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Italian June
Date: Jun. 4th 2008
Category: Cookbooks, Flavour of the Month, Vegetables
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I have decided that June is going to be an Italian month.
So that would be Giugno.
I have no particular reason for this decision other than the fact that a little over a month ago I purchased this delightful little book by Maxine Clark and fell in love with it.
Seriously in love. In fact I’ve been taking it to bed with me every night for the past week!
One of the recipes that intrigued me as soon as I saw it was one for Devil’s Potatoes. It’s a dish of boiled potatoes drenched in olive oil and flecked with evil hot red chili peppers.
We eat a lot of boiled potatoes with olive oil and salt. In the summer, my mother will often throw in a bit of mint, which is delicious. At this time of year, it’s hard to find red chili peppers that are truly hot. The ones in the supermarket barely pass the spicy test in my family (we are pros when it comes to spicy food). I find we have better luck with jalapenos until we’re able to pick the hot red peppers from our garden (hopefully in another month or so).
I added chopped parsley and mint to the jalapenos, drenched the potatoes in lots of gorgeous extra virgin olive oil and added some sea salt as a final touch.
Delicious!
Enjoy Italian June … I mean Giugno.
Ciao!
Potatoes with Mint, Parsley and Jalapenos
Adapted from Easy Italian: Simple Recipe for Every Occasion by Maxine Clark.Note: This dish will serve 4 people.
4 large potatoes, boiled with the skins on until cooked through
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (or more depending on your tastes)
2 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tbsp. chopped mint
1 jalapeno, finely chopped (if you don’t like spicy food then you should seed the jalapeno)
sea salt to tasteLet the boiled potatoes cool for a few minutes before peeling off the skins. Slice the potatoes into thick rounds (at least half an inch) and place rounds in a bowl.
Pour the olive oil over the potatoes. We like our potatoes to be drenched in olive oil so we may use as much as half a cup. How much you use is up to you.
Scatter the chopped mint, parsley and jalapeno over the potatoes. With your hands or with a large spoon, mix thoroughly.
Add salt to taste and serve.
Enjoy!
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06/4/08 at 6:01 pm
This is so much like the potato salad I grew up on. Oh, this isn’t the traditional American potato salad, it’s much better! My father would not add anything spicy except for finely chopped onion. It still was delicious. It is so simple and good. Why haven’t I made it for myself????
06/4/08 at 9:10 pm
A summery salad! I love anything with potatoes!
Cheers,
Rosa
06/4/08 at 9:57 pm
Similar to our garlicy, basil and parsley smattered potato salad, this is a summer mainstay at our house. And with a good Calabrese oil (sunshine in a tin) there is nothing like this salad to accompany anything off the grill!
06/4/08 at 11:57 pm
I love this idea, my DH hates potato salad with a vengeance, maybe he will fall for this one!
06/5/08 at 1:56 am
This salad is a staple at our house (sans hot peppers ‘cuz we’re wimps) but I love throwing in finely chopped bell peppers and onion. Looks so yummy I’ll just have to make it tonight!
06/5/08 at 8:10 am
EVERY month should be Italian Month, in my opinion - it’s my all-time favorite cuisine!! :0) The potatoes look delish.
06/5/08 at 3:37 pm
Potatoes in it, I’m in! I must give this a whirl!
And the bonus is it’s pretty easy to put together.
06/5/08 at 4:25 pm
This is a wonderful dish and it looks like you’ll have a great time making some lovely meals from this cookbook. My latest cookbook addition is, Swedish Cakes and Cookies, translated by Melody Favish.
Natalie @ Gluten A Go Go
06/5/08 at 5:14 pm
Italian June? Uh, I mean Giugno? I like that!
Paz
06/5/08 at 6:36 pm
This sounds amazing Ivonne! I will definitely try this out. I grew up with a more American style potato salad…this sounds like a great alternative
06/6/08 at 1:53 am
Ivonne ~ One can never go wrong with potatoes served this way. It seems that our mothers have similar preparation ideas for new potatoes. My mother sometimes substitutes mint for marjoram to nice effect. I am easy - I’ll have them any way. The new book sounds perfect for summer.
06/6/08 at 1:57 am
This looks yummy1 I can;t wait to try it!
06/6/08 at 8:46 am
Ooh I’m excited! I love Italian food and not to mention June (Giugno rather) is my favorite month!
06/6/08 at 2:58 pm
brava Ivonne, great idea:)!! Just picked up her salad book recently and really like it! Love this potato salad, perfect for the summer!
06/7/08 at 1:04 am
I was good until jalepeno…I’m allergic. But everything else in it sounds yummy.
06/7/08 at 8:26 pm
I’m tagging you for a Cooking Meme!!
06/8/08 at 12:52 am
This sounds really delicious and I love the kick with jalapenos! I may have to be making this soon myself! Maybe for our EFY one day potluck! With a dessert of course :-p Gotta have dessert too!
06/8/08 at 6:24 pm
Italy anytime, I think…
j
06/9/08 at 12:54 pm
This sounds like the potato salad my grandmother always made, except she added olives, tomatoes and green pepper (to make it the colors of the Italian flag maybe???). I always loved it!
Reminding me that I really need to make it soon!
06/9/08 at 8:14 pm
Ivonne, this is how my Mom made potato salad (minus the pepper) and this is how I make potato salad.
Simplicity at it’s best!
06/10/08 at 6:12 am
Interesting recipe. An Italian June sounds good to me!
I take cookbooks to bed with me too
06/10/08 at 7:07 pm
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06/11/08 at 6:49 am
looks devilishly good!
06/14/08 at 2:34 pm
Oooh, a spicy potato salad! That makes a nice (and very welcome) change.
06/15/08 at 6:09 pm
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06/29/08 at 9:06 pm
i love all things spicy! great addition to some basic potatoes