New Potato Salad
Photography by Matthew Kimura
Spring and early summer is the best time to play with new potatoes, which are simply young potatoes of any variety taken from the ground early in the season.
New potatoes haven't had time to mature, so their sugars haven't yet converted to starch. These stable sugar molecules help new potatoes keep their firm shape while cooking, making them toothsome additions to potato salad (seen in image above), kabobs, simmers, grills and raclette. Enjoy our new potato recipe collection below!
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Recipes
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New Potato Salad with Sweet Pickles and Parsley
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Baby Potato Salad with Salsa Verde
New potatoes are waxy and keep their shape after cooking, making them ideal for salads. Using small ones means you can leave them whole for a pretty p... -
Mediterranean New-Potato Salad
A Mediterranean-style potato salad pairs deliciously with grilled chicken or any summer barbecue favourite. -
Roasted Pepper, Potato and Egg Salad
Serve this filling vegetarian salad with a loaf of crusty bread. -
New Potato Salad
Try our simple and sunny version of the must-have picnic perennial. Red potatoes and red onion provide appealing colour. -
Sweet and Sour Potato Salad
Traditional potato salad invigorated with strips of colourful peppers and a dressing of contrasting flavours raises this old standby to new heights. -
Salmon and Sour Cream Potato Salad
This Scandinavian-style salad jazzes up cooked salmon and potatoes with a creamy dressing and crisp cucumber. -
Mussel Simmer Supper & Mixed Greens with Dijon Vinaigrette
Serve with Baguette and Mixed Greens with Dijon Vinaigrette (see recipe links below). -
Maritime Memories Mussel Steamer
This MEAL-IN-A-POT campfire dinner brings back memories of seaside meals in Atlantic Canada. Serve with crusty rolls to soak up the delicious broth. -
Corn and Cheddar Chowder
Corn and Cheddar Chowder, chock-full of veggies, this chowder is great with a spinach salad. End the meal with wedges of watermelon. -
New Potatoes and Sugar Snap Peas
In saucepan of boiling salted water, cover and cook potatoes for 7 minutes. Add peas, cook until potatoes are tender and peas ar... -
Roasted Vegetables
These roasted vegetables are a guaranteed great side! With this recipe for roasted vegetables, you'll have zesty, full-bodied flavour in carrots and p... -
Crispy Smashed New Potatoes
These addictive crispy bites will disappear before your eyes. Serve them with steamed fish or roast chicken. -
Micro-Grilled New Potatoes
Scrub new potatoes; prick several times. In microwaveable dish, cover and microwave potatoes at High for 3 minutes. Thread onto 4 metal skewers... -
Chicken Adobo
Doyette Muhallin of Toronto, an accomplished home cook, shares her version of a classic Philippine dish, made hearty with the unusual addition of pota... -
Curry Beef Kabob Bites
These one-bite skewers are little magnets for meat lovers. You can replace the potato with a cube of regular cooked potato, or mango, papaya, pineappl... -
Raclette Casserole
A Swiss dish, raclette is simply cheese melted by the fire then usually scraped onto potatoes. This delicious casserole version comes from The Raclett...
