Tasty Prince Edward Island Potato Recipes
Dilly PEI Potato Salad
A great salad, easily and quickly prepared. Makes 4 servings.
INGREDIENTS: |
3 cups |
new PEI Potatoes, cubed |
750ml |
6 tbsp |
bottled cucumber salad dressing |
75ml |
2 tbsp |
fresh dill, chopped |
25ml |
|
OR |
|
1-2 tsp |
dried dill (dill weed) |
5-10ml |
1/2 cup |
fresh asparagus or green beans |
125ml |
Wash and cut potatoes in large cubes. Cook until tender, drain. While still hot blend in cucumber dressing and dill. Meanwhile cook until tender crisp the asparagus or green beans; cut into 1inch lengths. Blend into salad. Refrigerate covered or serve immediately.
TIP: When new PEI Potatoes are not available use mature potatoes and remove the skins, if desired.
PEI Potato Salad with Tuna
Potato salads are always popular. Marinate leftover potatoes from dinner tonight for a tasty salad tomorrow. Makes 4 servings.
INGREDIENTS: |
4 |
medium cooked PEI potatoes |
4 |
1/2 cup |
bottled Italian dressing, divided |
125ml |
1 |
7 ½ oz (213g) can salmon or tuna, flaked |
1 |
1/4 cup |
chopped celery |
50ml |
2 tbsp |
sliced green onion |
25ml |
1/4 cup |
chopped green and red pepper |
50ml |
to taste |
Salt and pepper |
to taste |
to garnish |
Lettuce, tomato and cucumber slices |
to garnish |
Reheat leftover potatoes in microwave for 2 minutes on HIGH; peel, if needed. Cut in chunks. Pour ¼ cup (50ml) of dressing over potatoes; mix gently and refrigerate. Marinate potatoes several hours or overnight. At serving time add remaining dressing and rest of ingredients except lettuce, tomato and cucumbers. Toss gently. Arrange salad on lettuce leaves with cucumber and tomato slices.
PEI Potato and Tomato Scallop
A wonderful combination of PEI Potatoes and stewed tomatoes. Leftover potatoes can be
used or microwave your potatoes and then peel and slice. Makes 6 servings.
INGREDIENTS: |
4-5 |
PEI Potatoes cut in ¼ inch (6mm) slices |
4-5 |
1 |
onion, finely chopped |
1 |
1/4 tsp |
pepper |
1ml |
1 tsp |
dried thyme |
5ml |
1/3 cup |
Parmesan cheese |
75ml |
19 oz |
can stewed tomatoes |
540 ml |
Butter a 12 cup (3 litre) microwave safe casserole dish. Layer ½ of potatoes, tomatoes, thyme, onion, pepper, and cheese. Repeat layers. Cover and cook in microwave 12 - 15 minutes on High or until potatoes are tender. Turn casserole dish ¼ turn once during cooking.
TIP: Reduce your cooking time by thinly slicing potatoes and/or using a large flat casserole dish.
PEI Potato Vegetable Layers
Preparation time: 20 minutes. Cooking time: 1 hour. Makes 6 servings.
INGREDIENTS: |
1 tbsp |
margarine or butter |
15ml |
1 tbsp |
brown sugar |
15ml |
1 |
red onion, chopped |
1 |
2 |
carrots, sliced thinly |
2 |
2 |
large PEI Potatoes, thinly sliced |
2 |
to taste |
salt & pepper |
to taste |
2 |
stalks celery, sliced |
2 |
3/4 cup |
turnip or rutabaga, thinly sliced |
175ml |
Melt margarine in medium skillet over medium heat. Cook onions five minutes. In a 9inch (23 cm) pie plate, layer potatoes, celery, 1/3 cooked onions, turnip or rutabaga, then sprinkle with brown sugar, 1/3 onions, carrots, 1/3 onions. Sprinkle each layer very lightly with salt and pepper. Cover and bake at 375ºF (190ºC) for 1 hour until vegetables are tender.
Roasted PEI Potatoes & Peppers
Preparation and cooking time: 40 minutes. Serves 4
INGREDIENTS: |
1 1/2 lbs |
small new PEI Potatoes |
750 g |
1 |
onion |
1 |
1 |
red, yellow or orange pepper |
1 |
1 1/2 tbsp |
olive oil |
20 ml |
1 |
clove garlic, crushed |
1 |
1 tsp |
dried rosemary (optional) |
5 ml |
1/8 tsp |
salt |
0.5 ml |
1/8 tsp |
pepper |
0.5 ml |
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Wash potatoes. Halve or quarter larger potatoes. Cut onion into eight pieces. Cut peppers into one-inch pieces. Combine oil and seasonings in a plastic bag. Add vegetables and shake to coat with seasonings. Place in shallow dish and bake uncovered in the oven, until potatoes are tender, about 40-45 minutes, stirring once.
All recipes courtesy of the
Prince Edward Island Potato Board