Ingredients
1 large egg
3/4 cup whole fresh cilantro leaves
3/4 cup olive oil
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp salt
7 turns fresh ground black pe
2 lb cooked, unpeeled new
1 potatoes (halved if small,
1 quartered if large)
1/3 cup finely minced onion
Directions
(note: If serving uncooked egg is worrisome, substitute 1/4 cup
"Simply Eggs" for the whole egg) Place egg and cilantro in food
processor or blender. Start processing and slowly stream in 1/2 cup
of the oil. Add the garlic, 1/2 tesaspoon of the salt and 4 turns of
the pepper, stream in the remaining 1/4 cup of the oil. Process until
thorougly emulsified into a mayonnaise. Pour the mayonnaise into
large bowl and add potatoes, onion and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon
salt and 3 turns pepper. Toss to combine thoroughly, cover and
refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
Servings: 5 servings
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Categories: Potato; Salad; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
It is quite feasible to track the history of transcribed cooking instructions back into distant history, in fact as far back as pharonic Egypt, and maybe even further. In practice though, sadly, these old cook books were just very basic hieroglyphic instructions for preparing meals.
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We hope you enjoy this Cilantro Potato Salad recipe.
