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Experience the taste of tradition with this simple British potato salad recipe. Learn about the origins of potatoes and how to grow them in your garden.

Growing up in the UK, my mum made potato salad often since it was inexpensive to purchase potatoes, and it was a simple side dish.

Although this is my mum’s recipe, I added an ingredient twist we love in the CBB home, which you’ll find in the notes section below.

Best Potato For Potato Salad

Two types of potatoes work in a potato salad, although use what you have.

• Waxy Potato– New potatoes and fingerlings are waxy and don’t need to be peeled. They are firmer when boiled and tend to hold their shape in cold salads, soups, stews, etc.
• Starchy Potato – This potato tends to be fluffier and soaks up the dressing. An example is the Russet Potato (Idaho), used for French fries. These potatoes tend to be softer and fall apart easily, but they can still be used for potato salad.
• All-Purpose Potato– Yukon Gold is typically found in Ontario grocery stores and is suitable for boiling, mashing, roasting, and frying. Others that fall into this category would be red potatoes (baking, boiling, mashing, salads) and white potatoes (baking, boiling, roasting).

History Of The Potato

I’m no potato history buff, but I like learning about where food originates.

The modern potato, now grown all over the world, was discovered in the 16th century by Spanish explorers in Peru.

Shortly after this, the potato was introduced to Spain and to other European and Asian countries. Eventually, it made its way back across the Atlantic to North America.

Not only is the potato nutritious, it’s easy to grow in almost all climates and produces abundantly. Just dig, store and eat as needed.

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Surprise Potatoes In Our Garden Pots

Potatoes are also easy to grow, even if you don’t want to compost the peels.

Last year, while I was turning over the soil in our large tomato pots, I found a handful of potatoes had grown.

Before planting tomato seedlings in the pots, we would put kitchen scraps over the top to compost.

Being British, we eat many potatoes, so the peels I composted grew in their pots without help.

Today, the potato is Ontario’s largest fresh vegetable crop and the world’s fourth-largest food crop.

Potatoes are nutritious, delicious, and economical — they are fat and cholesterol-free, high in vitamin C and potassium, and may aid in weight loss.

Related: How To Grow Potatoes In A Garden Pot

How To Make Simple Potato Salad

Don’t try to complicate the process of making a flavourful potato salad.

Salads are perfect for summer barbeque parties or a year-round side dish.

Since potatoes are economical, this recipe is ideal for any frugal menu plan.

Ingredients

• 6 medium Yukon or white potatoes
• 6 hard-boiled eggs
• 3 green onions or a 1/2 cup minced chives
• 1 cup of mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt and pepper
• (Optional Fresh Dill)

Instructions

1. Wash and scrub potatoes and remove any impurities leaving the peels on.
2. In a large pot filled with cold water 3/4 of the way, place the potatoes for 15 mins or fork tender.
3. In another pot, fill with cold water and 6 large eggs. Let it come to a boil, and set a 6-minute timer. Rinse under cold water and peel.
4. Chop the eggs into 3 or 4 chunky pieces and set aside.
5. Cut the slightly cooled potatoes into small chunks and add to the chopped eggs.
6. Add mayonnaise, salt, pepper, paprika, Dijon mustard, and apple cider vinegar in a medium-sized bowl.
7. Stir well for a minute or two to combine to create a dressing.
8. Pour the dressing and the chopped spring onions (chives or dill optional) into the potato and eggs and gently stir.
9. Put a lid on the bowl or cling-wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
10. Serve cold or warm.

Notes

Serve warm or cold.

Add any additional herbs that you like.

Inglehoffer Creamy Dill Mustard is a flavourful alternative to Dijon mustard.

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Orange Date Squares

Yield: 12

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Thick Classic date squares but with a more delicious filling. You'll love the flavour of the oats and dates in this popular recipe.

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Ingredients

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
• 1 pound pitted dates
• 1.5 cups of water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 cups large oats or quick oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup brown sugar for oats mixture
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons of brown sugar for date mixture
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 cup of cubed cold butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon or add to your preference cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• parchment paper
• cooking spray
• Hands Free Mode:

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
2. Put your pitted dates in a pot with 1 1/2 cups of water, a tablespoon of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, and vanilla, then cook until tender (about 15-20 minutes), then cool.
3. Puree cooled dates in a food processor until blended and smooth (if you like it chunky, use a fork to mash them up)
4. Spray an 8x8 baking pan (single recipe) or a 13x9 baking pan (double recipe) with cooking spray, then line it with parchment paper so it’s hanging over the edges.
5. In a bowl, add the flour, salt, oats, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon, and mix in the food processor until combined or the oats look like there are in chunks.
6. Pat 2/3 of the oats mixture in the bottom of the lined baking pan. I use a fork around the pan to ensure it’s packed in nicely.
7. Add the date mixture to the oat mixture and smooth out over the top.
8. Use the rest of the oat mixture and crumble over the top. Don’t press in as you did for the bottom of the pan. Just let the oats fall all over the top of the date mixture.
9. Bake in the oven for 25 mins or until golden brown.
10. Let cool completely, then pull the date squares out by lifting the parchment paper out and placing it on the counter.
11. Cut into squares with a knife and set them back into the pan. The parchment helps to get them out quickly.

Notes

You can freeze for six months. Depending on how big you cut your date squares, you can get more or less than I have. They are best eaten cold or at room temperature once they cool from the oven.

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