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Arugula Pesto Potato Salad

Arugula Pesto Potato Salad


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  • Author: Megan Foster
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Roasted potatoes tossed with arugula, radishes, spring onions, and a fresh basil arugula pesto served warm or at room temperature.


Ingredients

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  • 2 lbs pee wee potatoes, halved
  • Olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly cracked black pepper
  • 3 red spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups arugula
  • 6 radishes, thinly shaved
  • 2 cups arugula
  • 1 cup basil leaves
  • Small handful chives
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
  • 1/3 cup pecorino romano cheese
  • 1/2 tsp lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F and roast potatoes with olive oil, salt, and pepper for 15 minutes.
  2. Add spring onion bulbs and continue roasting until potatoes are golden and tender.
  3. Let potatoes cool slightly on the pan.
  4. Combine arugula, basil, chives, garlic, pine nuts, cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, and honey in a food processor and pulse.
  5. Stir in olive oil and season pesto with salt and pepper.
  6. Add potatoes, arugula, radishes, and onion greens to a bowl.
  7. Toss with pesto and serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

  1. Use fingerling potatoes if pee wee potatoes are unavailable.
  2. Substitute shallots and green onions if red spring onions are unavailable.
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Roasting
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 430
  • Sugar: 6
  • Sodium: 520
  • Fat: 29
  • Saturated Fat: 5
  • Unsaturated Fat: 22
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 38
  • Fiber: 5
  • Protein: 8
  • Cholesterol: 15