Warm Potato Salad

By Hklbrries

Wolfgang Puck, the ruler of a food empire, cherishes this side dish from his Austrian childhood.

My family was not very well-off. We had meat maybe once a week; mainly we ate noodle dishes or what we grew in the garden. For Sunday lunches, we sometimes had pork Wiener schnitzel with a warm potato salad, which was my favorite meal. My mother made it perfectly. I liked it so much, I’d save part of it for that night’s dinner, too—so I could enjoy it longer.
After we opened Spago in Beverly Hills years ago, I put Wiener schnitzel and potato salad on the menu. It was so popular I couldn’t take it off! My sister orders it when she visits from Austria. She says it’s better at the restaurant than back home. I always like to have some fun with her. When she asks the waiter, “Can I have a Wiener schnitzel?” I tell him, “Say we are out for the whole week!”

You have to have the correct potatoes for this to taste right. Fingerlings are very good in salad because they’re waxy. Don’t use baking potatoes.”

“If you’ve never had an Austrian wine, this dish gives you a good reason to try one. I like Austrian whites with my Wiener schnitzel. Look for inexpensive Chardonnays, Rieslings, and sauvignon blancs."

Ingredients

• The Marinade:
• 1 cup white-wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup peanut oil (substitute canola oil if desired)
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp fresh black pepper
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 small yellow onion (1/4-inch dice)
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
• The Potatoes:
• 1 lb fingerling potatoes, washed
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 sprigs fresh parsley
• 2 tbsp kosher salt

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk together marinade ingredients in a bowl.

In a large saucepan, combine potatoes, garlic, parsley, and salt. Add enough water to just cover potatoes; bring to a boil. Lower to simmer; cook about 8 minutes. Strain and cool.

Slice potatoes into ¼-inch-thick rounds. Add to marinade; let sit 20 minutes.

Transfer to a sauté pan and cook over high for 30 seconds. Serve with Wiener schnitzel.

Nutrition Information:
Per serving
260 calories
32 g carbs
3 g protein
14 g fat
0 mg cholesterol
1,170 mg sodium
2 g fiber