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Recipe: Potato Salads - Mix-Ins and 5 Vinaigrette-Based Potato Salad Variations

Salads - Potato, Pasta
POTATO SALADS

"A traditional or vinaigrette-based potato salad can be renewed with the addition of seasonal farmers market favorites. Try these five variations or use the list of suggested mix-ins below to create your very own summer side dish masterpiece."

SEASONAL FARMERS MARKET MIX-INS:
- Snipped fresh herbs, chives or green onions
- Chopped fresh spinach, m che or arugula
- Chopped fresh greens (tender small dandelion, beet or mustard greens)
- Chopped fresh tomatoes or quartered cherry tomatoes
- Diced fresh bell peppers
- Sliced fresh leeks
- Minced fresh red onions or shallots
- Chopped fresh or freshly roasted garlic
- Grilled or boiled fresh corn kernels
- Thinly sliced and chopped fennel

POTATO SALAD VARIATIONS:

TUSCAN POTATO SALAD
Stir diced grilled zucchini, eggplant and bell peppers into cubed, pre-cooked red, white or Yukon Gold potatoes. Toss with a vinaigrette dressing and stir in a few tablespoons of chopped fresh basil.

MEXICAN POTATO SALAD
Stir diced bell peppers, fresh cooked corn kernels and minced red onion into a traditional Russet potato salad. Top with chopped fresh cilantro. Tip: Substitute some of the mayonnaise with plain yogurt or low-fat sour cream for a tangier dressing.

FARMER FRESH POTATO SALAD
Stir diced bell peppers or chopped tomatoes and chopped fresh spinach into cubed, pre-cooked Yukon Gold potatoes. Toss with a lemon vinaigrette and stir in a few tablespoons of chopped fresh dill or chervil.

MEDITERRANEAN POTATO SALAD
Stir diced fresh tomatoes and quartered, pitted olives into cubed, pre-cooked red or white potatoes. Toss with a lemony vinaigrette dressing and stir in a tablespoon of chopped fresh oregano or basil.

FLORENTINE POTATO SALAD
Stir chopped fresh radicchio into cubed, pre-cooked red or white potatoes. Toss with a white balsamic vinaigrette dressing and stir in few tablespoons of snipped fresh basil. Top with a sprinkle of toasted pine nuts.

Source: U.S. Potato Board
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