Jacques' French Potato Salad

Name: Jacques' French Potato Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs fingerling potatoes (or other small waxy potatoes); 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil (or a little more to taste); 1/2 cup scallion (green and white parts - 1/4 inch pieces); 1/2 cup onion, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, mashed and coarsely chopped (1 1/2 tsp); 1/3 cup white wine; 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 2 -3 tablespoons chives, chopped; 2 tablespoons fresh basil, tarragon and parsley, coarsely chopped (2 tbsp. combined (or more); 1 teaspoon kosher salt (or more to taste); 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper (or more to taste); 1 large radicchio, leaves (about 6 from outside of head); 1 -2 hard-boiled egg, coarsely chopped; fresh parsley, chopped

Submitted by DailyInspiration

"Recipe posted in Epicurious, April, 2012 - recipe from Jacques Pepin. Posted for ZWT 8 - France. (boiling time for potatoes is estimated as none was given)."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

2 lbs fingerling potatoes (or other small waxy potatoes)
¹⁄₂ cup extra-virgin olive oil (or a little more to taste)
¹⁄₂ cup scallion (green and white parts - 1/4 inch pieces)
¹⁄₂ cup onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, mashed and coarsely chopped (1 1/2 tsp)
¹⁄₃ cup white wine
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 -3 tablespoons chives, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh basil, tarragon and parsley, coarsely chopped (2 tbsp. combined (or more)
1 teaspoon kosher salt (or more to taste)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper (or more to taste)
For serving
1 large radicchio, leaves (about 6 from outside of head)
1 -2 hard-boiled egg, coarsely chopped
fresh parsley, chopped

directions

Scrub the potatoes and place them, whole, in a saucepan with water to cover by 1/2 inch. Bring the water to a boil, reduce the heat, and cook the potatoes gently until they are just tender and can be pierced with a sharp knife. Drain immediately and let cool slightly. If desired, scrape the skin from the cooked potatoes as soon as they can be handled. For a decorative look with fingerlings, scrape off only a band of skin, about 1/2 inch thick, all around the long sides of the potato.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a small saute pan. When hot, add the scallions and the onion, toss to coat well, and cook for about a minute over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, toss to mix, and cook for just a few moments, then remove the pan from the heat.
Slice the potatoes while still warm, cutting them crosswise into 1/2 inch sections. Put the pieces in a large mixing bowl, pour the wine and 3 or 4 tablespoons olive oil over them, and toss gently to distribute. Add the warm vegetables from the pan, mustard, chives, chopped herbs, salt and pepper and gently fold all together, mixing well but not crushing the potatoes. Taste the salad and add more seasonings as you like.
Serve the potatoes warm (no colder than room temperature). Arrange the large radicchio leaves, if you have them in a close circle on the serving platter, with their curved insides up, to form a rough bowl. Spoon the potato salad inside the leaves, sprinkle with chopped egg around the edges, and parsley over the top.

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Reviews

This was a nice change of pace from mayonnaise-based potato salad. I especially enjoyed the flavor of the onions after cooking them (okay, I admit it, I cooked them more like 3 minutes), they were so sweet.

LucyS-D
I wasn't too sure about this Oil and wine and mustard and warm veggies i my potatoe salad. I really liked it and will make it again Thanks for posting . Made for world tour 8

bigbadbrenda
This was really good, as most of his recipes are. The flavors are well-balanced and the salad was just perfect with grilled chicken. This is the second time in a week that I've made this. DH loved it and wanted it again. It's a nice change from the regular mayo-based potato salads.

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