Spicy Potato Salad
Description
A simple dish to prepare. This aromatic and spicy potato salad is easy to make and inexpensive. Its flavor will delight all lovers of piquant appetizers. Be sure to memorize the dressing recipe from this salad—it will come in handy many times. Serve chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
Wash the vegetables, peel the onion and pickled garlic. Thinly slice the onion along the layers. Finely chop the hot pepper, celery stalk, and garlic. Chop the herbs.
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Step 2
Dress with a mixture of mild grainy mustard, syrup, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil. Mix well and let it marinate while the potatoes are cooking. The dressing should be generous.
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Step 3
Wash the potatoes thoroughly, make shallow cuts around each potato. Cover the potatoes with water and boil until cooked.
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Step 4
Rinse the cooked potatoes with cold water a couple of times, immediately draining the water. Thanks to this trick, the potatoes will peel very easily—just a couple of motions. Press and twist the skin along the cuts in different directions. The skin will come off in one piece, like a sock.
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Step 5
Peel the potatoes one at a time and immediately cut them into large pieces.
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Step 6
Immediately place into the bowl with the vegetables and gently mix, coating with the dressing. Then peel and chop the next one.
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Step 7
At the end, taste and season the salad to your liking. Let it cool and marinate, then refrigerate for about 20 minutes – it tastes better chilled.
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Step 8
The salad is excellent as a side dish for roasted knuckle or fatty poultry.
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Step 9
Also very good with herring, and delicious even on its own.