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Southwestern Potato Salad

One of my favorite recipes from my friend Debi Shawcross’s cookbook, Friends at the Table: The Ultimate Supper Club Book, is this Southwestern Potato Salad. I love the buttermilk dressing, the musky flavor of cumin, and the fresh cuts of hearts of palm.
Southwestern Potato Salad in a glass bowl with potatoes, tomatoes, avocado, and corn.
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 352kcal
Author Liren Baker

Ingredients

For the dressing

  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

For the salad

  • 2 pounds small red-skinned potatoes
  • Kernels from 1 ear cooked corn
  • 1/2 cup chopped Vidalia onion
  • 14 ounce can hearts of palm, drained, cut into 1/3-inch rounds
  • 1 1/4 cups chopped grape tomatoes
  • 1 poblano pepper roasted, seeded, peeled and chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • salt
  • 1 avocado peeled and chopped

Instructions

Make the dressing

  • In a medium bowl whisk the buttermilk, mayonnaise, lime juice, cumin, coriander, and cayenne until well blended.

Make the salad

  • In a large pot of boiling salted water cook the potatoes until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and cool. Cut the potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes. Place potatoes in a large bowl. Ad the corn, onion, hearts of palm, tomatoes, poblano pepper, and cilantro. Drizzle dressing over the potato mixture and toss to coat. Season generously with salt. Gently stir in avocado and serve.

Notes

Elements of this dish can be prepared in advance. Make the dressing up to one day prior. The vegetables can be combined the morning of the gathering, and dressed an hour before serving.
Recipe reprinted with permission from Friends at the Table: The Ultimate Supper Club Book by Debi Shawcross (Franklin Green Publishing, 2011).

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 2295mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 660IU | Vitamin C: 45.5mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 3.7mg
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