Paris Americana Potato Salad

Servings

4-6

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Picnic Season. Spring and Fall make ahead meals and/or sides. These yummy potatoes are a definite staple for Spring and Summer.

Ingredients

2 pounds medium red potatoes skins on and quartered
1/4 C. pumpkin or red wine vinegar
Himalayan Salt and Cracked Black Pepper
1/2 C. oil from marinated artichokes hearts
2 Tbsps. Ground Dijon Mustard
1/2 tsp. thyme flowers
1/4 C. chopped marinated artichoke hearts
3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
2 Celery Ribs, finely chopped
1 shallot minced
2 Tbsps. Parsley, minced
3 Tbsps. Dill, chopped
1/4 C. sunflower seeds

Directions

Wash and quarter the potatoes. Fill medium sauce pan with water and salt.
Place potatoes in the water and bring to a gentle boil. Once, boiling reduce heat to low and add a lid. Simmer for 20-25 minutes or until knife or fork comes out effortlessly.
Drain the potatoes, return potatoes to a glass bowl. Add pumpkin vinegar, salt and pepper. Gently toss and set aside in fridge.
In a small bowl, whisk artichoke oil, ground dijon mustard and thyme.
Gently add in artichoke hearts, hard boiled eggs celery, shallot, parsley, dill and sunflower seeds.
Toss gently. Add dressing slowly.
Place in a serving dish to go and or break down into smaller containers.
Enjoy on a picnic with self and/or friends and family.

Potato Tips and Benefits

Potato is a friend when spiced properly and can be cooling to your system. In addition, it can help reduce inflammation. However, spices are key to assist in reducing any gas and/or weight gain.
Potatoes are astringent and work well on the skin to remove bruising, inflammation, infections. The gastrointestinal tract benefits from the cooling properties. In addition, they are often provide “emotional” comfort from the inside out. A simple way to support your emotional body.
The fiber content can assist you in taking regular bowel movements. Spices to add to assist in digest include: turmeric, cumin and black pepper. A sea salt and lime can be added to the preparation. To be noted, if you are feeling stagnation in your liver it is always best to remove the potato skins before eating.
Serve with some of your spring leafy greens and/or asparagus.

Spring Herbal Friend.

Some potential benefits are:

A. Nervous System and Tension Relief:

1. It lightens up your mind literally and figuratively. Dill simulated the parietal lobe located at the crown of your head. A powerful way to clear and open your crown energy center. You can blend this with rosemary, lavender and olive oil creating an infusion. Let rest in a dark place for 1-2 weeks. Then, separate the plant material and warm the oil and massage generously over your entire scalp. To be noted, if you tend to be spaced out, dissociated and/or have an over active mind this herb can increase these symptoms.
2. Dill can also be used as a pain reliever.
3. Calming

B. Increases digestive strength.

1. 1. It can be used as a digestive aide and will increase your digestive fire.
  2. Be mindful when using dill. It may aggravate and/or cause acid reflux.
  3. The drying quality can cause stagnation in your daily bowel movements. Yet, super helpful if you bowel movements are over active to firm things up.

C. Cleansing and Lifting to the Taste Buds. The fresh energy of the dill is cleansing and lifting. It compliments water vegetables, fruits, yogurt and sea foods.

D. Blood and Liver Cleanser

1. The bitter quality is what gives the blood and liver a gentle cleanse.

E. Breathe easy and sweat it out.

1. Dill as a tea or in the bath can assist you in sweating out an infection that accompanies a fever. It has been known to create a cooling sensation to the skin.
2. Dill will help clear your sinus passages and thin out stuck mucous.

F. Diuretic and Regeneration

1. Dill’s aroma is clearing in nature. Leaving a fresh feel.
2. Dill can dilate your blood vessels and promote dispersion of heat to the skin.
3. In Ayurveda, dill will help bring your earth and water energy into balance. Lifting you out of those stagnate or depressive states that are rooted from imbalance in gut health.

Seasonal Emotions and Practice

As mentioned, the remedy for the Spring emotion of anger is patience. The remedy for the Fall emotion of grief is joy.

The practice: practice patience and cultivating joy daily. If you do both in these seasons you will find it easier to retain harmony during these season and through out the year. This book is an example of finding joy through to create while processing grief. I can state from my own experience it is a choice. I will also acknowledge it is not easy.

Expressing and processing the emotions of anger and grief are equally important. You can practice processing real time, simply have in place two methods of processing.

Method 1: Practice processing by yourself and working towards emotional regulations and retaining objective awareness. For example, going on a walk by yourself to work out the emotions with bi-lateral movement and/or writing in a journal.

Method 2: Have a trusted, objective friend/family member or a practitioner to help you process. If it is a friend or family member, ask them to actively listen without giving you advise. Just having someone listening and reflecting back what they heard you share is very helpful. OR book a session with me or another professional that has the skills and experience to help you process and integrate what is unfolding in and around you

Soul Vibe

It is that moment to dive deep into your soul. We are entering an epoch that will lead to mastery for many. The mastery will require one to have ongoing practices to deepen your relationship with your soul, aka eternal being. You inner wisdom will be your guide with discipline, spiritual practices and a humble guide. A simply reminder, less talking more listening. The mastery and manifestation will arrive from the inner authenticity, love and harmony with all that is and is not. As inspire, practice rocking your inner calm.

May you remember you matter and the true causes of happiness are LOVE. St.

BeSimply…Spring Sides {Mind You + Food}