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Potato Salad with Pickled Cucumbers

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Photo by Pattie Garrett

Recipe by Smitten Kitchen and Bon Appetit, Shared by My Saratoga Kitchen Table
Serves: 8

Ingredients
*Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market
● 6 Tablespoons distilled white vinegar
● 4 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
● 2 English cucumbers*, very thinly sliced
● a few branches plus 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh dill*
● 3¼ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes*, about 10 medium, peeled
● Additional coarse kosher salt
● 1 cup very thinly sliced white onion*
● 8 radishes*, trimmed, thinly sliced
● ¾ cup mayonnaise

Instructions
1. The day before, make the pickles: Pour vinegar and 4 teaspoons salt into a bowl with a cover. Add the cucumbers and dill branches. Stir gently to coat. Refrigerate overnight. Stir occasionally.
2. Cook the potatoes by boiling them the night before. Refrigerate to ensure they are very cold.
3. The next day, drain the cucumber mixture in a colander for an hour. Discard the brine and dill.
4. To assemble the salad, Cut the potatoes crosswise into ½ inch thick slices. Place the potatoes in a large bowl. Sprinkle with coarse salt and pepper. Add the drained cucumbers, onion, sliced radishes, and remaining 3 Tablespoons dill. Toss to blend.
5. Add the mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper. Serve cold.

Options: Cook the potatoes with the skins on and remove them after cooking, or leave the skins on.

Turnips and Potatoes with Bacon

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courtesy of Bon Appetit magazine

*denotes Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market

Serves 6

Ingredients:

¼ cup water

1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar

1 Tablespoon sugar

8 ounces bacon* slices, cut into 1 inch pieces

1 medium onion*, thinly sliced

4 large garlic* cloves, peeled, crushed

1 pound turnips*, peeled, cut into 1 inch chunks

1 pound potatoes*, peeled, cut into 1 inch chunks

1 teaspoon kosher salt 

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley*

Instructions:

Mix ¼ cup water, vinegar, and sugar in a small bowl. Sauté bacon in a heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until fat is rendered, 5 minutes. Drain most of the bacon fat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until the onion is golden about 5 minutes. Add turnips and potatoes. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook until vegetables are starting to become tender, stirring and turning the vegetables occasionally for about 15 minutes. ( you may need to add some olive oil or butter if starting to stick) Push the vegetables to 1 side of skillet. Pour vinegar mixture into cleared space. Toss vegetables with vinegar mixture. Spread vegetables in even layer in skillet. Cook until golden and slightly crisp on bottom, about 5 minutes. Continue to turn and spread and cook vegetables until tender, golden and crisp around edges, 7 to 8 minutes longer. Season with pepper. Transfer to serving bowl and sprinkle on parsley. 

Creamy Roasted Garlic Potato Soup

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Adapted from recipe by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet Eats
yield: SERVED ABOUT 4
total time: 1 HOUR

INGREDIENTS:
*Ingredients currently available to the Saratoga Farmers’ Market

1 tablespoon olive oil*

1 tablespoon unsalted butter*

1 yellow onion, diced*

3 pounds potatoes, peeled and chopped*

4 to 5 cups chicken or vegetable stock

2 bulbs roasted garlic*

1/3 cup cream*

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS:

Roasted Garlic: Preheat oven to 375. Chop off the top portion of the garlic head to reveal cloves. Lightly rub back and forth to remove paper and peel any excess paper off. Pour about a teaspoon of olive oil on top the garlic cloves and let soak for 10 minutes.

Cover with foil and roast in a baking dish for 45 minutes, or until golden brown. To eat or add to the recipe: let cool, then squeeze from the bottom of the garlic head to remove caramelized cloves.

Garlic Potato Soup: Heat a large stockpot over medium heat and add olive oil and butter. Once melted, stir in the onion with a pinch of salt and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and enough stock to cover the potatoes – starting with 4 cups and using more if needed. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover and cook until the potatoes are tender and falling apart about 20 to 30 minutes. Turn off the heat.

Carefully add the mixture to a blender. Squeeze out the roasted garlic cloves and add them to the blender too. Puree the soup until totally creamy and smooth. Pour the mixture back into the pot and heat over low heat. Add the cream, salt, and pepper. Taste and season additionally with salt and pepper if needed.