Only three ingredients, so healthy!
I have been reading a ton about the digestive system while researching my upcoming book The Migraine Relief Plan. As a result, I’ve been working some fermented foods back into my diet, even though they can be migraine triggers. I used to love, love, love miso, which is very salty fermented soybean paste. If you’ve ever had miso soup at a Japanese restaurant you know that earthy, satisfying umami flavor that miso lends to dishes. I have been avoiding soy since going on my Migraine Relief Plan, which seems to be helping me. When I found a jar of South River certified organic chickpea miso, I decided to give it a try. Used in small amounts as a seasoning, it’s hearty and delicious and so far seems to be fine for me.
Another thing I learned is that prebiotic fiber is key to digestive health, as it feeds the trillions of helpful bacteria that live in our large intestines. Cooked and cooled potatoes are a source of prebiotic fiber, plus regular readers of this blog know that I LOVE potatoes. I use Just Mayo in my cooking now, as it’s egg- and soy-free. (Turns out I’m sensitive to eggs, bummer.) I will be working on a homemade version of egg-free mayo but until then, their mayo is pretty clean.
Suitable for:
vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, celiac, paleo (if you eat potatoes) diets
Not recommended for:
low-sodium, migraine diets
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Mashed potato salad
Ingredients
- 24 ounces potatoes russet, peeled, cut into 1" chunks
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise Use Just Mayo for an egg- and soy-free version
- 1 tbsp mustard (prepared) I used Creole mustard for my version
- 2 onions (green) thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp pickle relish
- 4 tsp pickle juice
- 1-4 tsp hot sauce start wit 1 tsp and add to taste
Instructions
- Add potatoes to boiling lightly salted water and cook just until fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash with a potato masher in a large bowl.
- Whisk mayo through hot sauce in a medium bowl. Taste and add more hot sauce as desired. Add to mashed potatoes and stir to coat.
- Pressure cooker instructions: Put 1 cup water in the bottom of the pressure cooker. Add potatoes to strainer or steamer basket inside the pressure cooker. Close lid. Bring to high pressure and cook for 4 minutes. Turn off heat. Let sit for 5 minutes, then release pressure and open the lid. No need to rinse.
Is there a specific variety of potato you recommend with this recipe? It seems as though it would do best with a russett or white potato, but I’d like to know if you have a preference.
Hi Bryan, I love this recipe with organic gold potatoes or red new potatoes.
This looks delicious – and fabulously simple. I’m trying it this week! Thanks Stephanie for all the deep research and loving care you put into sharing healing recipes with us.
thanks for giving potatoes (I love them!) a cover of respectability. Will try this potato salad–always on alert for vegan recipes since my daughter went from vegetarian to vegan this winter. Look forward to your book.
Steph that is interesting about the potatoes and prebiotic fiber. I love them too! I don’t understand though about potatoes being cooled off? Do only cooled off potatoes have that benefit? I thought the miso sounded really interesting, so went to their website. Two of their varieties do use gluten, they said they use the same equipment for all the varieties, making the gluten free varieties separately from the others,, and washing equipment thoroughly after the gluten batches. I don’t see GF certification on their website, so not sure how it tests out with ppm. Just adding this info because I know celiacs of varying degrees of sensitivity read your excellent blog :-).
Vik, thanks so much for your comment! Cooling the potatoes increases the prebiotic fiber. I’m linking to an excellent article on Mark Sisson’s blog about that. Thanks for checking on the miso for us. http://www.marksdailyapple.com/resistant-starch-your-questions-answered/