An enigmatic beer potato salad

Posted by Ben On April - 15 - 2008 Under Soups and Salads

My good friend Tempered Woman of Tempered Woman is hosting this month’s Homegrown Gourmet food event. She chose sweet heavenly soulful comforting potatoes for this month’s theme. Why? Because in her part of the world (like in mine) we are stuck between winter and spring and nothing is really in season. I decided to follow an adventurous recipe I saw online with some personal changes and this is what came out:

The first person who guesses what gave this salad its settled bitter taste will win a small Tupperware prize (we’ve had two winners in the past) There were actually two ingredients that gave it that particular taste, I believe, but I am looking for the non-vegetable one.

To avoid any misunderstandings only one answer per person will be taken into consideration If you answered more than once, only the first guess will be considered, even if any of your other answers is correct.

I will post the recipe (along with the right answer) tonight or tomorrow morning.

Good luck!

For some reason this was a difficult one, and I thought it was going to be easy. The secret ingredient was BEER! So Peter was right again. I knew that a guy would get it right when I said to think about bitterness in a really hot day. Congrats Peter, you won another scrapper. LOL just kidding. I will see what else I can send your way :D

I based this beer potato salad on this recipe, but I made some minor changes. I didn’t use 3 lbs of potatoes (we are only 2 in our house) and I was out of mayo so I skipped it. I added some radishes, which gave the salad an interesting kick and instead of hot sauce I added some chili powder and the juice of one lemon.

How did it taste? You really have to let it rest for at least a couple of hours to let the flavors settle. I tried it right after I made it and it was really bitter, but the next day it was just amazing. This is one salad I will be making again this summer.

Buen provecho!

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22 Replies

  1. Elle Said,

    Taking a stab in the dark…vinegar? But that would be tangy, not bitter. hmmm.

    Looks delicious, though! I love potato salad!

    Posted on April 15th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

  2. Jen of a2eatwrite Said,

    Fish sauce? The potato salad looks lovely, though!

    Posted on April 15th, 2008 at 4:58 pm

  3. Peter Said,

    This is like Iron Chef! Working with the secret ingredient. Hmmm…I can see potatoes, celery and apples. I’ll give the guess a miss this time Ben. I’ll definitely check back and see what it is though.

    Posted on April 15th, 2008 at 7:02 pm

  4. courtney Said,

    Radish!

    Posted on April 15th, 2008 at 9:10 pm

  5. Vicki Said,

    Dry mustard?

    Posted on April 15th, 2008 at 9:20 pm

  6. Happy Cook Said,

    I have no idea what gave the bitter taste and you had written it is not a vegetable.
    Mustard powder.

    Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 9:02 am

  7. Ben Said,

    I’ll give you guys another hint. It is produced from starch based materials and it is very popular :-p

    Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 9:45 am

  8. Bellini Valli Said,

    Hey Ben..I am guessing marmalade..it is bitter and would make a nice surprise in the potato salad:D

    Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 10:53 am

  9. Elle Said,

    hmmm. I have no idea!

    Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 11:03 am

  10. Jodie Said,

    Um, western dressing?

    Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 11:26 am

  11. Elle Said,

    Some kind of seasoning? hehehe!

    Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 11:52 am

  12. Ben Said,

    You guys are not even close. Just think about bitterness in a really hot day. :-p And I thought this was going to be really easy. Hehehehe

    Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

  13. Annie Said,

    Indian tonic water?

    Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

  14. Elle Said,

    Lemon zest, lemon juice? Ack! This is hard. hehehe!

    Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

  15. Peter Said,

    Cerveza!

    Posted on April 16th, 2008 at 8:27 pm

  16. Ben Said,

    LOL One last hint. It is brewed :-p

    Posted on April 17th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

  17. Katie Said,

    beer!

    Posted on April 17th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

  18. Elle Said,

    Tea!

    Posted on April 17th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

  19. Peter Said,

    I’m happy to forego my prize. Katie was the next correct guess with beer so she can have your Tupperware prize. Thanks again Ben!

    Posted on April 18th, 2008 at 8:48 pm

  20. Kevin Said,

    I cannot believe that you worked beer into a potato salad! Great job!

    Posted on April 19th, 2008 at 2:28 pm

  21. Tempered Woman Said,

    You are so trying to appeal to my weaknesses aren’t you? You managed to combine potatoes and beer into the same dish?!?! It’s almost as if you know me or somethng- hah!
    I’m doing something weird cause I’m not seeing all your posts I think. I didn’t see this one until you emailed me and I totally stalk your site. Am I missing links on the homepage somehow?

    Posted on April 23rd, 2008 at 9:19 am

  22. Recipes2share Said,

    this sounds so fantastic – I’m helping cater for a leaving party & I think I will suggest this as a great dish! Thank you.

    Posted on June 19th, 2008 at 10:16 am

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