Blue Cheese Potato Salad
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Blue Cheese Potato Salad
Description
Blue Cheese Potato Salad brings together boiled red new potatoes that maintain a firm texture with the savory crunch of cooked bacon. The mix of olive oil and vinegar dressing, seasoned with salt and black pepper, balances the richness of the crumbled blue cheese. Green onions provide a mild sharpness that lifts the flavors. Leaving potato skins on adds a rustic feel and extra body to the salad. The method involves cooking bacon until crisp and boiling potatoes until tender but still firm, then combining all ingredients carefully.
The salad's versatility allows it to be served warm, room temperature, or chilled, depending on preference and timing. Tossing in the bacon just before serving is suggested to keep it from losing its crunch. This dish is suitable as a side dish for barbecues, picnics, or casual meals where its bold cheese and bacon flavors complement well.
If using blue cheese salad dressing, note that the salad contains eggs. This is an important consideration for dietary needs. Best served the same day for optimum texture and flavor, leftovers may lose the bacon's crispness over time.
Ingredients
- 4 Bacon slices
- 2 pounds red new potatoes
- 1/4 /4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red vinegar or white vinegar
- 1 green onion chopped (about 1/2 cup, bunch
- 1/2 /2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 /2 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 1 1/2 /2 ounces blue cheese crumbled
- 1-2 tablespoons blue cheese salad dressing optional
Instructions
- Place bacon in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Cook longer if potatoes are bigger. Drain and cool potatoes. Dice potatoes, leaving the skins on.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, green onions, salt and pepper. Add the potatoes, bacon and cheese and toss to coat. It's great served warm, room temperature, or chilled. Best served the same day. Makes 5 Servings. *Note: You may want to toss in the bacon right before serving so that it doesn't get mushy.
Notes
- For best texture, add bacon just before serving to keep it crispy.
- Using blue cheese salad dressing adds egg to the recipe.
- Best enjoyed the same day to maintain freshness.
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Overall Rating
5
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