Kick off the Summer with some potato salad.

I more or less followed The Joy of Cooking recipe and added minced carrots, curry powder, and sour cream (which I think freshens up and lightens the dish a bit.) [Perhaps introduce some yogurt?] It also was good topped with hot Hungarian paprika at the time of serving. (Hot Paprika has a similar flavor to chipotle powder or smoked Spanish paprika.)

American Potato Salad (The Joy of Cooking, variation.)

6 to 8 servings


Boil in salted water until tender:

2 pounds potatoes

Drain. Peel if desired and cut into bite-sized pieces. Rince, cool, and pat dry potatoes then combine in a large bowl with:

2 celery stalks, diced

2 carrots, minced

2 scallions, minced

3 hard-boiled eggs, diced

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon curry powder

Salt and black pepper to taste

sprinkle with hot Hungarian paprika at the time of serving

http://www.thejoykitchen.com/