I know what you are thinking, you are thinking “It’s Memorial Day weekend. Unofficial start of summer. Lots of BBQ’s now I have to make a potato salad!” (it’s a law right?) and “I want a pickle, dill to be specific”. Ok, maybe you weren’t thinking that, but I was. (I often think about pickles…)
Pickles. And potato salad. It only made sense to make a pickled potato salad. So make it I did. And oh boy oh boy, there is nothing better then a rich and creamy salad consisting of potatoes other then a rich and creamy and pickle tart salad of potatoes. I hit the nail right on the head with this one. The mr and I ate the entire salad all to ourselves and way to fast. Now it is gone and I didn’t get a chance to share with anyone. But it’s ok, cause this is definitely going into the summertime potato salad rotation.
Now you are thinking “creamy dill pickle potato salad.. this girl is a genius!” and to that, I say yes. I would have to agree with you on that. (hehe)
And to all who may not be a pickle fan, or need to make 2 potato salads, (it is always good to have a variety of potato dishes at any BBQ ) try this guacamole potato salad, another favorite.
The stuff. Potatoes of course and half a sweet onion, a cup or so of navy beans in the aquafaba ( bean water), left over pickle juice, fresh dill, dried dill, garlic, olive oil ,salt and a pepper.%u00a0
Yes there is a lemon pictured, but I was actually using that to squeeze into my water so yeah, not needed in the potato salad but you should grab a lemon and a big tall glass of water and drink it. Keep yourself hydrated.
Get the potatoes going. Chop them up into small piece and place into a big pot. Cover with cold water and add in a good bit of salt. Stick the pot on the stove and boil those taters.
While potatoes are boiling, strain the aquafaba (bean water) from the beans.
And chop the onion into little pieces and stick into a big bowl along with the strained (and now rinsed) beans.%u00a0 Pour in half the pickle juice and give it a good toss then set aside and let the pickle juice do it’s thing.
Now it’s the sauce time. Blend up aquafaba, garlic,%u00a0 dried dill, a little pickle juice and pinch of salt. As your blending, pour in olive oil until the sauce becomes rich and creamy dill sauce (vegan mayo my friends)
The potatoes are boiled until fork tender and drained..
Toss the strained potatoes back into the pot and add in the bean/ onion mix and the rest of the pickle juice. Give it all a good toss and stick the pot into the fridge for about an hour until the potatoes are cool.
And now we assemble. The cooled off pickle juice infused potatoes, beans, and onions are stuck into a bowl (or just leave in the pot if you want) and slathered with the creamy dill sauce and mixed with as much fresh dill as you want and lots of freshly cracked pepper
And a pickle. If you have one, I highly, HIGHLY, recommend chopping one up and adding it… I mean it is a pickled potato salad after all.
So now you have a great,%u00a0 fantastic, knock your socks off, salad to make for any of your weekend BBQ needs.
Your welcome.
Now have a great, extra long weekend!
-C
Serve 4-6
5-6 red potatoes
1 cup pickle juice (use a good pickle juice that you like the taste of)
A small sweet yellow onion (or half a big one)
1 cup navy beans
3-4 tablespoons aquafaba (bean water)
1/2 cup olive oil
2-3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon dried dill
a handful of fresh dill
salt and pepper
pickles (optional)
Chop up the potatoes into mouth little chunks ans place into a pot . Rinse them and them cover about with about an extra inch of cold water, Ad d in a a good sprnkle of salt (like a tablespoon) and stick on the stove. Bring the pot to a rapid boil then turn heat down a bit to a low boil and cook until the potatoes are fork tender.
While potatoes are boils, strain you beans away from the aquafaba, and keeping about 3-4 tablespoons of the liquid. Rinse the beans and place into a big bowl. Chop the onion into little pieces and add that in with the beans and about 1/2 of the pickle juice. Set aside
Now grab the strained bean juice, about a tablespoon of pickle juice, the garlic, and the dried dill,%u00a0 Either with a hand blender or regular blender, start blending all that together while slowly pouring in olive oil (about 1/2 a cup ) until the sauce is thick and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste and place in fridge to hang until you need it.
And once the potatoes are cooked, strain them then add them back to the pot along with the bean/onion mixture and the rest of the pickle juice. Toss around to coat evenly and place into the fridge to cool. After about a half hour its a good idea to give it a toss to make sure the juice is getting to all the potatoes.
Once potatoes are cooled, dump into a serving bowl. (or just keep in pot) It’s ok if there is a little remaining liquid.. it will get sucked up by the potatoes. Get the sauce from the fridge and pour it and toss it around to evenly coat all those yummy potatoes. Chop up fresh dill and toss that in too (as much fresh dill as you like.. more is better!) And lately, if you have a spare pickle or two, chop it up and add it on in (or place in a bowl on the side for people add in themselves)
I added the pickle. You should add the pickle. It is so good with the pickle
Like any potato salad, serve with your favorite foods and keep in the fridge when not being eaten.
