French Potato Salad
This slightly sweet, mustard and vinegar based French Potato Salad is balanced out with the perfect amount of savory herbs.
Servings: 4 - 6 people
Ingredients
- 2 lbs red potatoes or fingerling potatoes
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 shallot, diced
- 2 tsp chives (or 2 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped)
- 2 teaspoon tarragon (or 2 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped)
- 1 teaspoon parsley (or 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped)
- 1 teaspoon chervil (or 1 tablespoon fresh chervil, chopped)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Wash potatoes and cut them into 1-1 ½” chunks. Place them in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Heat the water to boiling. Reduce heat to medium and boil the potatoes until tender, but still firm. Drain the potatoes.
- In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, vinegar, and mustard.
- Add the vinegar mixture to the drained potatoes.
- Add the diced shallot, herbs, salt, and pepper to the potatoes. Mix well to coat and evenly distribute the herbs.
- Serve warm or room temperature.
Notes
This recipe from 2013 was updated in August 2018. We made the potato salad even better! Enjoy!