Provence Style Roasted Potato Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs small small red potatoes, rinsed,dried and halved
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/4 teaspoons herbes de provence (mixed dried french herbs) or 1 1/4 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup pitted and coarsely chopped kalamata olive
• 1/2 small red onion, cut into thin slivers
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 tablespoons malt vinegar or 1 1/2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 toss potatoes in oil with herbs and salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 arrange potatoes, cut side down, in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
• 3 place pan on lowest rack of cold oven then heat oven to 450°f.
• 4 roast until cut side is golden brown and potatoes are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• 5 place potatoes in a large bowl and add olives, onion and parsley.
• 6 whisk vinegar, mayonnaise, garlic, a big pinch of salt and a couple of grinds of pepper in a 1-cup glass measuring cup.
• 7 gradually whisk in oil, first in droplets, then in a slow, steady stream.
• 8 pour dressing over warm potato mixture and toss to coat.
• 9 serve at room temperature for best flavor.