%u00a0Today I am going to spend the day hiding inside (it’s suppose rain all day)%u00a0binge watching Top Chef, while baking as many cakes and cookies as I can. For%u00a0I stumbled upon the amazing world of aquagfaba (bean water, which when whipped, act almost exactly like egg white). It’s freaking amazing%u00a0and I now I must%u00a0devote my life to it. (no, not really).
Other then the bean juice, this week had been good. Lots of amazing clouds in the sky,%u00a0more super fresh summer veggies, bke rides, gardening, summertime fun.%u00a0We really wanted to go camping this weekend, but sadly our plans fell through, which is probably a good %u00a0because I really don’t think my body can survive any more bug bites.%u00a0I think I might have contracted west nile from the 100 trillion bug bites that I got while strawberry picking.%u00a0I also%u00a0might have gotten a little poison ivy%u00a0(can’t tell if its just more %u00a0bug bites).%u00a0Either way, my skin is destroyed and I am ready to tear it all off. Oh well,%u00a0we did get to spend %u00a0a day on a river where the mr fished%u00a0and I played with rocks. Good times.
So today,%u00a0baking with aquafaba, a little T.V, some%u00a0watercolor painting,%u00a0and maybe a little of that stinky pink lotion on my legs. And coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. Sounds like a pretty good day to me. Hope that you out there are going to do the same (maybe not play with bean water, but have a relaxing day)%u00a0
Some fun and awesome internet stuff to peruse if you are hanging around the old computer.
–%u00a0This is such a great design%u2026 I want one.%u00a0%u00a0Tiny Footprint: A Prefab Home for Two, in 183 Square Feet by%u00a0Michelle Slatalla%u00a0%u00a0
– How To Make Slime%u2026. My life is now complete.
-2015%u2019s Crime Stories Are Riddled With Hangry People%u00a0. My headline %u00a0would be ..”Vegan girl reverts to cannibalism. Eats boyfriends arm off while stuck in traffic on the way to the farmers market”… HAHAHA
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-%u00a0J.K. Rowling Announces ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Will Hit London Stage.%u00a0And of course it’s all the way in London. What about me?
– Really need to get me one of these.%u00a0Camp in the Air: New Suspended Treehouse Tents and Hammocks
-Andr%u00e9s Jaque’s giant water purifier unveiled in MoMA PS1 courtyard%u00a0
– I am so going to be making this as soon as the chard is ready in the garden .A Genius Trick for Lighter, Smoother Hummus%u00a0
-This is Real:%u00a0The Baby Cage. NOO..but YES!!!!
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September 15, 2019 by maximios • Blog
I know what you are thinking, you are thinking “It’s Memorial Day weekend. Unofficial start of summer. Lots of BBQ’s now I have to make a potato salad!” (it’s a law right?) and “I want a pickle, dill to be specific”. Ok, maybe you weren’t thinking that, but I was. (I often think about pickles…)
Pickles. And potato salad. It only made sense to make a pickled potato salad. So make it I did. And oh boy oh boy, there is nothing better then a rich and creamy salad consisting of potatoes other then a rich and creamy and pickle tart salad of potatoes. I hit the nail right on the head with this one. The mr and I ate the entire salad all to ourselves and way to fast. Now it is gone and I didn’t get a chance to share with anyone. But it’s ok, cause this is definitely going into the summertime potato salad rotation.
Now you are thinking “creamy dill pickle potato salad.. this girl is a genius!” and to that, I say yes. I would have to agree with you on that. (hehe)
And to all who may not be a pickle fan, or need to make 2 potato salads, (it is always good to have a variety of potato dishes at any BBQ ) try this guacamole potato salad, another favorite.
The stuff. Potatoes of course and half a sweet onion, a cup or so of navy beans in the aquafaba ( bean water), left over pickle juice, fresh dill, dried dill, garlic, olive oil ,salt and a pepper.%u00a0
Yes there is a lemon pictured, but I was actually using that to squeeze into my water so yeah, not needed in the potato salad but you should grab a lemon and a big tall glass of water and drink it. Keep yourself hydrated.
Get the potatoes going. Chop them up into small piece and place into a big pot. Cover with cold water and add in a good bit of salt. Stick the pot on the stove and boil those taters.
While potatoes are boiling, strain the aquafaba (bean water) from the beans.
And chop the onion into little pieces and stick into a big bowl along with the strained (and now rinsed) beans.%u00a0 Pour in half the pickle juice and give it a good toss then set aside and let the pickle juice do it’s thing.
Now it’s the sauce time. Blend up aquafaba, garlic,%u00a0 dried dill, a little pickle juice and pinch of salt. As your blending, pour in olive oil until the sauce becomes rich and creamy dill sauce (vegan mayo my friends)
The potatoes are boiled until fork tender and drained..
Toss the strained potatoes back into the pot and add in the bean/ onion mix and the rest of the pickle juice. Give it all a good toss and stick the pot into the fridge for about an hour until the potatoes are cool.
