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Potato Salad with Balsamic Dressing

August 8, 2012 By Jennifer @ PB and P Design 23 Comments

Hello,

Happy Wednesday to you!  Today I am bringing you a quick, easy and tasty potato salad that I made for my Boss’s barbecue last Saturday.  The pictures are not great but the flavor is!

I made this salad before I went to work, it’s quick, easy and it is perfect for travel.  I decided to use a balsamic salad dressing instead of traditional mayonnaise for a couple of reasons, the main reason is calories!  Who needs all those high calories in a salad?  Plus I needed a recipe that is good for vegans and meat eaters and I thought this salad would be perfect!!


For the potatoes I used Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes that I picked up from Trader Joe’s.  I really like these potatoes because there pretty creamy and there small which makes for quicker cooking time.  For the balsamic dressing I cheated and used Trader Joe’s Fat Free Balsamic Dressing, added some salt, pepper and scallions and that’s it.  Pretty easy!!  It would have been nice to make my own dressing, but sometimes convenience is better.

I should tell you this salad is good cold, room temperature or warm.  If you have left over potato salad this makes for a wonderful skillet fried potato dish.  Just slices them up smaller, throw them in a skillet with some olive oil, and cook until lightly brown.  That’s one of my cheats that I do to get two different dishes out of one recipe.

Potato Salad with Balsamic Dressing
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
25 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
A simple, healthy, quick potato salad made with balsamic dressing and scallions.
Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs. Dutch Yellow Baby Potatoes
  • ¼ cup scallions, diced
  • 3 Tbsp. Balsamic Dressing, fat free
Instructions
  1. Wash and scrub the potatoes
  2. In a large pot bring about 4 cups of water to a boil; add potatoes. Cook until fork tender about 20 minutes.
  3. Drain potatoes and set a side until cooled.
  4. Slice potatoes into quarters or bite size pieces and add to a bowl. Add scallions and balsamic dressing, toss to coat.
  5. Refrigerate until ready serve.
Notes
Calories per serving: 88.1, Fat: 0, Cholesterol: o, Sodium: 68.4, Potassium: 8.6, Carbs: 22, Fiber: 2.1, Sugar: 2, Protein: 2.1
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cup
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What is your favorite kind of potato salad?  My Husband LOVES the traditional potato salad made with mayonnaise and eggs.  Me, I like my Balsamic Potato Salad.  I’m more of a balsamic person rather than a mayonnaise person.  Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, since I was making this for vegans and meat eaters, I served it with a side of bacon that I made.  I just made normal bacon and crumbled it up.  I tried to make sure this dish satisfied everyone no matter what kind of eater you are.

Have a great day!

Toodles,

Jen

Filed Under: Salad and Soups, Vegetarian and Side Dishes Tagged With: balsamic dressing, barbecue, healthy, low calorie, potato, salad, side dish, vegan

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Comments

  1. Baker Street (@bakerstreet29) says

    August 8, 2012 at 2:45 AM

    Easy peasy! Love the idea of adding a balsamic dressing!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 8, 2012 at 10:37 PM

      Thanks! 🙂 I like it too!!

      Reply
  2. Joanne says

    August 8, 2012 at 4:32 AM

    My FAVORITE potato salad is one that I make with an olive oil/roasted garlic/chives dressing. To die for. But I love me some balsamic also! I’m sure this is amazing!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 8, 2012 at 10:36 PM

      Ohhh, oil/roasted garlic sounds good!! So many variations of this kind of salad. I love that!

      Reply
  3. LaurenKellyNutrition says

    August 8, 2012 at 4:33 AM

    YUM!! I usually don’t love potato salads b/c of their mayonnaise dressings but this looks fantastic!!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 8, 2012 at 10:36 PM

      Thanks Lauren! I like my Potato salad this way much better, but my Hubby likes it with mayo better, lots and lots of mayo! I swear he could just eat the stuff out of the jar. Yuck!

      Reply
  4. Jen @ Savory Simple says

    August 8, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    This salad looks perfect for a summer picnic or bbq!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 8, 2012 at 10:35 PM

      It’s so simple and it’s the kind of salad that can sit out, so no refrigeration is required, perfect for outside.

      Reply
  5. Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says

    August 8, 2012 at 7:11 AM

    Love the balsamic approach to this. I hate mayo-ey potato salads so much!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 8, 2012 at 10:33 PM

      I couldn’t agree more! I like creamy, but not fattening and honestly I like most of my vegetables with a simple light dressing.

      Reply
  6. The Café Sucré Farine says

    August 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM

    I too love those yellow potatoes from TJ’s. And your potato salad looks delish! What a wonderful idea to re-incarnate it into hash browns! 🙂

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 8, 2012 at 10:33 PM

      Thanks Chris! I try not to waste my leftovers and my Husband loves his potatoes this way! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Liz says

    August 8, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    Easy and yummy…can’t beat that. And you’ve reminded me I need to make a long overdue TJ’s run 🙂

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 8, 2012 at 10:32 PM

      These little Dutch potatoes are so creamy, you should go to TJ’s and get some!

      Reply
  8. Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles says

    August 8, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    What a great version of potato salad! I absolutely lovel balsamic, so I’m sure I’d enjoy this!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 8, 2012 at 10:31 PM

      Thanks Courtney! I love simple and tasty! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Kristi @ My San Francisco Kitchen says

    August 8, 2012 at 8:12 PM

    I love how simple yet delicious this potato salad is! Soo much better than the fattening mayonnaise kind 🙂 Thanks for sharing this great recipe.

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 8, 2012 at 10:29 PM

      I like how simple it is to! It’s ready in a snap!! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Aimee @ ShugarySweets says

    August 9, 2012 at 4:42 AM

    Sounds delicious Jen!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 9, 2012 at 5:56 AM

      Thank Aimee!!!

      Reply
  11. Peggy says

    August 13, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    I’m all for mayo-less recipes! Gonna try this potato salad out soon =)

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      August 13, 2012 at 4:56 PM

      Me too!! Mayo make taste ok, but it’s not worth the calories to my butt!! 🙂

      Reply

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