Roasted Potato and Red
Pepper Salad: Wrap 3 garlic cloves in
foil. Halve 1 1/2 # potatoes and 1 cut red bell pepper into 1/2-inch pieces. In
a large bowl toss potatoes, bell peppers, and 2 tablespoons olive oil with salt
and pepper to taste. Arrange potatoes and bell peppers in one layer on large
shallow baking pans and roast in middle of oven (simultaneously, roast wrapped
garlic), stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender and golden brown,
about 35 minutes@450deg. Immediately toss potatoes and peppers with 2 tbs
balsamic vinegar and cool. Remove garlic from foil and squeeze pulp into a
small bowl. With a fork mash garlic with1/2 tbs olive oil and tablespoon
vinegar and toss together with potatoes and peppers and salt and pepper to
taste. Just before serving, add ¼ c.chopped fresh basil. Serve potato salad at
room temperature. (Can add olives, pine nuts, feta cheese, grilled chicken, or
tuna.)