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The perfect cold salad for your next barbecue party: a creamy summer potato salad with fresh radishes in a ricotta dressing!

Summer Potato Salad with Ricotta Dressing

The perfect cold salad for your next barbecue party: a creamy summer potato salad with fresh radishes in a ricotta dressing!

Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4 people
Calories per serving 241 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lbs potatoes (675 g)
  • 10 fresh radishes with leaves
  • 3 large pickled gherkins
  • 3 tbsp red onion chopped finely
  • 2 tbsp ricotta
  • 1 tsp horseradish paste
  • 3 tbsp fresh mint chopped
  • 3 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  • olive oil
  • pepper
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Chop the potatoes into small bits and add them to a large saucepan. Add water until the potatoes are fully submerged. Season with a pinch of salt.
    The perfect cold salad for your next barbecue party: a creamy summer potato salad with fresh radishes in a ricotta dressing!
  2. Place the pan over high heat and boil the potatoes until tender. Then drain the potatoes and let them cool down fully. Transfer them to a large mixing bowl. Chop up the pickled gherkins and add them as well.
    The perfect cold salad for your next barbecue party: a creamy summer potato salad with fresh radishes in a ricotta dressing!
  3. Trim the radishes but keep the leaves. Rinse the radishes and then slice them up finely. Add them to the mixing bowl.
    The perfect cold salad for your next barbecue party: a creamy summer potato salad with fresh radishes in a ricotta dressing!
  4. Then rinse the radish leaves and chop them up finely. Add them to the potato salad together with the freshly chopped red onion, the mint and the parsley.
    The perfect cold salad for your next barbecue party: a creamy summer potato salad with fresh radishes in a ricotta dressing!
  5. Season with a pinch of pepper and salt. Drizzle with some olive oil.
    The perfect cold salad for your next barbecue party: a creamy summer potato salad with fresh radishes in a ricotta dressing!
  6. Stir the salad well. Now combine the ricotta, the horseradish paste, 4 tablespoons of water and 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
    The perfect cold salad for your next barbecue party: a creamy summer potato salad with fresh radishes in a ricotta dressing!
  7. Stir the dressing well. Then add it to the potato salad.
    The perfect cold salad for your next barbecue party: a creamy summer potato salad with fresh radishes in a ricotta dressing!
  8. Stir well again. Check the seasoning and add extra pepper, salt and olive oil to taste if necessary. Scoop the potato salad in a large serving bowl and chill it in the fridge for 10 minutes. Serve.
    The perfect cold salad for your next barbecue party: a creamy summer potato salad with fresh radishes in a ricotta dressing!