Warm Potato Salad with Pistachio Butter Dressing

Name: Warm Potato Salad with Pistachio Butter Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves: 4 as a side
Ingredients: 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) charlotte or other all-purpose potatoes, halved; 100 g (3½ oz) shelled pistachio nuts; fine sea salt; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; sea salt flakes; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 handful basil leaves, torn; freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves:
4
as a side

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Easy Vegan

By Sue Quinn

Published 2015

About

Everyone loves potato salad but sometimes the traditional mayonnaise dressing is a bit stodgy. This dressing is lighter and tastier.

Ingredients

800 g (1 lb 12 oz) charlotte or other all-purpose potatoes, halved

Side dish
Vegan

Method

Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Be careful not to overcook.

Meanwhile, blitz the pistachio nuts in a food processor to a smooth butter. This might take longer than you think; just keep processing until creamy. (You will have more butter than necessary for the dressing, but use the excess in another recipe or spread on hot toast.)

In a small bowl, whisk