5 from 4 votes
French Purple Potato Salad
This easy French purple potato salad is based on Julia Child's pommes de terre à l'huile, and is made with boiled potatoes and a mustard vinaigrette.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
191 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 1 pound purple potatoes Do not use purple sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons white wine Or use vegetable broth, dry
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt sea salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup green onions diced, or chives
- green herbs torn, such as basil or parsley; optional
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Scrub potatoes. Cut potatoes into slices about ¼-inch thick.Add potatoes to the boiling water, and boil until tender when pierced with a fork, about 8-10 minutes. Take care to remove them when they are just tender: if you over cook the potatoes they may fall apart in the salad.
- Drain potatoes and return them to the pot (off-heat).Drizzle white wine over the potatoes and gently stir. Cover the pot for about 2 minutes, or until the potatoes have absorbed the wine.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard and sea salt.Add the oil drop by drop, whisking constantly as you pour.Gradually adding the oil will help emulsify the dressing, making it creamy instead of greasy. Avoid adding all the oil at once.
- Pour dressing over the potatoes and toss gently to blend. Add the green onions or chives and toss again. Optionally, add fresh herbs.Serve salad warm or cold. Store leftovers in the fridge and eat within 3-4 days.
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Notes
- This recipe is easily halved, doubled or tripled.
Nutrition Information
Calories
191kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
183mg
(8%)
Potassium
506mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
66IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
24mg
(27%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 191
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 191kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 183mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 506mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 66IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 24mg | 27% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.