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Aromatic Potato Salad

Cumin is most often associated with curries and Middle Eastern foods. Here it adds pungency to potato salad, making the dish a particularly good accompaniment to minimally-seasoned fish or chicken.

KeyCumin. Cumin is sold both as whole seeds and in ground form. It's a bit difficult to grind cumin seeds with a mortar and pestle so you may want to use off-the-shelf ground cumin (ground cumin keeps its strength for about a year).

Takes about 20 minutes (plus potato cooking). Serves 6-8.

SHOPPING LIST:
  • Fresh parsley
  • Garlic
  • Paprika
  • Cumin
  • Red onion
  • Tomatoes (grape tomatoes are ideal)
  • Red or white 'waxy' potatoes
  • Lemon
  • Extra-virgin olive oil


Prepare the potatoes
Prepare and cook potatoes, then cut into bite-size chunks or slices
  • 5-6 medium potatoes (about 2 pounds)



Make the dressing
1
Meanwhile, whisk together in a large bowl
  • juice of one lemon
  • 1/4 cup (2 oz) extra-virgin olive oil
  • palmful fresh parsley, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • about 1/2 tsp ground cumin
2
Stir in gently
  • 1/2 medium red onion, sliced very thin
  • handful of grape tomatoes, sliced into halves

Finish the salad:

Gently stir still-warm potatoes into dressing and toss until evenly coated.
Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley.  Cover and refrigerate.

POTATO SALAD BASICS. Click here for essentials of selecting and cooking potatoes, preparing hard-cooked eggs, working with garlic, and similar tips to make potato salad preparation both easier and tastier.

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