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Middle Eastern Potato Salad + Bits to Read [17]

Aug 20, 2014 4 Comments

Middle Eastern Potato Salad

I have been on a mission to find a tasty potato salad recipe that doesn’t involve mayo. I’ll admit it, I’m not the biggest fan of mayo. Please don’t judge me. Mayo is just something I never grew up with, so I don’t usually keep any in the house.

When I found this vegan and gluten-free Middle Eastern Potato Salad on Floating Kitchen, and I knew I had to give it a try. It’s a very simple salad with fresh herbs and spices and goes well as a side to any meal. That’s right, I had a bit of this salad for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

Here are a few of my notes from making this salad:

  • Don’t overcook the potatoes! I wasn’t keeping my eye on the potatoes the first time I made this salad, so the potatoes cooked for much longer than they needed to be. The flavors were still good, but the potatoes were too mushy.
  • I didn’t have any allspice around the house, so I just added a generous pinch of dried oregano.
  • I decided to use 3 tablespoons of lemon juice instead of 4 to reduce the acidity in the salad.

Give this recipe a try soon!

Kadota Figs

Fig season is upon us! I discovered Kadota figs last month, and I’m hooked! I’ve only eaten Black Mission figs before and I wasn’t particularly fond of the taste. Kadota figs, on the other hand, are less sweet and doesn’t have an aftertaste that I detect when I eat the Black Mission variety.

Because it’s fig season, here are some great posts about this delicious fruit:

  • Did you know that California produces around 98% of figs in the US? Or that figs date back to 9400 to 9200 BC? More fun facts here. // Huffington Post
  • Great roundup of desserts with figs. // Serious Eats
  • How to store and prepare figs. // The Kitchn
  • Should figs be grown year round? // NPR
  • Oh yes, more fig facts for you in case this topic comes up on your next pub quiz! // California Figs
  • More fig recipes, including a fig tart and a fig cocktail! // The Kitchn
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  1. Liz @ Floating Kitchen says

    August 20, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    So glad you liked it! And salad for breakfast? You are hardcore lady! XO

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      August 21, 2014 at 10:36 am

      Potatoes any time of the day for me, even if it’s a salad!!

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