Salad Tri-Patate

This is my version of a potato salad. How is it different? Well, for one thing, it's healthier and you'll see how in a bit. And I used three kinds of potatoes instead of one. You don't necessarily have to use 3 kinds potatoes, you can just use one or two or four, whatever - but I like this combo best. What makes a potato salad a good one is the dressing. Some potato salad makes you feel sick after a few bites because it's SO rich but this salad is so easy to eat, you just keep popping the potato pieces like yummy nothings :)

This recipe yields four servings as a side dish.

Ingredients:
3 yukon gold potatoes
3 russet potatoes
2 sweet potatoes

For Dressing:
1/2 cup of miracle whip
2 tablespoon of mustard
1 small dill pickle
1/2 of a lemon's juice
2 spring onions, chopped
dried herbs (take your pick between oregano, terragon, basil, rosemary)
parsley (optional)
1 teaspoon of paprika
1 stalk of celery (chopped into fine dices)
1/2 an onion diced (optional)
Salt & Pepper for seasoning

Method:
1. Prepare your potatoes - wash them and cut them into quarters or whatever size you want. Make sure they're not too small. Now, most people boil their potatoes, I like to steam them because the flavor and the nutrients don't get lost in the water. You steam them for 15-20 minutes. Use a toothpick to see if they're done.

2. While you wait for you potatoes to steam, you prepare your dressing. Mix ALL of the ingredients for dressing into a bowl. I used tarragon and oregano for this but you can go ahead and use your favorite herbs. Mix well. The celery and onion (if you're adding any) gives a nice crunchy texture to the potato salad :)

3. Once your potatoes are done, toss them into the dressing and coat well. This potato salad is nice served warm or room temperature. In fact, I just had some earlier from the fridge, they're nice served cold too!


Tri-potato in three steps, basically. You just need to do some simple preparation. Now, this potato salad has a tangy flavor to it that makes it really zippy and creamy without being overwhelming. I used miracle whip because it's 67% less fat than normal mayo - and what's best is, the taste is not compromised at all. I'm using Kraft's miracle whip. Salad Tri-Patate is best served with roasts (poultry or any meat) with some steamed green beans tossed in olive oil. YUMZ! This is one of those comfort food we can use sometimes without feeling the guilt.