Potato Salad on the Lite Side
Summer picnics, a backyard soiree, a simply delicious Potato Salad is a perfect compliment to any meal. Main courses such as grilled meats, seafood dishes, and even tofu go well with potato salad.
Potatoes, in general, are very filling. No need to add extra ingredients that “weight the salad down”. Here, the lighter ingredients to keep potato salad tasty without adding layers of fat and calories. It’s bikini season!
This recipe includes fresh mint leaves (one of my faves), yogurt, lemon juice, mustard, celery and dill pickles to compliment the naturally delicious red potatoes.
Potato Salad Lite Ingredient Suggestions:
- Lemon zest
- Can be substituted for lemon juice. Use the fine zest of one lemon for best results
- Fresh herbs
- Most potato salad recipes call for fresh dill. I am a fresh mint lover. Fresh mint leaves, yes please!
- Yogurt or Kefir yogurts vs mayonnaise and sour cream
- Use a smaller amount of yogurt vs mayonnaise as yogurt has a more delicate texture yet is higher in flavor
- Natural honey
- Just a teaspoon
- Mustard – ground preferred or prepared
- Ground mustard is preferred but prepared mustard is fine just use less of it!
- Bell peppers – add flavor and color
- Bell peppers are also naturally sweet
- Dill pickles – what ‘s a potato salad without dill pickles?
- I’m from the south. Dill pickles are a must for any potato salad recipe. Red, baking potato or otherwise
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