Make my mum’s Greek Potato Salad once and it will become your go-to side dish for all picnics and barbecues. This healthy potato salad contains no mayonnaise, is gluten free, vegetarian and Slimming World friendly too!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Grilled lamb chops and potato salad
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: Dill Potato Salad, Greek Potato Salad, Healthy Potato Salad, Potato Salad without Mayo, Red Potato Salad
A mandoline is useful for slicing the red onion thinly.
Ingredients
900g/ 2 pounds baby potatoes, halvedJersey Royals, or small red potatoes
200g| 7 oz feta cheesecrumbled
5tbspmini capers or finely chopped black olives
1red onionvery finely sliced
1/2lemon juice only
2tbspchopped dill or use more parsley
1 tbspchopped parsley
3-5tbspextra virgin olive oil or use Olive Oil spray for Slimming World version
1/2tspdried oregano
salt and freshly ground pepper to season
lemon wedges to serve
Instructions
Bring a large pot of water to the boil and add a good pinch of salt.
Add the potatoes and lower heat to a simmer. Cover the pot and cook until fork tender - about 20 minutes.
Spread the potatoes out on a platter and allow to cool.
Scatter the capers, feta and red onion over the potatoes.
Drizzle with the lemon juice and plenty of olive oil and season liberally with salt and pepper to taste.
Garnish with the parsley, dill and oregano and serve with extra lemon wedges.
Cook the potatoes in the Instant Pot
Add 1 cup (250ml) water in the pot, place the potatoes in a steamer basket on top and cook for 8 minutes at high pressure. Release the steam manually and remove the basket from the pressure cooker to allow the potatoes to cool down.
Notes
This salad will last up to 3 days in the fridge. The potatoes will happily absorb the olive oil and lemon juice and become more flavourful. You can make this dish in advance for gatherings and barbecues and use up any leftovers for your lunches.
How to cook potatoes in the Instant Pot
Baby potatoes: Add one cup of water (250ml) into the Instant Pot, place the trivet in the pot and add a steamer basket. Place potatoes in the steamer and cook for 8 minutes at high pressure. Release the pressure manually when the beep sounds.Larger potatoes: Add one cup of water (250ml) into the Instant Pot, place the trivet in the pot and add the potatoes directly on the trivet, stacking them if necessary. Cook for 10-12 minutes at high pressure then release the pressure manually. Slimming World Potato SaladUse olive oil spray which allows you to control the amount of oil in the salad or use sparingly. 1 tbsp is 6 syns.The remaining ingredients are syn-free, or in the case of feta allowed as a healthy extra, so you can add this dish to your regular Slimming World recipes.
Please note I am not affiliated in any way with Slimming World. Syn values are based on the Slimming World online calculator.
Nutritional information is always approximate, and will depend on ingredients you choose and serving sizes.