Appetizers & Sides
Potatoes Primavera
Ingredients
- 2 pounds small red potatoes, quartered
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ teaspoon salt, divided
- 8 ounces sugar snap peas, trimmed
- 1 pound diagonally sliced asparagus
- 8 ounces baby carrots, halved lengthwise
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup radishes, quartered lengthwise
- ⅓ cup small mint leaves
- ⅓ cup cilantro leaves
- ⅓ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 2 cups trimmed watercress
Directions
- Combine first 5 ingredients in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
- Remove potatoes with a slotted spoon.
- Bring broth mixture to a boil; cook until reduced to ½ cup (about 8 minutes).
- Combine broth mixture, potatoes, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl; set aside.
- Steam the peas, covered, 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.
- Rinse peas with cold water, and drain.
- Steam asparagus, covered, for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.
- Rinse asparagus with cold water; drain.
- Steam the carrots, covered, 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
- Rinse carrots with cold water; drain.
- Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, peas, asparagus, carrots, oil, rind, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Combine potato mixture, vegetable mixture, radishes, mint, cilantro, and parsley, tossing well to coat.
- Arrange the watercress on each of 8 plates; divide the potato mixture evenly among plates.