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Potato Salad with Charred Chiles, Corn and Crema recipe at FreshFoodinaFlash.com
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Potato Salad with Charred Chiles and Corn

This recipe from Salads: Beyond the Bowl by Mindy Fox was a hit in our Main Dish Salads cooking class. I neverhad the opportunity to meet Mindy at our New York office, but we both worked at La Cucina Italiana magazineuntil the U.S. edition was shuttered. The recipes in La Cucina Italiana under her direction were always inventiveand so I was glad to find her book loaded with some very creative salad recipes like this Potato Salad withCharred Poblano Peppers, Sweet Corn and Crema.
Prep Time18 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time33 minutes
Course: Salad, Vegetable
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 279kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds small Yukon Gold potatoes 1 1/2" to 2" in diameter
  • 2 large Anaheim chiles or Poblano, Hatch or Pasilla
  • 1 medium jalapeno chile
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
  • 3 ears fresh corn cut from the cob
  • 1 medium red or white onion diced
  • 3 large garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 cup Mexican crema or 1/4 cup sour cream + 3 Tablespoons plain whole milk yogurt
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt to taste
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped cilantro leaves

Instructions

  • To make the potatoes in a flash, cut the small potatoes in half so they are near bite size and similar in size and bring to a boil in a wide pot of salted water until fork tender. They will cook in about 10 minutes. Do not overcook. Drain and let cool.
  • At the same time, place chiles and jalapeno on a grill to char them.  Watch the grill and turn the chiles until all sides are semi-blackened.  Immediately place them into a plastic bag to steam for at least 15 minutes, longer is better.  Once they are steamed, the skin pulls off easily and you will remove the seeds and stems and dice the large chiles and mince the jalapeno.
  • While the potatoes and chiles are cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the cut corn and onion, reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently for 8 minutes.  Stir in the garlic, cook for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and let cool. Add the minced jalapeno to the mixture when ready and stir together.
  • Once the potatoes are drained and cooled, assemble the vegetables together...the potatoes, diced chiles and corn mixture in a serving bowl.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the Mexican crema or sour cream and yogurt along with the lime juice, cumin and salt to taste. When ready to serve, add this mixture to the assembled vegetables along with the cilantro and gently stir. Garnish with some cilantro sprigs.
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Nutrition

Calories: 279kcal