Authentic Salade Auvergnate
Bon AppetitLike it? ~ Let us know below!Bring the taste of the French countryside to your table with this Salade Auvergnate recipe! A hearty mix, perfect for brunch, dinner parties, or a rustic family meal!
Ingredients
- 6 potatoes medium-sized - do not peel
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- mixed greens ideally make your own from whatever is currently available at the market, chop the salad, but not too fine.
- 2 slices cured ham cut into ½ inch wide strips
- 1 cup Cantal cheese or Fourme d'Ambert if you like strong blue cheese, cut into cubes
- 1 shallot peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
Variant:
- You could add some chopped walnuts if you wish.
- add other vegetables, as I have done cucumbers and tomatoes.
Dressing
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard although English mustard works very well, too
- 3 tablespoons walnut oil or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Cook the potatoes in their skins in salted water for about 20 minutes. Then air dry while they cool, peel them, and cut them into slices or cubes.
- While the potatoes cook prepare the vegetables and make the dressing.
- When the potatoes are cool and cut up, mix the salad in the dressing bowl in this order.
- Add the salad greens, and toss well for about 3 minutes.
- Then add the potatoes, ham, and cheese.
- Add the shallot and chives, and toss again.
- Check and adjust the seasoning, do you need more salt or pepper?
- Then serve immediately.
How To Mix The Dressing
- Prepare a smooth vinaigrette by mixing in the following order.
- Start with the apple cider vinegar, salt, and pepper, stirring well with a whisk in a bowl large enough to hold the entire salad.
- Then add the mustard and stir.
- Next add the oil a little at a time, whisking until the dressing is smooth.
- Mix in the shallot last.
Notes
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Serving size guide: 4 portions as a main, 6–8 as a side.
Cheese Substitutions: Cheddar, Comté, Beaufort, or Mimolette (keeping in mind that cheeses mature in flavor and most often become stronger as they age)
Nutrition
Calories: 462kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 13gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 2551mgPotassium: 1399mgFiber: 7gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 293IUVitamin C: 63mgCalcium: 245mgIron: 3mg
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