Dutch Purslane potato salad
Purslane is my favorite ground cover and I believe it deserves a spot in the vegetable garden. After all, the second part of it's scientific name is Oleracea, which means 'pertaining to kitchen gardens'. In the Netherlands, you can sometimes buy Purslane at the local grocery store. I have not been able to find the recipes that I used when I lived in the Netherlands, but it's really not hard to make a great salad with Purslane and potatoes, they go well together. I made this salad from memory and it actually tastes better than when I had it in the Netherlands! It might be the prosciutto, (love prosciutto in case you haven't noticed;-))
Ingredients:
4 medium red skinned potatoes, cubed 1 small onion, chopped 2 slices of Prosciutto, cut in pieces A bunch of Purslane, rinsed and cut into bite size pieces 2 tablespoons sour cream 1 tablespoon butter Nutmeg to taste Salt and pepper to taste Milk (optional) Directions: Boil the potatoes until tender and mash them roughly. In a skillet, melt some butter and quickly saute the onions. Mix the Purslane, sour cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper, sautéed onions and the Prosciutto with the mashed potatoes. Add milk if it's too dry. (I like to add a bit of curry powder. I bought it in the Netherlands and it's sweeter than the kind you can buy here. ) You can also choose to first saute the Purslane with the onions before mixing it in with the potatoes which lessen the okra like consistency of okra. Serves 4. |
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