Best Poblano Potato Salad Recipes

GRILLED CORN AND POBLANO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer and cook until tender when pierced with a knife, about 30 minutes. Drain the potatoes and let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, prepare a grill to medium-high heat. Add the corn and grill, turning onto all sides, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Halve the potatoes and put them in a large bowl. Using a sharp knife, carefully cut the corn kernels off of the cobs and add to the bowl. Add the poblano chiles, scallions, sour cream, mayonnaise and cilantro and mix gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper and serve. (The potato salad can be made 1 day ahead and refrigerated. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.)

POBLANO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot and add salted water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until tender when pierced with a knife, about 20 to 30 minutes. Drain the potatoes and let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Add the corn to the grill and cook, turning occasionally, until evenly browned on all sides, about 10 minutes.
• Put the potatoes in a large serving bowl. Using a sharp knife, carefully cut the kernels off the cobs and add them to the bowl. Add the poblano chiles, scallions, sour cream, mayonnaise, and cilantro, and fold together. Season the potato salad, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve.

GRILLED CORN AND POBLANO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot and add salted water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a knife. Drain the potatoes and let them cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, prepare a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Add the corn and grill, turning the ears, until evenly browned on all sides, 10 minutes.
• Halve the potatoes and put them in a large bowl. Using a sharp knife, carefully cut the kernels off the corncobs and add the kernels to the bowl. Add the poblano chiles, scallions, sour cream, mayonnaise, and cilantro, and fold together. Season the potato salad to taste with salt and pepper. (The potato salad can be made 1 day ahead and refrigerated. Let it stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.)

SWEET POTATO AND POBLANO SALAD WITH HONEY AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Whisk first 6 ingredients in small bowl. Gradually whisk in olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cook sweet potatoes in large saucepan of boiling salted water until just barely tender, about 6 minutes. Drain; run under cold water to cool. Cover and chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• Preheat barbecue (high heat). Brush potato wedges with canola oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill potatoes until grill marks appear, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer potatoes to work surface. Cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces. Place potatoes, poblanos, green onions, and parsley in large bowl. Drizzle dressing over; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.
• Often called pasillas; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Latin markets.

ROASTED NEW POTATO SALAD WITH POBLANO MAYO

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat the oven to 375°F. Toss on one side of roasting pan and drizzle with the vegetable oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast for 10 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Toss the poblanos and garlic with a little more vegetable oil and place on the other side of the baking sheet. Add the green onions on top of the new potatoes. Place back in the oven and cook until the potatoes are tender, the poblanos are evenly blistered, and the garlic is soft, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Peel off the blackened skin from the poblanos, and discard the seeds and stems. Chop the poblano and place half in a blender along with the roasted garlic, egg yolk, vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Blend until smooth. While still running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Toss potatoes, green onion, cilantro, and the rest of the roasted chile into a medium bowl. Add a half cup of the poblano mayonnaise and stir until thoroughly coated. Serve with the crumbled bacon.

POBLANO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Char chilies over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed chilies. Cut chilies into 1/2-inch pieces. Transfer to large bowl.
• Place potatoes on steamer rack set over boiling water in pot. Cover and steam until potatoes are just tender, about 10 minutes. Cool. Transfer to bowl with chilies. Mix in tomatillos, green onions and chopped cilantro.
• Whisk sour cream, lime juice and cumin in small bowl to blend. Add to potato mixture and toss to coat. Season generously with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.)
• Mound potato salad on platter. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and serve.

POBLANO SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place chopped onion in small dish of very cold water; set aside.
• Peel sweet potatoes; cut into 1-inch cubes. Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water 10 minutes or until easily pierced with fork. Drain.
• In 10- to 12-inch skillet, cook chiles over high heat 3 minutes or until skin begins to blacken. Add sweet potatoes; cook 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir in arugula, oil and juice from 1 of the limes. Drain onion; stir into salad. Transfer mixture to covered dish; refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled.
• Stir cilantro into salad. Season to taste with salt and juice from second lime.

CORN, POTATO, AND POBLANO CHILE SALAD

Steps:

• 1. In a pot of boiling water, cook the corn about 3 minutes or until just tender. Do not overcook. Remove the corn and rinse under cold running water to stop the cooking. With a sharp knife, cut the kernels off the cobs. Put the corn into a large bowl. 2. Roast the poblanos over a flame, or under a broiler until charred all over. Steam in a plastic bag about 8 minutes. Rub off the skins, seed, and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Add to the corn along with the tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, cilantro, and cumin. Mix. Add the remaining ingredients. Toss gently to coat the salad with the dressing. From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

POBLANO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Char the poblanos over a gas flame or in a broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in a paper bag until cool, then peel and seed. Cut chiles up into 1/2 inch pieces and place in a large bowl.
• Cut potatoes into eating size wedges and steam until tender. Cool. Place into bowl with the poblanos.
• Cut the husked tomatilloes into 1/2 inch cubes and add, along with the green onion and chopped cilantro to the potatoes.
• Whisk together the sour cream, lime juice and cumin, pour over the potato mixture and gently toss to coat. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.

CORN-POBLANO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Char 2 poblano peppers directly over a gas burner on medium heat; place in a bowl, cover and let cool. Char 4 ears of corn over the burner; let cool. Peel, seed and chop the poblanos and cut the corn kernels off the cobs. Cook 2 pounds quartered small red-skinned potatoes in salted boiling water until tender, 12 minutes; drain and let cool. Whisk 1/2 cup each mayonnaise, buttermilk and chopped parsley and 2 tablespoons chopped pickled jalapenos plus 2 tablespoons brine in a large bowl; season with salt. Add the vegetables and toss. Refrigerate 2 hours.