# Oil Soaked Potatoes with Quick Pickled Onions Arugula & Tinned Fish

A quick and elegant 10-minute meal featuring smashed baby potatoes soaked in a lemony olive oil dressing with tinned fish, arugula, and quick pickled onions.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 lbs tiny baby potatoes (Yukon gold or red)
- 1 handful sea salt
- 0.5 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 small shallot, very finely diced
- 2 tbsp capers, chopped
- 0.25 tsp red pepper flakes
- 0.25 tsp sumac (optional)
- Fresh cracked black pepper
- 1 handful fresh dill, chopped
- Wild Planet Smoked Salmon tin or a fresh salmon fillet baked
- Arugula
- Flakey Sea Salt
- Olive Oil
- 0.5 red onion
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 1 Juice of one lemon

## Instructions

1. Add potatoes to a pot and cover with cold water.
2. Season with sea salt till the water tastes like the sea.
3. Bring to a boil and cook till potatoes are tender.
4. Thinly slice your red onion and add salt, sugar (optional), and juice of one lemon for the quick pickled onion.
5. Toss and transfer the quick pickled onion to a glass container for storage.
6. Combine dressing ingredients and set aside.
7. Strain potatoes and slightly smash some - not all, just lightly break them open so the flesh shows and the olive oil can soak in past the skin.
8. Toss warm potatoes with dressing.
9. Plate with arugula, tinned salmon on top.
10. Follow with a sprinkle of flakey salt, a drizzle of olive oil, and quick pickled onion.
11. Serve right away.

## Equipment

- pot
- glass container

## Tips

- This meal is both light and filling.
- It's an excellent source of omega-3s for skin health.
- Can be made with any tinned fish, even sardines.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BZTyShRJN/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5fbcd309-79b5-4b4c-a1a0-beca8afbae34
- Extracted: 2026-03-14

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