A Lebanese-style potato salad is extremely simple to make and requires only three ingredients besides the potatoes: Lemons, extra-virgin olive oil and some (preferably) italian parsley. The potatoes should be firm and buttery rather than the starchy baking potatoes. The variety picked here is called Klondike Gourmet Idaho.
The resulting salad is light-tasting, tangy from the lemon and a bit peppery from the parsley.
INGREDIENTS: 4 servings
- 1 pound of potatoes (not baking potatoes)
- 1 large lemon or 1/3 cup of fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup of extra-virgin olive oil
- salt, to taste
- 1/2 cup of minced fresh parsley
METHOD:
- Boil the potatoes (or steam) until tender; peel and cut into small dice, no more than half and inch in width. Transfer to a bowl.
- Squeeze the lemon and pour the fresh lemon juice onto the potatoes, tossing gently to combine; add the olive oil and the salt and finally the minced parsley. Toss to mix well and serve the potato salad at room temperature with extra quartered lemons if desired.
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that looks simple, easy n nice….:)
This is so so nice Joumana compared to the mayonnaisey goopy salads that are norm. I am making this soon with my roast chicken (can’t wait till bbq day
. I have white potatoes that I think will work fine.
This will be so lovely with fish too.
chow! Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
Looks super simple and flavorful – very elegant!
It makes me happy to see a mayo-less potato salad recipe! I don’t like mayo (the smell really bugs me), so this looks fantastic!
I love the simplicity and lightness of this salad, Joumana. It reminds me of the Germany potato salad my friends make. mmm.
Simple and tasty!
Cheers,
Rosa
recette libanaise peut être, mais crois moi en France on fait carrément la même, enfin moi oui !! et c’est délicieux avec quelques anchois marinés maison par exemple
Thats a delicious and wonderful salad..
I personally think that the boiled potato/olive oil combination is one of the best, despite its simplicity.
This is clean and perfect. A bit of Advieh would spice it up just right for certain dishes.
Do we have a Lebanese word for Advieh? I mix my own but have always made it the Iranian way.
@Mark: Oue advieh would be called seven-spice, and of course has different ingredients. Love Persian cuisine!
I am Lebanese too and I LOVE LOVE LOVE this potato salad! Anytime I ask my mom for the recipe she can never tell me because she just throws it all together! I cannot wait for some great recipes on here that my mother could never remember but she just eye balls it!
Cannot wait for more stuff to come!
I Just started following your blog and will be a daily member here!
Given my total and utter disdain of mayonnaise, I’ll take your potato salad over the typical US version any day!
That really is simple, Joumana. The first thing I do is douse my warm potatoes with a nice wine vinegar, but I like the lemon idea much better. Will be trying this for the 4th!
Jolies pommes de terre comme nos primeur… j’aime pâtes et pdt l’été pour le plaisir et la fraîcheur…
Marotte… je suis d’accord, cette recette est aussi française que libanaise. Une bonne huile d’olive, du jus de citron et BEAUCOUP de persil frais, qu’est-ce-qui peut être plus simple? Moi aussi je déteste la mayonnaise dans une “salade”! Et comme quelqu’un d’autre a indiqué: un petit peu de menthe fraiche ou bien un peu d’estragon frais en plus du persil: parfait! J’utilise les “Yukon Gold”.
Your blog is a lot of fun Amy.
Hi…from another Lebanese in the Southern U.S.
(Grew up in Detroit, family of Abraham’s from Beirut.)
This sounds like such a simple but flavorful potato salad and so much more healthy made with olive oil rather than mayonnaise. I’ve been trying to buy only organic potatoes now so I hope I can find these.
Yum, a good potato salad can be so tasty! This sounds delicious!
lovely..we add dried mint and crushed garlic to the dressing as well..
lovely, we make it but add one tiny clove of garlic mashed with salt to a paste added to the lemon/olive oil along with the finely crushed dried mint and of course lots of chopped parsley
Potato salad is a big favourite in our house. The Lebanese potato salad is the same as a Turkish one and I love it made like this. Sometimes, I add some thinly sliced red pepper just for some extra colour.
Julia
My Lebanese mother always makes this salad in the summertime, but she always includes lots of fresh scallions………………I also would like to add that I’ve been a big fan of your website for over a year now and want to thank you for truly conveying the spirit and feeling of Lebanon. When I read your anecdotes about your family, I feel I’m transported back to my childhood and to my Tayta’s kitchen with all of my cousins and family in Beirut.
Le plat préféré de monsieur Patate…..
I’m making this potato salad for the 2nd time. My family absolutely loves it! It’s such a great, simple side dish. Sooo zesty! Thanks for the recipe!