Potato Salad with Pesto Sauce

We are here with a wonderful salad recipe that you can flavor with pesto sauce according to your taste. Prepared with potatoes, parmesan, mayonnaise and pine nuts, this salad becomes more delicious with pesto sauce. It is one of the most loved accompaniments of dishes.

Ingredients for Fresh Potato Salad with Pesto Sauce

1 kg of fresh potatoes
1 bunch fresh basil
45 g pine nuts
3 tablespoons of powdered parmesan
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 clove of garlic
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 cup olive oil
2 heaping tablespoons of mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lemon zest
Black pepper

For the above

3 tablespoons pine nuts (roasted)
basil leaves

How to Make Fresh Potato Salad with Pesto Sauce?

After dividing the potatoes into two or three according to their size, boil them in a pot of salted boiling water for 20-25 minutes until soft.
While the potatoes are boiling, prepare the pesto sauce. In a food processor, add the basil, pine nuts, lemon, garlic, and salt.
Stir until the pine nuts are cracked and the basil is finely chopped. Add the olive oil, pouring slowly until it is smooth and turns into a sauce.
After the potatoes are boiled, drain the water and run them under cold water to cool.
Put the potatoes in a large bowl and top with the pesto, mayonnaise, lemon zest and a generous amount of ground black pepper. Sprinkle with roasted pine nuts, extra basil and black pepper and serve immediately.