Looking For The Recipe To Tom Colicchio's Potato Salad In Mustard Vinaigrette From 'wichcraft'...

[global1]

I had this at his 'wichcraft' Restaurant in Las Vegas. It was great tasting and lighter than a typical mayo based potato salad. I would like to recreate this and take it to a July 4th party we're going to. Any help would be appreciated. Even if you can only remember some of the ingredients in the potato salad that would be of great help.

[grasswire]

1. sounds delicious

I googled, but didn't find anything.

[The empressof all]

2. Try Searching for a German Potato Salad...But here's what I do

I use a mix of red and yellow potatoes. Slice and cook in heavily salted water. I peel but a little peel left on is a good thing. Cook the potatoes until done but still firm

While the potatoes are cooking make a vinaigrette. I don't have measurements as I eyeball it depending on the amount of potatoes. It is basically Apple Cider Vinegar, Olive Oil, Shallot, a very Grainy mustard with salt and pepper thrown in the blender.

Chop Celery along with leafy tops and finely chop a bit of red onion. I soak the onion a bit in cold water to take out the bite

When the potatoes are done drain and place in a large mixing bowl. Immediately add the dressing while the potatoes are hot. Add the celery and onion and gently mix. Add lots of black pepper and taste for salt.

My family prefers this salad to the mayonnaise variety and there is no reason you couldn't add the pickles and hard boiled eggs to this as well. We just keep it traditional.

[global1]

3. Sounds Great - Thanks For The Recipe.....

I broke down and called the restaurant and talked with the catering lady. I asked her if she could just tell me the ingredients in their Potato Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette. Here's the listing she gave me:

Potato's (of course) - I purchased a mix of the small red, white and purple kind
Whole Grain Mustard
Capers
Shallots
Parsley
Minced Garlic
Salt - to taste - don't over-do it
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
and I'm going to add a touch of some Red Wine Vinegar

When I first had this potato salad at the Las Vegas 'wichcraft - I came home and tried to recreate it without a recipe and was pretty successful. The only difference is that I used Dijon mustard and added some mustard seeds to the mix. It looked good and tasted pretty good too - really hard to screw it up.

Now I know that they use Whole Grain Mustard instead of Dijon - that accounts for the mustard seed I saw in the salad at the restaurant.

Thanks again for your recipe as I'm going to add some nicely diced celery to this as well for some crunch.

Note: that I found out they closed the 'wichcraft restaurant in Las Vegas. I called a 'wichcraft in NYC.