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Midwest Potato Salad at Tanglewood!

July 11, 2013 by Mary Frances 10 Comments

Midwest potato salad in a white Le Crueset bowl garnished with parsley.So we had the potato salad competition and got lots of great recipes but surprisingly, none that really matched my original, traditional with a twist, potato salad recipe that I know is good, because every time I serve it, people ask me for the recipe. So I made this for last Friday night, as we were going to the opening night at Tanglewood and this recipe has become sort of a tradition for that picnic dinner. Usually, it is also the one time of the year that I make buttermilk fried chicken. But this year, since it was just Steve and me, I made this new recipe in the most recent edition of Food and Wine Magazine. It’s a marinated roasted chicken that can be served at room temperature, with a chimichurri sauce. It was delicious! For one chicken, of course use 1/3 of the ingredients, except for the garlic in the chimichurri – I used 2 large cloves.Tanglewood! The start of the season and time for picnic dinners.I love Tanglewood, so I will make whatever it takes to do the outing. If this potato salad makes my husband happy, okay! (there’s my husband)

Here is this mayonnaise based recipe, with some different instructions on how to handle the potatoes, making sure you chill it ahead of time, and yet let it come close to room temperature before you serve it.

MIDWEST POTATO SALAD – serves 8
2 lbs. Yukon Gold or farmstand potatoes
3/4 cup chopped onions
1 stalk celery, mandoline sliced
3/4 cup Hellmann’s mayonnaise
1 dill pickle, minced
3 cornichons, minced
1 pickled hot cherry pepper, stem and seeds removed, minced
1 tbs. white wine vinegar
2 tsp. Colman’s dry mustard
1 tsp. French grey or Kosher salt
1 tsp. Hungarian sweet paprika
20 grinds black pepper
1 hard boiled egg, minced

Wash and scrub potatoes. Place in a large pot and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Salt the water with coarse sea salt and bring to a boil. Turn down heat to a simmer, partially cover and check in 20 minutes. This will take 20-30 minutes and the potatoes should be tender when tested with a skewer, but not fall apart. Drain in a colander until cool enough to handle. This will take some time so be patient. You do not want to cut warm potatoes as they will fall apart and you do not want to put this dressing on warm potatoes.

Combine all other ingredients into your dressing. Do not peel the potatoes, cut them into 3/4” pieces and place in a pretty bowl. Distribute all the dressing, carefully folding it over with a spatula until evenly distributed. Chill at least one hour before serving and take out at least 1/2 hour before your meal, so it’s not so cold. This tastes even better the next day.Roasted chicken with chimichurri sauce, potato salad and sugar snap pea salad on a white plate.
Our plate! That’s a sugar snap pea salad with poblano peppers and a balsamic vinaigrette.

Roasted peaches, red onion, chicken and homegrown lettuce salad at a Tanglewood picnic dinner.Our neighbors behind us had this beautiful salad with grilled peaches and chicken on her garden lettuce. I commented on how pretty it was. My new friend, Jan gave me a big taste. She was so sweet and she said I made her day. I think she made mine. Her salad dressing was so interesting – one whole grilled peach (skinned and pitted) with some grainy mustard and olive oil – puree it all in a food processor. It was delicious!! The sweetness of the peaches offset the vinegar in the mustard, which was really a nice combination. Thank you Jan! That’s a great idea.The Tanglewood crowd.There’s Jan in the mint green shirt – and some of the Tanglewood audience behind us.

Tanglewood stage with lovers.
Just look at this cute loving couple in front of us. This is the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing an All-Tchaikovsky Program – Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 5 – Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor, Joshua Bell, violin. It was magnificent!!

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Filed Under: Dinner, Poultry Tagged With: Food and Wine magazine, Joshua Bell, mayonnaise based potato salad, midwest potato salad, picnic dinners, potato salad, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, roasted chicken with chimichurri sauce, sugar snap pea salad, Tanglewood, Tchaikovsky, violin concerto

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  1. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says

    July 12, 2013 at 1:38 AM

    I adore Tanglewood and I’m so jealous. I’d almost swap my sister for an opportunity to go again. (almost) 🙂

    Love your salad!

    Reply
    • Mary Frances says

      July 12, 2013 at 7:58 AM

      Aw come on Maureen!!

      Reply
  2. apuginthekitchen says

    July 13, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    Love Tanglewood and this potato salad sounds delicious. I especially love the hot cherry peppers in it, I always have a jar in the fridge. All the salads look wonderful.

    Reply
    • Mary Frances says

      July 15, 2013 at 4:27 PM

      Thanks!! I love cherry peppers too!! Great for chicken scarpariello!

      Reply
  3. yummychunklet says

    July 13, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    What a great festival! Reminds me of Ravinia!

    Reply
    • Mary Frances says

      July 15, 2013 at 4:28 PM

      It is always fantastic!!

      Reply
  4. Margaret Brown says

    July 14, 2013 at 11:05 PM

    The best part, besides the potato salad and meeting Jan and hearing Beethoven, was that you didn’t get rained on. This past couple of weeks in our area of the country has been a trial. So glad it worked out. I would make your potato salad in a minute if my husband would tolerate even low-fat mayonnaise. Perhaps next life.

    Reply
    • Mary Frances says

      July 15, 2013 at 4:30 PM

      Well mayo is just eggs and olive oil and they’re now saying that eggs are good for you and to eat them every day. We discovered that Lite Mayo is actually so full of other junk that it’s actually worse for you!

      Reply
  5. Charles says

    July 23, 2013 at 6:06 PM

    Sign this mayonnaise addict right up! I must say I make a mean potato salad myself which, like with you, everyone always wants to know how it’s made (even potato salad haters seem to love it!) but – it’s always great to check out the “competition” :). Someone did a round-up of potato salad recipes on their blog a while back and I got to try a few new ones from there… my favourite was a cajun-style salad they posted. This looks great though – loving the addition of celery… really like it myself and bet it adds a beautiful background flavour and crunch!
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    • Mary Frances says

      July 23, 2013 at 11:28 PM

      Yes – I am a big celery lover too. I think it’s a misunderstood, under appreciated vegetable. This one has a little kick too with the hot cherry pepper. Do try it and let me know how you like it!

      Reply

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