Greek Potato Salad Recipe
The traditional Greek diet is mainly a healthy diet, plain and not highly spiced. Their foods are mostly made with the monounsaturated olive oil. Their seasonings are mainly minty like garlic and centered on fresh lemon juice. In this recipe, a delicious Greek-style potato salad is made. By looking at its ingredients, it’s obviously simple with just parsley as the spice, and then garlic and onion as the seasoning. Lemon juice acts as the main dressing of this salad; it gives a sharp, sweet and sour taste that perfectly fits the potatoes and other ingredients in this salad. It’s also a nonfat dish given that it’s made without mayo and other fat-containing dressing, just fresh lemon juice. Greeks love healthy foods and they can always turn a typical potato meal into a healthier variety just like this potato salad. Now, here’s how to make it.
Ingredients
- 5-6 medium large potatoes
- ¾ cup of extra virgin olive oil (180 ml)
- ⅓ cup of lemon juice (80 ml)
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 large white onion
- Sea salt
- Fresh ground pepper
- ¼ cup of chopped fresh parsley (6.25 g)
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes, cut into large bite-sized chunks of approximately the same size, and rinse well. Add potatoes to a pot with enough cold water to cover by 1½ inches, bring to a boil at medium-high heat. Check after 15 minutes for doneness, potatoes should easily be pricked with a fork.
- Cut the onion into thin slices, and then cut slices in half.
- Remove from heat, drain, and place in a serving bowl or dish. Stir in onions and toss.
- Prepare the dressing by mixing olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Whisk the mixture well.
- When ready to serve, pour the dressing over potatoes, toss, and sprinkle with parsley.
- Serve warm, at room temperature or chilled.
Notes
Have some feta cheese nearby since potatoes and feta are a tasty treat.
