New Potatoes With Saffron Aioli

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 teaspoon crumbled saffron thread
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon hungarian hot paprika
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 12 small fingerling potatoes or 12 small yukon gold potatoes or 12 small red potatoes, unpeeled
• fleur de sel (fine french sea salt)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 bring 1 tablespoon water to boil in small saucepan. add saffron. remove from heat.
• 2 cover and let steep 15 minutes.
• 3 mix in paprika, then mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic. (aioli can be made 2 days ahead. cover; chill.)
• 4 place potatoes in pot with enough cold salted water to cover.
• 5 bring to boil and cook until just tender, about 20-25 minutes. drain. cool slightly.
• 6 press gently on potatoes to split skins and crack open. sprinkle with fleur de sel.
• 7 place 2 potatoes on each of 6 plates.
• 8 drizzle with saffron aioli; sprinkle with cilantro and serve.