Potato Salad, Hot Potato and Baked Potato Salad Recipes

Potato salad is very popular for parties and picnics. There are many varieties of potato salad recipes. Each person has a different potato salad recipe of his own. Most potato salad recipes involve unhealthy dressings based on sour cream, mayonnaise and eggs. Potato salads prepared from these recipes contain too much fat, calories and cholesterol.Such recipes are not healthy. Given below are some healthy potato recipes.

Note that potatoes are not unhealthy, they are not fattening, but nutritious. Ideally, potatoes are recommended to eat early in the day. Potatoes are rich in vitamin C (antioxidant), potassium, vitamin B6 and dietary fiber, low in sodium, and almost fat free and cholesterol free. The skin of the potato contains the fiber and the nutrients are located close to the skin. A medium size potato and a large apple contain about the same amount of calories (only 100 calories). The high fiber in potato makes it more filling and satisfying and helps manage your body weight.

Different potato salad recipes including hot and backed potato salads are given. All recipes are:
Recipe type: Low fat, cholesterol free
Preparation time: 10 t0 30 minute

Potato Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

• Potatoes, 200g
• Garlic, 2 cloves minced
• Onion, chopped, 1/4 cup
• Capsicum (bell pepper), chopped, 1/4 cup
• Coriander, 1 Tbsp, finely chopped
• Lime/lemon juice 2 tsp
• Olive oil 1 Tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Black Pepper, freshly powdered, 1/2 tsp

Preparation

1. Take water in a skillet and place whole, unpeeled potatoes in it. Cover the skillet and boil the water. Let the potato cook 30 minutes on medium heat. Test the potatoes by fork for tenderness. Adjust the time.

2. Cool and cut potatoes in chunks. Take the chunks in a bowl and mix onion, garlic and apsicum.

3. Garnish potato salad with coriander leaves, salt and pepper.

Hot Potato Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

• Potatoes, 200g
• Coriander, 1 Tbsp, finely chopped
• Mint or corriander leaves, chopped 1 Tbsp
• Olive oil 1 Tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Pepper, 1/2 tsp

Preparation

1. Steam or microwave potatoes until tender.
2. Cut in quarters, place in a bowl and add olive oil.
3. Add corriander and toss gently.
4. Garnish potato salad with salt and pepper.

Baked Potato Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

• Potatoes, 200 g
• Salt to taste
• Pepper, freshly powdered, 1/2 tsp

Preparation

1. Pierce potatoes with a fork at several places.
2. Electric or gas oven: Put the potatoes in a preheated oven at 400 deg F for 45 minutes. Test the potatoes by fork for tenderness. Adjust the time.
3. Microwave Oven: Put for about 10 minutes. Test the potatoes by fork for tenderness. Adjust the time.
4. Cut the baked potatoes in 7-8 pieces and sprinkle salt and black pepper.

Serve warm.

Chezzy Potatoes, Potato Snacks

Sneha Rani (sneha.rani2geind.ge.com), replace 2 by @. Ingredients:

• 4 Potatoes medium size
• 1 Onion finely chopped
• Organo, orange flavour or orange seasoning

Preparation

1. Cut the potatoes into cubes . Roast or fry these potato cubes, add melted cheese or a small box of cheese spread and heat the mixture with salt in an oven for 5 mins.

2. Add organo, orange flavour or orange seasoning to it.