New Potato Salad Recipe with Chive Blossoms & Spring Radishes (2024)

Published: May 31, 2015 · Modified: Jun 22, 2020 by Colleen 1 Comment

Who doesn't love potato salad? I love springtime when we can finally eat food from the garden. This New Potato Salad Recipe is a delicious way to use both radishes and chives.

New Potatoes, Chives and Radishes; Stars Of Spring

This new potato salad recipe with chive blossoms is very easy to make. The thin-skinned tiny new potatoes are perfect for potato salad. No peeling is necessary and they have a creamy texture that soaks up the dressing. Spring radishes pulled right out of the garden, add a peppery crunch. And the highlight of this salad, chive blossoms, add a distinct and subtle flavour and crunch, and that pretty purple colour.

You can tossthis potato salad together in no time and it keeps in the fridge for a while, because there's no mayo in it.

Chives: The First Herb To Show Up in The Spring

Chives, a member of the onion family, are one of the first signs of spring, poking their little bright green stalks up amidst all of the brown and dead looking rubble of a long winter. They are a fresh and welcome addition to all kinds of dishes, from salads and soups, omelettes and vegetables.

The Blossoms are Edible, Too

Did you know that chive blossoms are edible?The chive stalks are lovely harbingers of spring, as well asbringers of flavour to great food. However, when the chives come into flower, the humble chive becomes beautiful. Which, makes the chive an even more valuable member of the herb garden.

I use the lovely, purple blossom balls in lots of ways because something so pretty should never go to waste. And because those fuzzy little blossoms are a delicious edible flower. Chive blossoms have a subtle, chive flavour and they add interest with their pretty colour and slightly peppery crunch, to any salad. Including this delicious new potato salad recipe.

Chive Blossoms are Good For Bees

Chive Blossoms are good to have in the garden for more than just eating. Although chives repel most insects, bees are attracted to the blossoms because they have a very high amount of nectar. In fact, according to thisWikipedia article: Chives, chive blossoms are in the top 10 flowers for the most nectar production. And attracting bees to our garden is important for pollination.

Chive Blossoms as Decor

And here's a thought. Have you ever thought of putting chives with their blossoms into vases on the table for an outdoor dinner? Give it a try; it's charming and pretty, and elegant, too, in a sweetly organic kind of way.

If you grow them, by the end of the growing season, you'll still have a lot of chives. Here's some info on how to preserve them, as well as other herbs: Preserving Fresh Herbs - 6 Ways For Summer Flavour Year Round

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