MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER. For us, summer is potato salad season, and weekend events conspired to confirm that. First, we were invited to an out-of-town birthday barbecue. Because we were traveling, we didn’t want to do anything mayonnaise based that needed refrigerating. Our Mark Bittman-inspired Potato Salad with Capers, Shallots and Mustard does not.
In fact, you assemble it while the potatoes are still warm. The capers, whole grain mustard and shallots give it a lively, tangy, kind of fancier-than-potato-salad flavor. You’ll find the recipe here.
It being Memorial Day weekend, we also had a weekend guest. After a day of running around showing off our city, we wanted an easy-to-prepare dinner that welcomed summer. I cooked some salmon and tossed a green salad. Marion made her classic American potato salad, with mayonnaise, yellow mustard and the crunchy bite of red bell peppers. You’ll find the delicious recipe here.
Happy summer! 🌞
I just saw that we’re supposed to hit 108° Thursday ~ it is June. I was actually walking around taking my visiting brother places he wanted to see one June when we hit 122°. About 4pm we gave up and hit a Mexican restaurant for margaritas.
I hope you have a great summer! Looking forward to more delicious recipes.