And now we assemble. The cooled off pickle juice infused potatoes, beans, and onions are stuck into a bowl (or just leave in the pot if you want) and slathered with the creamy dill sauce and mixed with as much fresh dill as you want and lots of freshly cracked pepper
And a pickle. If you have one, I highly, HIGHLY, recommend chopping one up and adding it… I mean it is a pickled potato salad after all.
So now you have a great,%u00a0 fantastic, knock your socks off, salad to make for any of your weekend BBQ needs.
Your welcome.
Now have a great, extra long weekend!
-C
Serve 4-6
Chop up the potatoes into mouth little chunks ans place into a pot . Rinse them and them cover about with about an extra inch of cold water, Ad d in a a good sprnkle of salt (like a tablespoon) and stick on the stove. Bring the pot to a rapid boil then turn heat down a bit to a low boil and cook until the potatoes are fork tender.
While potatoes are boils, strain you beans away from the aquafaba, and keeping about 3-4 tablespoons of the liquid. Rinse the beans and place into a big bowl. Chop the onion into little pieces and add that in with the beans and about 1/2 of the pickle juice. Set aside
Now grab the strained bean juice, about a tablespoon of pickle juice, the garlic, and the dried dill,%u00a0 Either with a hand blender or regular blender, start blending all that together while slowly pouring in olive oil (about 1/2 a cup ) until the sauce is thick and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste and place in fridge to hang until you need it.
And once the potatoes are cooked, strain them then add them back to the pot along with the bean/onion mixture and the rest of the pickle juice. Toss around to coat evenly and place into the fridge to cool. After about a half hour its a good idea to give it a toss to make sure the juice is getting to all the potatoes.
Once potatoes are cooled, dump into a serving bowl. (or just keep in pot) It’s ok if there is a little remaining liquid.. it will get sucked up by the potatoes. Get the sauce from the fridge and pour it and toss it around to evenly coat all those yummy potatoes. Chop up fresh dill and toss that in too (as much fresh dill as you like.. more is better!) And lately, if you have a spare pickle or two, chop it up and add it on in (or place in a bowl on the side for people add in themselves)
I added the pickle. You should add the pickle. It is so good with the pickle
Like any potato salad, serve with your favorite foods and keep in the fridge when not being eaten.
%u00a0Today I am going to spend the day hiding inside (it’s suppose rain all day)%u00a0binge watching Top Chef, while baking as many cakes and cookies as I can. For%u00a0I stumbled upon the amazing world of aquagfaba (bean water, which when whipped, act almost exactly like egg white). It’s freaking amazing%u00a0and I now I must%u00a0devote my life to it. (no, not really).
Other then the bean juice, this week had been good. Lots of amazing clouds in the sky,%u00a0more super fresh summer veggies, bke rides, gardening, summertime fun.%u00a0We really wanted to go camping this weekend, but sadly our plans fell through, which is probably a good %u00a0because I really don’t think my body can survive any more bug bites.%u00a0I think I might have contracted west nile from the 100 trillion bug bites that I got while strawberry picking.%u00a0I also%u00a0might have gotten a little poison ivy%u00a0(can’t tell if its just more %u00a0bug bites).%u00a0Either way, my skin is destroyed and I am ready to tear it all off. Oh well,%u00a0we did get to spend %u00a0a day on a river where the mr fished%u00a0and I played with rocks. Good times.
So today,%u00a0baking with aquafaba, a little T.V, some%u00a0watercolor painting,%u00a0and maybe a little of that stinky pink lotion on my legs. And coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. Sounds like a pretty good day to me. Hope that you out there are going to do the same (maybe not play with bean water, but have a relaxing day)%u00a0
Some fun and awesome internet stuff to peruse if you are hanging around the old computer.
–%u00a0This is such a great design%u2026 I want one.%u00a0%u00a0Tiny Footprint: A Prefab Home for Two, in 183 Square Feet by%u00a0Michelle Slatalla%u00a0%u00a0
– How To Make Slime%u2026. My life is now complete.
-2015%u2019s Crime Stories Are Riddled With Hangry People%u00a0. My headline %u00a0would be ..”Vegan girl reverts to cannibalism. Eats boyfriends arm off while stuck in traffic on the way to the farmers market”… HAHAHA
-Are You Flossing Or Just Lying About Flossing? The Dentist Knows. Just so you know.%u00a0%u00a0
-%u00a0J.K. Rowling Announces ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Will Hit London Stage.%u00a0And of course it’s all the way in London. What about me?
– Really need to get me one of these.%u00a0Camp in the Air: New Suspended Treehouse Tents and Hammocks
-Andr%u00e9s Jaque’s giant water purifier unveiled in MoMA PS1 courtyard%u00a0
– I am so going to be making this as soon as the chard is ready in the garden .A Genius Trick for Lighter, Smoother Hummus%u00a0
-This is Real:%u00a0The Baby Cage. NOO..but YES!!!!
And some pictures from the week.