Warm Pan Fried Potato & Greens Salad

What a perfect dish for a cool end-of-winter night. Pan fried Yukon Gold potatoes; golden brown and crispy on the outside, creamy deliciousness on the inside, poured over a green salad tossed with a balsamic vinegar & mustard vinaigrette.

I sauteed sliced onions and garlic in the olive oil left from frying the potatoes and added the caramelized onions and garlic, plus the oil, to the salad. The warm potatoes mixed with the cool salad makes a wonderful contrast. I serve this salad with simple roast chicken or grilled pork chops for an easy weeknight dinner but it is impressive enough to include when entertaining. This also makes a nice light lunch. Enjoy!

Warm Pan Fried Potato & Greens Salad
(serves 4)

3/4 lb Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 white onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 handfuls mixed greens (combination of spinach, various lettuces, kale, frisée, baby beet greens, whatever you like)
1/2 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper

Cut potatoes into 1 1/2 inch cubes. Heat large skillet over medium high heat. When hot add 2 tbsp olive oil and the potatoes. Sprinkle with a pinch each salt and pepper. Pan fry until one side of cut potatoes is deep golden brown. Turn to another side and pan fry until deep golden brown. Repeat until each side is golden and tender when pierced with a knife. Remove potatoes and keep warm. Add onion to pan and cook until just beginning to caramelize. Add the garlic and potatoes and cook for 1-2 minutes, until the garlic is softened and the potatoes are warm. Turn off heat.

Meanwhile, add remaining 2 tbsp olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard and a small pinch each salt and pepper to large mixing bowl.. Whisk until emulsified. Add greens and bell pepper and toss with wooden spoons to dress ensuring all leaves are coated. Pour in potato mixture and all the pan oil. Toss again. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed. Serve immediately.

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Other potato recipes you may enjoy:

• green beans & potato salad with feta
• farmhouse potato salad
• potato soup with red chile & cheddar cheese
• zucchini & potato hash browns
• baked potatoes with roasted vegetables
• spicy twice baked sweet potatoes

It is "Potatoes" week at Food Network's Comfort Food Feast. Check out the other delicious sounding recipes from my blogger friends.  Have a favorite potato recipe of your own? Please share in the comments section of this posts. (links o.k.) 

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Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Potato-Chickpea Masala with Cilantro Chutney
Weelicious: Potato Fans
Haute Apple Pie: Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie
Taste With The Eyes: Truffled Poached Egg, Asparagus and Truffle Vinaigrette, Black Truffle and Potato Stack
Napa Farmhouse 1885: Warm Pan Fried Potatoes and Greens Salad
Red or Green: Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Chipotle
In Jennie's Kitchen: Crispy Oven Fries
The Sensitive Epicure: Healthier Twice Baked Potato Skins
Elephants and the Coconut Tress: Indian Spiced Potatoes
Jeanette's Healthy Living: Healthy Bacon Egg Potato Breakfast Casserole  ‎
Virtually Homemade: Bacon Parmesan Hasselback Potatoes
Devour: Mashed Potatoes, Reinvented
FN Dish: 10 Potato Picks (Recipes)

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