Potato Meets Egg Salad
One day I had the idea to substitute cooked potato for the tofu in my original egg salad recipe. I loved the result! You can still use tofu if you prefer, or half of both (see tips).
Yield: 2-3 children or 1-2 adults
Reprinted from Plant-Powered Families by Dreena Burton (BenBellaBooks, 2015)
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp tahini
- 1 Tbsp apple cider or coconut vinegar
- 3 Tbsp plain nondairy milk
- ½ tsp Dijon or prepared mustard
- ½ Tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
- ¼ tsp black salt (see tips)
- ¼ tsp turmeric (see tips)
- ⅛ tsp paprika or smoked paprika (see tips)
- Few pinches sea salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste (optional)
- ½ tsp pure maple syrup
- 1 cup cooked and cooled diced red or yellow potato (see tips)
- ¼ cup diced yellow bell pepper
- 2 Tbsp diced celery
- 1 Tbsp chopped chives, or ½ tsp dry dill weed (optional; see tips)
Instructions
Instructions
- 1. In a bowl, whisk together the tahini, vinegar, milk, and mustard.
- 2. Add the nutritional yeast, black salt, turmeric, paprika, sea salt, black pepper, and maple syrup, and whisk through again.
- 3. Add the potatoes, bell pepper, celery, and parsley or chives, and stir through.
- 4. Taste, and season with extra salt if needed (depending on whether you are subbing tofu for potatoes, and also whether you use black salt).
- 5. Serve, or refrigerate for 2–3 days.
Cooking Tips
Cooking Tips
- 1. Black Salt Note: This contributes a distinct “eggy” flavor to this salad. If you omit it, you may want to season with other ingredients including extra salt.
- 2. Turmeric Note: Turmeric adds color to this mix, not flavor, so you can omit it if you like.
- 3. Paprika Note: Smoked paprika has an incredible flavor and gives a totally different flavor twist to this salad. It is a tasty addition for adults. If you love it, you can use more to taste.
- 4. Potato Note: Mashed firm tofu can be substituted for all or half of the potato. Adjust seasoning to taste with tofu.
- 5. Vegetable Note: You can omit the veggies for the kiddos, or substitute minced cucumber or minced pickles!
- 6. You can also substitute onion or garlic powder for the chives/dried dill.
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