The Canarian cuisine is a mixture of some native Guanche elements, as well as Spanish, African and Latin American foods. In the Canary Islands, "mojos" or sauces are made with vinegar and oil and served cold, as an accompaniment to potatoes, meat and fish.
Canarian Potato Salad aka Potato Salad with Mojo de Cilantro
adapted from essen und trinken
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- Thoroughly rinse potatoes and cook in salted, gently boiling water for about 20 minutes.
- Roughly chop the cilantro and garlic clove. Place them in a blender with cumin, 1 teaspoon of salt, lemon juice and olive oil. Process to create a puree. Season with black pepper and salt to taste.
- Drain the potatoes and cut into quarters. Place them in a large bowl, add in cilantro sauce, and chopped almonds. Gently toss them together. Serve, garnished with cilantro leaves and coarse sea salt.
156 comments:
That is a salöad I really love! Yours looks fantastic.
Cheers,
Rosa
Looks great just love it .....I am making it today!
I love potatoes! What a great recipe - next time will be adding cilantro, cumin and lemon juice :-)
I love potatoes! What a great recipe - next time will be adding cilantro, cumin and lemon juice :-)
Love it... Nice recipe!
I absolutely love cilantro (coriander as we call it) and all the other ingredients here so will be making this asap.
:-) Mandy
Waw , i love this salad . I tried mojo rojo , i liked it . I 'll try yours too.
No such thing as too much delicious potato :D
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I love the idea if potato salade like this than with the mayo one which i make, minus point is hubby daughter don't like too much corriander leaves, they like but not too much. Wish i wa sliving near you to eat this.
Looks really good. A yummy dish and good looking too!
Interesting potato salad, Angie. I know absolutely nothing about Canarian cooking, but if this is an example, I'd love it. Easy to make, too.
Angie I love the look of this and I love the coriander and crunchy almonds
Love that perfect combination of salt with the cilantro (which I adore)
This looks fantastic!
i hv no knowledge on canarian cuisine but i'm loving the look of your potato salad! bet it tasted marvellous!
I actually made a potato salad with pesto last night! Can't wait to try this cilantro version!
Lovely clicks and potato salad....
This is a must try recipe ! Very tasty dish ! Everything with cilantro is a sure winner ! ;D
I do love acid based potato salads (I make a German version that is so delicious). And of course, anything with Cilantro and garlic would be a winner in our family.
A very interesting yet healthy salad! The green colour doesn't only please the eyes but also the tummy too. ;)
What a nice change from the typical potato salad. Well done!
This is one fantastic recipe!! Cant wait to try it
What an interesting salad, Angie. I known nothing about Canarian cooking but this recipe seems a perfect place to start.I love potatoes and cilantro, so, as far as I'm concerned there is nothing here not to love. Have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
Oh I love the ingredients in this potato salad and no mayo. I am making this for 4th of July. Perfect and lovely photos.
Thats a great recipe Angie....beautiful pictures too:) Such a simple and yummy looking salad:)
Angie, I love the combination of the cilantro, cumin, and crunchy almonds...and yes, Spanish olive oil which is slightly different from the Italian one.
No wonder your recipes are all so different...I keep forgetting you have the great German food sources!
Ooh yum! I can appreciate anything with Cilantro =D
Interesting potato salad! Looks beautiful =)
that looks like a delicious potato salad! yum!
Oh this is going on my list of foods to make!!Love the cilantro in here and looks so delicious!!As always beautiful pics :)
Super tempting salad, seriously inviting.
One of my favorite potato salads has cilantro but I love the cumin and almonds in this one. Perfect for summer!
Looks fresh and lovely...according to ingredients, I would like it!
This is a lovely and different way to make potato salad and healthy too. Can't wait for my potatoes to be ready for harvest.
What a gorgeous salad, Angie! And a nice alternative to the mayonnaise versions we see so much :)
I know nothing about the food of the Canary Islands--what fun information! This potato salad looks amazing.
Gorgeous flavours ... and I love salads with chopped almonds sprinkled over!
Beautiful....this salad is popping with flavor and color!
What a wonderful potato salad!Love all those flavors,Angie!
Love the all the ingredients here- cilantro, chillies & almonds. Trying soon!
Canarian cuisine is quite new to me. Looks so tempting. Would love to give it a go!
What a simple and delicious potato salad! I love the lack of fatty mayo and the use of such a simple dressing! Great salad and beautiful pictures!
