Salads: French Style Potato Salad

By JoFClark

Ingredients

• 2 lbs potatoes, small red, fingerlings or Yukon gold
• 1 T salt
• 2 T Dijon mustard
• 2 T where wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 2-4 T minced fresh herbs (flat leaf, parsley, basil, thyme leaves, chervil)
• 4-6 green onions, diced white bulbs and sliced green tops or 1/4 cup minced shallot
• 1 stalk celery, diced

Preparation

Step 1

Wash potatoes leaving skin on
Cut into 1/4" slices
Place in pot and cover with water and 1 T salt
Bring to a boil and simmer about 10 minutes
Make the dressing while potatoes are cooking
Whisk together the mustard and vinegar
Slowly drizzle in the oil, whisking steadily
Season to taste with salt and pepper
Drain potato slices, saving 1/4 cup water
Put the slices in a large bowl and pour dressing over them
Stir gently with rubber spatula adding a splash or two of the cooking water if needed
Stir in the green onion
Wait just before serving to fold in fresh herbs and celery