Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Greek Potato Salad
I love potato salad and always seem to be experimenting with different potato salad recipes.
WW Greek Potato Salad
Growing up Mom only ever made potato salad one way – with lots of mayonnaise – like this great old-fashioned potato recipe.
We liked it. It showed up at lots of back yard barbecues, pot luck dinners and whenever she had some leftover potatoes languishing in the refrigerator.
My Dad is a huge potato salad fan and even likes it made from leftover mashed potatoes.
While I still love creamy potato salads, these days I also like French style potato salads dressed with vinaigrette instead of mayonnaise.
The Skinny on Greek Potato Salad
The first potato salad—sans mayo—I ever made was called Greek Potato Salad. I think it came from one of Susan Branch’s beautifully illustrated cookbooks, possibly Heart of the Home: Notes From a Vineyard Kitchen (affiliate link), but I can’t be sure since many of my cookbooks—including that one—are in Wisconsin, while I’m here in Phoenix.
Is there such a thing as cookbook separation anxiety? If there is, I’ve got it!
Be forewarned, this potato salad recipe will only work for people who like feta cheese. If you don’t, you will probably have a similar reaction to the one my husband had when he tasted it – yuck!
If you don’t like feta cheese, feel free to leave it out. It’s still good.
And the original recipe calls for dried herbs. If you use fresh, you’ll want to increase the amounts 2 to 3 times, or to taste.
According to my calculations, each serving of this Greek-Inspired Potato Salad has about 294 calories, *8 Weight Watchers PointsPlus, *11 Weight Watchers SmartPoints, *11 WW Freestyle SmartPoints. Enjoy!
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If you enjoy this potato salad with Mediterranean flavors, be sure to check out some of my other Weight Watchers friendly potato salad recipes including Slow Cooker German Potato Salad, Light & Zesty Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad, WW Chicken Potato Salad, Creamy Red White & Blue Potato Salad and WW Dill Potato Salad
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Greek Potato Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds small to medium red potatoes
- 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dill
- 1/4 teaspoon mint (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon rosemary (optional)
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 sweet red pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Thoroughly scrub your potatoes and then cook them (un-peeled) in generously salted water until tender. (You'll know they are done, when you can insert a sharp knife easily.) Drain them thoroughly and then chop them into bite-size pieces.
- You can get the rest of the ingredients ready, while the potatoes are cooking.
- Place your chopped potatoes a large bowl.
- In a medium bowl, mix the oil, vinegar and herbs together well and then pour the dressing over the potatoes while they are still warm.
- Add the feta, peppers, and olives and toss gently.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve at room temperature.
Recipe Notes
Source: adapted from Heart of the Home: Notes From a Vineyard Kitchen (affiliate link) by Susan Branch.
*PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
More Easy Salad Recipes for Weight Watchers
- Easy Old Fashioned Potato Salad Recipe
- Simple Salad of Shredded Romaine and Dill
- Simple Pasta Salad Recipe
- Simple Corn Salad Recipe
- Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes
- Simple Shrimp Salad
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Hi, I'm Martha. Simple Nourished Living chronicles the easy and delicious Weight Watchers friendly recipes, tips & hints that help me balance my love of food and desire to be happy, healthy and slim. 
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