Italian Potato Salad

    This is a recipe that comes from my Italian background that tastes great and is very healthy! Being born into an Italian family, cooking became an important part of my lifestyle and this one of the first recipe’s that I learned from my mother. Yes! My mother should me how to make Italian potato salad! And now I want to share this healthy recipe with you to show you a little bit of my Italian heritage.

 

    For this recipe, you will need about 3-4 small to medium sized organic potatoes, some fresh parsley, one chopped baby onion, a good quality extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar,  a little bit of salt and pepper.

     Begin by taking a saucepan and fill it 3/4^ths with water. Place the saucepan with the water on your stove, and then add a dash of salt into the water. Next, place your potatoes into the saucepan and make sure your potatoes are the same size, so that they cook evenly. Now, turn on the heat to about medium-high and let the potatoes cook for about 15-20 minutes. Do not cover your saucepan with a lid because your potatoes will overcook. After about 15-20 minutes the potatoes should be cooked and it is time to remove them from the saucepan.

     At this point, you are going peel the skin off your potatoes with a peeler. After you have peeled the skin off the potatoes, use a cutting a knife to chop up the potatoes into small and thick pieces.

     After you have chopped up your potatoes, place them into a large bowl. Now, season the potatoes with a little bit of salt and pepper. And then chop up some one baby onion and some fresh parsley. And then place it over your potatoes in the large bowl. Lastly, drizzle a little bit of extra virgin olive oil and white wine vinegar over your potatoes and then mix the salad together. Your Italian potato salad is now ready to be served and can be used as a great side dish for chicken, fish, or beef.

  

Equipment needed:

Saucepan

Cutting knife

Chopping board

Peeler

Ingredients needed:

3-4 organic potatoes

Fresh parsley

1 baby onion

Extra virgin olive oil

White wine vinegar

Salt

Pepper

Italian Potato Salad	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrates	Sugar
Serves 2-4 (1 serving)	185	6g	4g	25g	1g

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