This is new cuisine to me and thanks for introducing it :)
What a great way to cook potatoes!Thank you,dear,for this brilliant idea!xxx
What a great way to start the day!
I just love seeing all the different recipes through blogging...this one looks delicious, and I'm definitely going to put this on my list to try!
Yum - sort of a cilantro pesto! I love this idea in place of the classic, heavy mayo-filled potato salad. It looks so flavorful and fresh! :)
Hi Angie! Hope you are doing well. Sorry I haven't been visiting for weeks.
The potato salad looks incredible and cilantro perhaps is my favourite herb. Yum!
This is one of the potato salad I would love to try. I may add some red chilies. Awesome.
Looks fresh and summery! Perfect for a BBQ or picnic!
These ingredients sound perfect. Your posts are always so interesting! Love the info on other cuisines I haven't had the chance to personally get to know. Thanks!
I love the idea of larger halves of potatoes tossed with such a pretty cilantro sauce! I have tons of basil to use up, so I might just adapt this to use with that instead. Lovely recipe!
Sounds so exotic! This would be a fabulous change from the standard potato salad. I love it!
This is nice and light for a potato salad! I love the flavors and how you sliced them instead of cubing!
Now I have more options for classic potato salad addition to the grill menu! Looks so fresh with the sauce. I have to agree with the slicing. Looks much nicer than cubing.
I just love potato salads in the summer, and this one is so different. I'll have to try it sometime!
lovely :-) and fun to learn about their cuisine went there as a kid but wasn't turned into the food scene then
looks wonderful lovely presentation
Yum! Looks amazing Angie. Potatoes are my favourite food!
your potato salad is so beautifully presented here.
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Love the green color coated potato slices..such a healthy and yum salad!
That is a brilliant potato salad. I love the colour of it and the flavours must be amazing. I will try this! xx
I am imagining this salad at our next cookout, especially if we make pulled pork. I think that combo would be delicious! I am saving this, definitely!
Looks like the perfect dish to bring to a summer BBQ -- yum!
It looks like pesto/mojo is in the air! I love this cilantro-almond based pesto and can see it would be stellar in so many things Angie and using it over potatoes is some kind of special :)
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Unique and delicious recipe!
I never seen potato salad like this,so flavorful with great spices ingredients in it,unique post,welldone !!
This is such a pretty potato salad and so different. It sounds terrific.
cilantro garlic lemon and Ex Virgin Olive Oil is my favourite potatoes dressing. Next time I should add cumin as your delicious canarian recipe suggests!
Love potato salad with cilantro. I have recently made a similar one with a few different ingredients. Thanks for reminding me to post it.
This potato salad sound wonderful. I'm not familiar with the Canarian cuisine and it's good to learn more. I love the green color from the cilantro, so pretty.
Dear Angie, this sounds like a delicious change to the traditional potato salad. Blessings my dear, your friend, Catherine xo
I love your recipe! I would love to try it, bookmarking!!! Thanks for sharing :-)
I love the light flavors!
I first read the title as "Canadian" potato salad, and I couldn't figure out what made it Canadian! (This Canadian would love it, though.)
This potato salad looks so delicious!
Angie, this potato salad looks great...since I love cilantro...this is perfect for me...great as a side dish for any BBQ...yum!
Hope you are enjoying your week :)
You can really enjoy a salad like this one-Delicious.
In Latin America, especially in the Caribbean island of Cuba. Mojos are used often to flavor meats. As soon as I saw your post, I felt like I could connect to it immediately.
Velva
What a great potato salad! I have to try this for our next cook-out.
Perfect Summer salad! I'm actually growing cilantro in the garden so I've been thinking about the ways it could be used and I like your recipe using cilantro in a potato salad;-)
I've never had this potato salad but the combination of ingredients sounds fantastic and the color looks like summertime. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I will be sure to try this.
Fresh and appetite...Love the color too. Bookmarked it.
What a cool potato salad! Awesome idea! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
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I love finding new, fun potato salads! This recipe has unique flavors that sound wonderful together:-) Hugs, Terra
What a beautiful potato salad! I love the emphasis on fresh herbs. Well dne.
Oh boy, another mouthwatering side dish! Not just nice to look at...also very tempting. Slurpppp....
Kristy
This looks like a very interesting potato salad! I like the strong flavors from the herbs and spices.
this looks so yummy..would love to try it one of these days..thanks for sharing Angie!
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Looks delicious! I gotta try making this for 4th of July!
I lived there as a little girl....
This is stunning, I love the colour!
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