Cold potato salad is a traditional dish that has conquered various cuisines throughout Latin America and the world. Its origin dates back to basic European preparations, where boiled potatoes mixed with fresh ingredients and dressings were a common option to accompany meats and fish. In countries like Mexico, Colombia, and Chile, this salad is widely enjoyed, each with its local variations. For example, in Mexico it is simply known as "potato salad," while in other places like Argentina and Peru it is called "Russian salad," although the latter includes additional ingredients like carrots and mayonnaise. Its versatility and ease of adaptation to different tastes make it a favorite at parties and family meals.
Cold potato salad
How to Make Cold Potato Salad
In this recipe, you will learn how to make a delicious and creamy cold potato salad, perfect to accompany any dish. The combination of tender potatoes, onion, celery, and a light dressing of vinegar and mustard provides freshness and flavor.
Ingredients: Potatoes, Salt, Salad oil, Onion, Celery, Vinegar, Mustard, Sugar, Dill seeds.
Steps:
In a medium saucepan, cook the potatoes in boiling water with salt until tender.
Drain, reserving 3/4 cup of the potato water.
Dice the potatoes.
Add oil, chopped onion, and chopped celery.
Mix gently.
In a small saucepan, bring the 3/4 cup of potato water to a boil.
Pour over the potatoes and onion.
Keep at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours.
Add vinegar, mustard, sugar, and ground dill.
The potato salad will be creamy.
Serve at room temperature.
Ingredients (9)
- Potatoes
- Salt
- Salad oil
- Onion
- Celery
- Vinegar
- Mustard
- Sugar
- Dill seeds
Instructions (19 steps)
- 1 In a medium saucepan
- 2 cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender
- 3 Drain
- 4 reserving 3/4 cup of the potato water
- 5 Dice the potatoes into cubes
- 6 Add oil
- 7 chopped onion
- 8 and chopped celery
- 9 Mix gently
- 10 In a small saucepan
- 11 bring the 3/4 cup of potato water to a boil
- 12 Pour over the potatoes and onion
- 13 Keep at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours
- 14 Add vinegar
- 15 mustard
- 16 sugar
- 17 and ground dill
- 18 The potato salad will be creamy
- 19 Serve at room temperature
Nutritional Information
Calories:
321 kcal
Protein:
0g
Carbohydrates:
2g
Fat:
4g
Azúcar:
0g
Sodio:
15mg