Name: Potato Salad with Cornichons and Capers Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 lbs potatoes; 2 tbsp coarse salt; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp dijon mustard; cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small red onion; 5 cornichons; 2 tbsp capers; 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley; ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper

Potato Salad with Cornichons and Capers Recipe

How To Make Potato Salad with Cornichons and Capers

Lend some finesse to your classic potato salad by adding capers and cornichons and using a mustard and olive oil dressing instead of mayonnaise.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2lbspotatoes,(small red and Yukon gold)
2tbspcoarse salt,(plus 1½ tsp)
2tbspred wine vinegar
1tbspdijon mustard
cupextra-virgin olive oil
1smallred onion
5cornichons
2tbspcapers
2tbspfresh flat-leaf parsley,coarsely chopped
¼tspfreshly ground pepper

Instructions

Cover potatoes with water in a medium saucepan. Add 2 tablespoons salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer for 7 minutes, or until tender.
Drain potatoes, reserving 1 tablespoon cooking water. Let potatoes cool slightly.
Whisk together vinegar, mustard, and reserved cooking water in a small bowl. Gradually add oil, whisking until emulsified. Transfer potatoes to a medium bowl, and drizzle with vinaigrette.
Add onion, cornichons, capers, parsley, remaining salt, and pepper. Using a large spatula, gently stir to combine.