Smashed Potato Salad With Chorizo Aioli And Scallions Food

SMASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and season generously with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly. Gently smash with a fork or potato masher.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the oil, parsley, mustard, vinegar, shallots and jalapeno. Season with salt and pepper. Add the potatoes and gently combine. Serve at room temperature.

MASHED POTATO SALAD WITH SCALLIONS AND HERBS

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes in a pot of well-salted water until they are very tender but not mushy, 15 to 22 minutes. Drain well.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together lemon zest and juice, rosemary, salt, pepper and hot sauce. When the salt is dissolved, whisk in the olive oil, mayonnaise and mustard.
• Add potatoes to the bowl and mix them very well, until well coated with dressing. Then use the spoon to mash about a quarter of them. You want 1-inch (or so) chunks of potatoes coated in some mashed potatoes. Add scallions and parsley and toss well. Taste and add more salt, lemon juice, hot sauce and olive oil, if needed. Scatter chopped basil or dill over dressed potatoes. Serve warm or at room temperature, but not cold.

GARLIC AIOLI POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place 2 eggs in a small pot with water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat; immediately remove from heat and cover for 8 minutes. Transfer eggs to a bowl of ice water to cool. Peel and dice small.
• Meanwhile, combine grated garlic, salt and lemon juice in a blender, and pulse a few times to combine. Pulse in egg yolk. With motor running, slowly drizzle in olive oil until completely incorporated and mayonnaise is thick. Scrape into a bowl and fold in sour cream. Fold in celery and red onion.
• Place whole unpeeled potatoes in a large pot with enough salted water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until potatoes are just tender, 15 to 25 minutes depending upon size. Drain and cut potatoes into 1 1/2-inch chunks as soon as you can handle them.
• Transfer hot potatoes to a large bowl and toss with diced boiled eggs and 2/3 of the dressing. Let cool to room temperature, or refrigerate until ready to use. Just before serving, toss with some of the remaining dressing to taste (if desired). Season with black pepper and add more salt if necessary. Sprinkle with chives.

SMASHED POTATO SALAD WITH CHORIZO, AIOLI AND SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F. Place potatoes in a large pot, pour in cold water to cover, add salt and a pinch of baking soda and simmer till fork tender, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to pot to dry out and then let cool.
• Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet and flatten with meet pounder. The skin should tear to expose some flesh.
• Heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring until soft, add chorizo, until browned about 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a fine sieve, drain, pressing on solids until you have about 1/4 cup chorizo oil. Add 1/2 cup vegetable oil to chorizo oil to make 3/4 cup total. Set chorizo mixture aside separately.
• Whisk egg yolk, garlic and 1 tsp water in a medium bowl to combine. Whisking constantly gradually drizzle in chorizo oil until aioli is thickened and smooth. Whisk in lemon juice, season with salt.
• Drizzle potatoes with remaining 2 tbsp. vegetable oil and turn to coat and season with salt. Roast, tossing once until golden and crisp on outer edges, 20-25 minutes and season with salt.
• Toss potatoes, half of aioli, half of scallions and reserved chorizo mixture in a large bowl and season with salt if needed. Spread remaining aioli on a platter and arrange potato sale on top. Sprinkle with remaining scallions and serve.
• Potatoes can be boiled and smashed 1 day ahead, covered and chilled. Aioli can also be made a day ahead, covered and chilled.