French Potato Salad
- 2 lbs more or less of red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 1/3 cup Champagne vinegar
- 1/2 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
- 1 T Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 sprig of basil, chopped
- Boil the potatoes in salted water until easily pierced with a fork
- Drain and then place in a large bowl and sprinkle with the vinegar, let it sit for a minute or two so the potatoes can absorb the vinegar
- Add the red and green onion and stir to combine
- Then add about 1/2 of the olive oil and mix thoroughly
- Add mustard and stir through
- Then add enough of the rest of the olive oil to make it moist
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and chopped basil