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French Potato Salad With Dijon Mustard & Fine Herbes

Here's how you make French Potato Salad With Dijon Mustard & Fine Herbes
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 1d
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 pounds potatoes (small red potatoes about 2-inch diameter, unpeeled, scrubbed, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices)
  • 2 tablespoons salt (tables salt)
  • 1 clove garlic (peeled and threaded on skewer)
  • FOR DRESSING
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar (Champagne vinegar, or white wine vinegar)
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 shallot, minced (small shalloe, about 2 tablespoons)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chervil (leaves, minced)
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
  • 1 teaspoon minced tarragon leaves (fresh)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place potatoes, 6 cups cold tap water, and salt in large saucepan; bring to boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium.

  • Step 2: Lower skewered garlic into simmering water and partially blanch, about 45 seconds. Immediately run garlic under cold tap water to stop cooking; remove garlic from skewer and set aside.

  • Step 3: Continue to simmer potatoes, uncovered, until tender but still firm (thin-bladed paring knife can be slipped into and out of center of potato slice with no resistance), about 5 minutes.

  • Step 4: Drain potatoes, reserving 1/4 cup cooking water.

  • Step 5: Arrange hot potatoes close together in single layer on rimmed baking sheet.

  • Step 6: Press garlic through garlic press or mince by hand.

  • Step 7: Whisk garlic, reserved potato cooking water, vinegar, mustard, oil, and pepper in small bowl until combined.

  • Step 8: Drizzle dressing evenly over warm potatoes; let stand 10 minutes.

  • Step 9: Toss shallot and herbs in small bowl.

  • Step 10: Transfer potatoes to large serving bowl; add shallot/herb mixture and mix gently with rubber spatula to combine.

  • Step 11: Serve immediately.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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