Lebanese Potato Salad (Salata Batata)

Lebanese potato salad is delightfully light and pairs well with most foods. It's potato tossed through fresh and dried herbs in olive oil.

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If you love potato salad then you are going to love this authentic Lebanese potato salad. It's super fresh containing the right combination of flavours.

In Arabic we simply call it salata batata (or salatet batata) which literally translates to salad potato (we say everything backward - we write right to left too)

If I had to choose between this potato salad and the typical mayo potato salad, I would go for this one. This salad goes well with just about anything and it doesn't feel heavy once consumed.

It's suits loads of special diets; vegan, dairy free, gluten free, egg free. Another benefit is it's super easy and can be made in around 20 minutes.

Potatoes are well entrenched in Lebanese cuisine, another amazing recipe to try is batata harra (spicy potatoes).

🥘 Ingredients

• 785 g Potato 
• ¼ cup Parsley chopped
• ¼ cup Shallots (scallion) finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Dried mint (fresh is good too) finely chopped
• Optional: 1 Garlic Clove crushed
• ¼ cup Olive oil*
• ¼ cup Lemon juice fresh
• 1 Pinch Salt & Pepper

🔪Cooking Instructions

1. Cut potato into bite sized pieces and place into a pot with water and boil until tender, strain and set aside
2. Trim off hard stalks and chop parsley - not to coarse or fine
3. Finely chop shallots (scallion)
4. In a mixing bowl, add potato, parsley, shallots, mint and mix
5. Add olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper to your liking
6. Serve warm or cold

💭Recipe Tips

Chop potatoes with or without the skin

Do not over boil potatoes as they will fall apart

Fresh mint or dried mint can be used

When mixing, be gentle to keep the potatoes in their shape

Be as liberal as you want with the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper (I don't know of any Lebanese family that actually measures) this is usually to your liking

Use only fresh lemon juice for the best taste

⏲️Cooking Time

As the potatoes are cut into bite sized pieces, boiling should only take around 15 minutes

📋Other Recipes

If you're a potato lover like I am, then have a try at these recipes;

• Crispy sweet potato chips
• Flavoursome Sweet potato zucchini fritters
• Easy vegan shepherd's pie gluten free
• Simple Tomato Salad