Miso potato salad

Total: 30 min. | Active: 30 min.
vegan, lactose-free

This might just be the potato salad you've been looking for. Creamy, aromatic and delicate yet with a slight spiciness and packed with a variety of flavours. Umami at its best! Or, given the origins of the miso paste, like a mystical steam onsen in Japan. A delightful little dish!

Recipe by:
Nadja - LouMalou

Ingredients

for 4 portions

Potatoes
1 kg baby potato
  salted water, boiling
Miso dressing
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 tsp linseed oil
2 tbsp tahini (sesame paste)
1 tbsp miso paste
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp ginger, finely grated
  salt to taste
Salad
spring onions incl. green parts, cut into thin rings
2 tbsp sesame seeds, roasted

How it's done

Potatoes

Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for approx. 20 mins. until just soft. Drain the potatoes, let them cool.

Miso dressing

Place the vinegar in a bowl along with all the other ingredients up to and including the ginger, mix well.

Salad

Cut the cooled potatoes in half, add them to the dressing along with the spring onions, mix, leave to stand for approx. 10 mins. Serve the salad, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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