Purple Potato Salad
More purple potatoes! A salad which definitely wears a stunning look – colorful, vibrant, full of goodness and almost freaky.
Remember the Purple Potatoes Latkes? I have the pictures of the how these strange raw purple potatoes look and the benefits in this post. I had a lot of potatoes still left after I made the latkes. I did not want to over cook them, for the fear of losing the beautiful hue, so I ended up in steaming these potatoes for a simple but flavorful salad. I went by the lines of the the Moroccon Potato Salad, which is well loved. Instead of making a salad dressing, I spices are cooked till they are fragrant and the potatoes are tossed in the oil along with the spices; makes it taste so much better!
MY TIPS: (If you cook these potatoes, try not to dunk them in water to boil them; I steamed them in a pressure cooker by placing the potatoes in a different container and the container in a pool of water. Also do not cut or peel the potatoes before steaming them.)
Purple Potato Salad
Ingredients:
- 3 Purple Potatoes, steamed, peeled & cubed
- 2-3 Sprigs Scallions, chopped fine
- 1 medium Tomatoes, diced into small pieces
- Small red radishes, sliced very thin
- Cucumber, diced into small pieces
- Pistachios, sliced/crushed
- 1 Teaspoon Cumin
- 1 Tablespoon Paprika or Red Chili Powder (if you want it fiery hot)
- 1/2 Tablespoon Olive Oil + a some Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Crushed Pepper
- 1 cup cooked Chickpeas
- Fresh Lemon Juice
- Flat Leaf Parsley (I did not have it, but it would have made a good addition to the flavor)
Preparation:
Steam the potatoes till fork tender & cool & cut them into cubes.
Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a pan until just warm. Add the cumin seeds. As the seeds sizzle add the salt, paprika, cubed potatoes and chickpeas and at high heat give them a quick toss for a minute and switch off the heat. Remove the potato and chickpea from heat.
Add the chopped parsley, scallions, cucumber, tomato, radish, & pistachios to the potatoes. Drizzle the rest of the oil. Sprinkle some crushed red pepper and finish it off with some fresh lemon juice.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
That is a pretty wild looking salad. The gorgeous colors makes it a love at first sight. Feel free to use your own ingredients, spices and dressing to adapt the recipe. This works wonderfully as a warm side dish too.
What would you do with your purple potatoes?
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January 18th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
this looks so stunning !!! potatoes?? purple?? never seen this before !!! what a feast to the eyes !
January 18th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
This is beautiful! I’m wowed!
January 18th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Stunning! Look so healthy and delicious!
January 18th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
you are a mind reader. i just bought a kilo last weekend and was wondering how to try it for the first time!
January 18th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Very vibrant.. love the salad..
January 18th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
That looks great! What a nice change from the ordinary
January 18th, 2010 at 7:58 pm
I love, love the amazing colors of your salad!
January 18th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Dear soma, how are you , i love potato salad .. stunning pics as usual , I love how you mixed Pistachios and potatoes. Love to P, T and A ! Hugs !
January 18th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
What a beautiful salad! And such delicious ingredients in it! I made purple potatoes for the first time a few months ago. Fettucine with hunks of the potato and a creamy parmesan sauce. I have been dreaming of it recently. I’m inspired to make it again.
January 18th, 2010 at 9:07 pm
wow, wat a colorful salad, soma….never tried purple potatoes but will do now
January 18th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Soma,
. Loved your preparation too. Will try searching for these potatoes here.
I have never seen purple potatoes, they look so vibrant
January 18th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Wow thats awesome colorful salad , loooooooks gorgeous.
January 18th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
What a beautiful colors – love the contrast between the purple, red and greens!
Definitively a fragrant salad that I must try when I can Soma
Have a great week,
Gera
January 18th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
A amazing salad! So beautiful, colorful and original!
Cheers,
Rosa
January 18th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
What gorgeous colors Soma! very vibrant looking salad
As for your question, i would love to deep fry them and spice them with salt and pepper..mmmm yumm!
January 18th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
You’re right – it’s wild, would love to taste this. I’ve tried the purple potato chips, wasn’t blown away by the taste.
January 18th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
I ve few purple potato left after making some fries! This one is eyecatching probably will attract my kiddo!
January 19th, 2010 at 1:27 am
I have never bought purple potatoes so i have no clue what to do.
I think they look so beautiful, i will just keep the plate as a center piece
January 19th, 2010 at 1:48 am
Soma, this is utterly gorgeous! I am so going to make this salad!
I just need to find some gorgeous purple potatoes. Is there a particular breed or kind to look for?
January 19th, 2010 at 3:39 am
Wow, wat a colorful healthy salad !!
January 19th, 2010 at 3:47 am
Such a beautiful purple potato salad…really eyecatching..
January 19th, 2010 at 5:10 am
Wow!!! The Salad looks colurful, delicious and different…I have never had purple potato…
Lovely Clicks:)
January 19th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Wow, i want that for lunch today. What a beautiful and innovative salad. I live i Honolulu and we have okinawan sweet potatoes, which are purple just like this.
January 19th, 2010 at 10:51 am
what a sight! that looks wonderfully bright. I have never seen purple potao but am tempted to taste this.
January 19th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I love purple potatoes– the flavor and the color are both delicious. Another beautiful and healthy creative dish, Soma!
January 19th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Loved this colorful salad, looks beautiful !
January 19th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
nice & vibrant colors….I’m sure it must have tasted good…
January 19th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Amazing vibrant it looks too good to eat.Never eaten purple potatoes before.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
So very pretty! The purple potatoes-does it taste like regular potatoes?
The purple ones are a shade bland than the regular potatoes. I did not realize that when i made the latkes. But just boiled one would taste the difference. It was made up after it was tossed with the spices.
January 19th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
I have bought a bag of fingerling potatoes from Costco, it has some purple potatoes in it. Now I have a recipe to try.. The salad looks colorful and healthy, I would eat it just for the presentation.
January 19th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Salads with such vibrante colors is bound to be good for you too! nicely done.
January 19th, 2010 at 9:21 pm
What a pity we don’t get any purple potatoes in Greece. The salad is so colourful and beautiful. You made such a beautiful presentation as well.
January 19th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
I wish they would invent something that would enable me to grab the food right off your monitor… your pictures Soma… stunning
January 20th, 2010 at 12:19 am
This salad is beautiful beyond belief!!!! Wow!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:58 am
Beautiful and healthy salad,Soma.Wish purple potatoes were here too -too eye catching they are.
January 20th, 2010 at 7:28 am
Wow, how gorgeous is that salad! I love the colors here!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
I don’t know how you do it Soma, but you make even a salad looks so beautiful, warm and inviting. I need to look for those purple potatoes.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Wow, what a nice looking salad…purple potatoes, the pictures are so tempting
January 20th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Wow, how glorious! You are the queen of colour.
January 20th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
The salad looks so colourful and appetising
January 21st, 2010 at 10:03 am
Hey Soma
where did you get purple potatoes? never seen in U.K
salad looks very fresh
January 28th, 2010 at 9:18 am
Fantastic combination of flavors and colors,Soma
February 5th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
I rarely comment on food blogs, but I needed to tell you how incredibly beautiful this potato salad looks. Definitely the most beautiful potato salad I’ve ever seen! Thank you for posting!
February 7th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Never heard or seen a purple potato. These pictures look so colorful, like a heavenly garden. Thanks for introducing a new vegetable to us.