Showing posts with label potato. Show all posts
Showing posts with label potato. Show all posts

Monday, May 28, 2012

French Potato Salad


I haven't done too many Martha Stewart recipes, but I think after this hit I just might to try some more.  I found this mayonnaise-less potato salad the other day and I decided to give this a try for a BBQ I was attending this weekend.  I had to add bacon to it because, really is it a potato salad without bacon? And yes, bacon did make it better.

I found these "sunrise medley bite size potatoes" at the store and they worked perfectly

I finely chopped 5 slices of extra thick bacon...I should have used more bacon.




the dressing tasted so good I could have eaten it with a spoon. soo tangy. love it!

they were so pretty!

mmm. crispy bacon!


Now Martha Stewart says this serves just 6 but mine definitely served more...10-12. If you are serving it as the only side then yes, 6 because people would eat more, but for a party where there a bunch of sides and everyone is taking a little of everything...10-12.


Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 pounds of potatoes: sunrise medley,fingerling or small new potatoes, halved (quartered if large)
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 1 small shallot, minced (2 tablespoons)
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 1/4 small red onion, sliced
  • 6-8 slices of thick bacon rendered down

Directions

  1. Place potatoes in a large pot; cover with cold water by 1 inch and season generously with salt. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Run under cold water to cool slightly, then drain.
  2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together oil, mustard, vinegar, shallot, parsley, and thyme; season with salt and pepper. Add potatoes, bacon and onion and toss to combine. Serve at room temperature.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Potato Salad

This is my "healthier" take on a German Potato Salad that I found online years ago. Healthier only because I use way less mayo and I don't use the bacon fat. I want to taste the potato when I eat potato salad and this one is really good.


For our BBQ I used 6 lbs of "baby reds".


boil potatoes until a fork can easily go through them




You want crispy bacon so I baked it, about 10-12 strips and then wrapped them in a paper towel to remove extra grease.


the magic seasoning...two packets


sprinkle the first packet on...


give the potatoes a stir and then add the 2nd packet


now add the bacon, chopped up into little pieces


don't use the fake stuff...it's not worth it.


total I used about 1/2 cup.  seriously. only use enough to keep the potatoes moist.


stir to coat all the potatoes but gently, you want nice chunks of potato


add chopped up chives for a pretty garnish
Ingredients:


red potatoes
Italian Season mix
Mayonaise
Bacon
Chives