This updated picnic potato salad gets subtle flavor from smoked ham. If you can find them, small, thin-skinned early potatoes are best in this salad.
| Prep Time: | 40 minutes |
| Ready in: | 1 hour |
| Yield: | 8 servings, about 1 cup each |
| Ease of Prep: | Easy |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 2 pounds small potatoes , preferably heirloom | |
| 1 cup chopped celery | |
| 2 ounces smoked ham , sliced into strips | |
| 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley | |
| 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or scallions | |
| 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint or dill | |
| 3/4 cup nonfat buttermilk | |
| 1 tablespoon lemon juice | |
| 1 tablespoon peanut or canola oil | |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt | |
| Freshly ground pepper to taste | |
| 2 large hard-boiled eggs (see Tip), peeled and coarsely chopped | |
Recipe Directions
- Place potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with water and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook, partially covered, until just tender, 12 to 20 minutes, depending on their size. Drain and let cool for about 15 minutes.
- When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, taste a bit of potato skin—if it’s bitter or tough, peel the potatoes. Otherwise, leave the skins on. Cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces and put them in a large salad bowl.
- Add celery, ham, parsley, chives (or scallions) and mint (or dill) to the potatoes. Toss to combine. Add buttermilk, lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper; stir to combine. Gently stir in chopped egg. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired.
Tip: To hard-boil eggs: Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook at the barest simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, pour out hot water and cover the eggs with cold water. Let stand until cool enough to handle before peeling.
Health Advantages: low calorie, low carb, low sat fat, low cholesterol, low sodium, high potassium, heart healthy, healthy weight, gluten free diet.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 8 | ||||||||
| Amount Per serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 138 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 1 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 20 g | Dietary Fiber: | 2 g | Cholesterol: | 58 mg | |||
| Fat: | 4 g | Sodium: | 272 mg | Saturated Fat: | 1 g | |||
| Protein: | 6 g | Potassium: | 643 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 2 g | |||
| Nutrition Bonus: | Vitamin C (25% daily value), Potassium (18% dv). | |||||||
| Exchanges: | 1 starch, 1/2 lean meat, 1 fat | |||||||
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