Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in
Side Recipes
Portuguese Potato Salad (Salada de Batata)
This Portuguese potato salad (salada de batata), is great during the summer or even winter and it never gets old, a must have for your next cookout.
| Preparation time | n/a |
| Cooking Time | n/a |
| Ready In | 40 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 8 |
Ingredients
2 1/2 lbs of potatoes1/2 small onions finely chopped1 cup of frozen petite peas1 cup os chopped carrots about 1/4 inch cubes1 cup of frozen cut green beans (optional)1 tbsp of minced parsley1 tbsp of salt1/2 tsp of pepper1/2 tsp of garlic powder2 tbsp of Italian salad dressing1 cup of mayonnaise1/2 tsp of paprika6 hard boiled eggs (optional)
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Preparation
- Wash, peel and cut the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. (You may also leave skins on but scrub them well before cooking).
- Place the potatoes into salted water and let them come to a boil. After about 5 minutes add the carrots, and green beans.
- Let them come to another boil and cook for about 5 more minutes. Taste one piece of potato to be sure its almost done.
- Add peas and onions during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain and let the mixture cool.
- When cool, add the remaining ingredients except eggs. Toss the ingredients or fold with plastic spatula. (Stir gently not to break the potatoes apart).
- (Chop eggs into fourths and add to mixture if desired)
- Place into serving dish and garnish with parsley and a sprinkle of paprika.
- The salad can be served at room temperature or chilled the next day. Take my advise and double up the recipe because you’ll wish you’d made more the next day!
Recipe & Photo Credit: Tia Maria's Blog, portuguesediner.com/tiamaria
Simply Delicious Portuguese Tomato Rice
This is a simply delicious Portuguese tomato rice (receita de arroz malandro), but you can use it as a base for fish rice, spare ribs, beans, etc.
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 4 |
Portuguese Tomato Jam (Doce de Tomate)
This delicious Portuguese tomato jam (doce de tomate), is perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth for a unique and different flavored jam.
| Level of Difficulty | Very Easy |
| Servings | 10 |
Tasty Scalloped Potatoes with Peppers
These tasty scalloped potatoes with peppers (batatas gratinadas), will make the perfect side dish for fish, meats, poultry, or as a meatless dish.
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 4 |
Gillian
This is so yummy my husband loves the recipe super easy
2 Years ago, Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Coco Reneau
So, I am not Portuguese but I moved to an area of Central Cal with a large Portuguese population. At the annual roundup their potato salad was always a favorite, but much easier than this. Use small red potatoes, generous amount of sliced green onions, lots of sliced olives, pimiento, and hard boiled eggs. Cook the potatoes,cool, cut up, cut eggs and toss all ingredients. Sprinkle generously with garlic salt. Then toss with a 50/50 mixture of Kraft sandwich spread and may, just enough to cover the ingredients, but not so much as to drown them. It’s a favorite whenever I serve it!
2 Years ago, Sunday, April 9, 2023
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