Girlwithnoname – Fitness at Home

Is Potato Salad one of your favourite Summer staples for picnics, BBQs and other outdoor eating events?

Yah, me too. But the stuff is so bloody caloric and fattening that I don’t eat it very often.

Well, a couple of weeks ago I invited one of my clients Robyn Gill and her boyfriend (and awesome photographer) Tyler Ingram to join me on my patio to watch the Celebration of Light Fireworks Festival and enjoy a BBQ.

We agreed ahead of time that we’d make sure we had a ‘healthy eating’ evening.

So, imagine my surprise when she showed up with Potato Salad.

Then she told me the recipe.

I was skeptical it would be tasty.

But, then I tasted it. It was delicious.

So, I begged her to let me share the recipe with you. She agreed.

And, while Tyler snapped away at the fireworks display, the three of us enjoyed a healthy meal of grilled meats, grilled red peppers & asparagus and this awesome potato salad!

Enjoy!

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Robyn’s Low-Fat Potato Salad

– 6 cups (once chopped) white, red or new potatoes (skin on)

– 3 cold hard boiled eggs

– Steam 1 cup fresh green beans and let them cool

– Boil the potatoes and let them cool

– Chop the potatoes and beans into chunks

– Peel eggs and slice, add to potatoes and green beans

– ½ cups finely chopped celery

– ¼ cups finely chopped green onion

– Add celery and green onion to salad

Potato Salad Dressing

– ¾ cup plain fat-free yogurt

– 2 – 3 tbsp of grainy / seedy mustard

– 1 tbsp dried parsley flakes

– 1 tsp dried dill

– Salt and Pepper to taste

– Mix all ingredients together, add to potatoes, eggs and beans and refrigerate or serve immediately

This recipe serves 4 people and takes approximately 40-45 minutes to make. You can double, triple or quadruple the recipe to serve as many people as needed. 

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Robyn says:
I developed this recipe on my own as a low-fat option to fattening classic versions of potato salad.  The creaminess of this recipe comes from the eggs and the seedy mustard.  It is easy to make with not too many complicated ingredients; I’ve brought it to many parties and family BBQs and people love it.

So, while Summer is still upon us, make sure you try out Robyn’s Low Fat Potato Salad instead of blowing all your weight loss goals eating the conventional high-calorie versions …

And, thanks very much to Robyn for sharing this with us!

Robyn’s webspace can be found here: Robyn’s Nesting Space (or feel free to check her out on Twitter where she tweets as @robyn_nest)

… and to enjoy more of Tyler’s photography than I’ve posted here, check out his website: TylerIngram.com (or check out his Twitter stream where he tweets as @tyleringram)

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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