter mixed in. This is a great way to introduce your children to composting! You'll need to water your potatoes regularly. Dig trenches that are three inches deep and 24-36 inches apart. Plant each seed about 12 inches apart.
When it's time to harvest the potatoes, reach down about four to six inches into the dirt and pull the potatoes out. Some new potatoes may be closer to the surface, so dig carefully so you don't damage the potato.
Growing your own new potatoes is fun and cost-effective! You'll be left with plenty of new potatoes to get you through the winter season. Have your kids give you a hand with the planting, watering, and harvesting of your new potatoes to give them an appreciation for the food they eat.
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