An expert suggests adding one ingredient to make the perfect barbecue potato salad. The recommended recipe can serve up to 8 people.
Expert Suggests Adding Pesto to Barbecue Potato Salad
With barbecue season fast approaching, there are plenty of staple barbecue dishes to start planning and thinking about. Among the most popular is the potato salad – a perfect accompaniment to grilled meat and vegetables. However, as a pretty plain dish, Brits can always add a fun ingredient to make it more exciting. One recipe suggests adding one unexpected ingredient in particular – pesto. The Italian sauce adds a burst of flavour to the barbecue classic.
Good Housekeeping suggests adding 150 grams of fresh basil pesto to a potato salad and explains exactly how to mix it in.
Step-by-Step Preparation
For the first step, they instruct: “Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook potatoes for 10-15 minutes until tender. Add beans for the final 4 minutes of cooking. Drain, hold briefly under cold running water to stop the beans overcooking, then drain again thoroughly.” The potatoes should weigh around 1 kilogram and the beans around 200 grams.
After tipping the potatoes and beans into a large bowl, they suggest adding the pesto and 3 thinly sliced spring onions to the dish. Then, after adding lots of freshly ground black pepper, home cooks should mix it all gently with their hands.
Serving Suggestions
The dish is best served at warm or room temperature and can be made up to 4 hours ahead of serving, although the salad should be tossed again beforehand. The dish serves 8 people and takes around 25 minutes to prepare in total, with 10 minutes of preparation time and 15 minutes of cooking time.
Other Ingredient Ideas
Other ingredients recommended to make your potato salad more exciting include adding a splash of pickle brine or vinegar while the potatoes are still warm. Home cooks could also mix in some crispy bacon, fresh dill or chives for a stronger flavour. Some social media users have recommended whole grain or Dijon mustard too.
One Reddit user said: “Smoked paprika is even better. Adds some depth that most people don't realize if they've never tasted it apart from a recipe. I like to add a bit of Cumin to mine to give it a little extra punch of heat and spice.”
