Here's a bright spring potato salad - easy and quick with tiny new potatoes. We like to mix up red and white potatoes for pretty color. Look for very small potatoes - just a couple inches long - with no soft spots or greenish tint. We toss them with tangy buttermilk and sour cream, with a little honey for sweetness and handfuls of fresh sweet basil and pink, crunchy shallots. It's delicious; we hoarded the leftovers for lunch!
Serves 4-6
Directions:
Put the potatoes and salt in a large pot of boiling water and cook 10-15 minutes or until just tender. Drain and, as quickly as you, while they're still hot, chop in half and put in a large bowl.
Whisk the dairy and honey together. Add salt and pepper to taste. Toss the potatoes with the dressing, shallots and basil. Refrigerate. Serve cold, warm, or hot.
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