Roasted Potato Salad #recipe from Molly MacRae

 

This is a nice, loaded potato salad. To load it up even more, and turn it into a main course, I added hard-boiled eggs to the original recipe. Meat-eaters might also like to add chicken, shrimp, or something like salami. It’s easiest to make in summer when the tomatoes are coming in and fresh dill is plentiful.

 

Roasted Potato Salad

(adapted from Yossy Arefi at The New York Times)

 

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces

3 tablespoons olive oil

Kosher salt and black pepper

2 tablespoons lemon juice

4 hard-boiled eggs, roughly chopped

1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved

1/2  cup roughly chopped pitted Kalamata olives

1/2 cup chopped fresh dill

1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

1/2 cup sliced pepperoncini

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

 

Directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees. On a large, rimmed baking sheet, toss the potatoes, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Shake baking sheet to distribute potatoes into an even layer. Roast for 15 or 20 minutes then toss potatoes and shake baking sheet again to redistribute potatoes into even layer. Roast another 15 or 12 minutes until golden-brown and beginning to crisp.

Let potatoes cool 5 minutes then add to a large bowl with the lemon juice. Toss to coat and let cool to room temperature.

Add eggs, tomatoes, olives, dill, parsley, pepperoncini, and remaining tablespoon olive oil to bowl with potatoes. Stir gently to combine. Sprinkle feta of the top. Taste and add more lemon juice, salt, and pepper if desired. Serve at room temperature or cold. 

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The Boston Globe says Molly MacRae writes “murder with a dose of drollery.” She’s the author of the award-winning, national bestselling Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries and the Highland Bookshop Mysteries. As Margaret Welch, she writes books for Annie’s Fiction and Guideposts. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and she’s a winner of the Sherwood Anderson Award for Short Fiction. Visit Molly on Facebook and Pinterest and connect with her on Twitter  or Instagram.