Salad: Watch The War Potato Salad

Subject: Watch The War Potato Salad
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: penmart01 at aol.como (Sheldon)
Date: 21 Mar 2003 12:54:23 GMT
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POBLANO POTATO SALAD

Potato salad with a southwestern kick. The perfect partner for grilled flank steak, chicken or red snapper seasoned with cumin.

3 medium poblano chilies (about 9 ounces total)

2 pounds small red-skinned potatoes, unpeeled, each cut into 6 wedges
6 medium tomatillos (about 7 ounces), husked, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 1/4 cups chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 3/4 teaspoons ground cumin

Fresh cilantro sprigs

Char chilies over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed chilies. Cut chilies into 1/2-inch pieces. Transfer to large bowl.

Place potatoes on steamer rack set over boiling water in pot. Cover and steam until potatoes are just tender, about 10 minutes. Cool. Transfer to bowl with chilies. Mix in tomatillos, green onions and chopped cilantro.

Whisk sour cream, lime juice and cumin in small bowl to blend. Add to potato mixture and toss to coat. Season generously with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.)

Mound potato salad on platter. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and serve.
From: Jane A Nelson (jnelson at oregon.uoregon.edu)
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 14:52:25 -0800
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Thank you Sheldon! Got to try it.
From: rosescripter at yahoo.com (Tony Lew)
Date: 21 Mar 2003 19:40:22 -0800
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Variation: Shock and Awe Potato salad.
Substitute habanero peppers for the poblanos.
From: Mr. Wizard (spacedog1955 at yahoo.com)
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 17:50:40 -0600
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Tony Lew wrote:
> Variation: Shock and Awe Potato salad.
> Substitute habanero peppers for the poblanos.

Great quip. Very funny.
From: spacytracy (projectilevomitchick at earthlink.net)
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 17:39:08 GMT
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Jane A Nelson wrote:
> Thank you Sheldon! Got to try it.

What are you thanking him for? Thank the website he cut and pasted it from.