I’ve been waiting to blog this recipe all summer. Unfortunately as the weather has been so unpredictable there just hasn’t been an opportune time to share, as it’s a recipe you’ll call on time and time again in warmer weather. Just this week however I was digging up the potatoes from the allotment and had lots of small ones so it reminded me to get it blogged in the lovely mild weather we’re having. It works as well for a BBQ – as we had it on this occasion (and perfectly with steak or Barbequed chicken,) as it does midweek and is ridiculously easy for delicious results. Plus it’s always one of those dishes that gets compliments. Who doesn’t need another one of those in their repertoire?!
Ingredients:
A bag of new potatoes (I used standard ones here and chopped them but new potatoes are a little prettier!)
A red onion
Capers (in a jar)
A jar of sun-dried tomatoes in oil
Balsamic vinegar
Your preferred Salad leaf – watercress or spinach is good but whatever you prefer will work.
- First up, put your pan of new potatoes onto boil.
- In the meantime, chop up your red onion however you prefer, diced or halved then sliced. Add it to a pan with a generous lug of the oil your tomatoes are in and start to sweat down the onion.
- As the onion gets softer add a couple of tables spoons of sun-dried tomatoes, halved, and a couple of tablespoons of drained capers. Finish with a slug of balsamic vinegar to taste.
- Keep this on a low heat and reduce it all to a soft caramelised combination of the ingredients then remove from the heat.
- When your Potatoes are done, remove from the heat, drain and add to the pan with your reduction. (I did this at the table for the purposes of the photographs but it’s easier in a pan.)
- You now have two choices. If you are ready to serve the dish, add your leaves whilst the potatoes and dressing are warm (but not hot,) and toss. The leaves will wilt slightly and you want to coat the potatoes and leaves with the oil and reduced onion, tomato and caper mix. If on the other hand you are not ready to serve, the whole thing is just as good cold, just toss it all together when you are ready.
Voila – the most delicious and easy dish and the modern way to do potato salad 😉
Love,
Rebecca
xo

Yum, and a potato salad you won’t feel too guilty about when you’re on thirds
😉
(love the outfits in this post too, esp the pendant necklace in the last pic!)
That’s my glamorous friend Jess’s necklace. She always looks amazing 🙂
(and does an excellent job of holding food for photographs!) 😉
This looks tasty! x
P.S. You look so glam for a BBQ – I’m usually in my scruffs attempting to hold some form of umbrella over the bbq so it doesn’t go out with the rain/wind!
Ah thanks! It was an impromptu one – it was our friend Andy’s birthday and we had a midweek meal planned to celebrate then it was nice weather so we BBQ’d and ate outside. 🙂
That looks SO nice.
I have a real thing about potatoes though. I don’t really LIKE them all that much. I seem to spend my life looking for alternative carbs to have instead of potato. I’m a rice lover…but my hubby would rather have potato so I’ll save this recipe for him! x
Agree with the others, you look fab, I love that white and turquoise maxi (love a bit of turquoise, me…)
I put radish in my potato salad… But Mr K says radish is the food of the devil, so I am always looking for an alternative! Thank you Rebecca!
Ooh I have the same Monsoon halter maxi dress. It’s an old favourite! ; )
Had this for dinner this evening with salmon- yummy 🙂