Potato Salad With Bacon And Gorgonzola Food

FINGERLING POTATO SALAD WITH BACON AND GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• In large pot of boiling salted water, cook potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes; cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels; crumble.
• In large bowl, add potatoes, bacon, gorgonzola, shallots, and mayonnaise. Gently fold potato mixture to combine all ingredients.
• Season with salt and cayenne to taste-a little of both goes a long way.
• Garnish with parsley. Serve immediately or within two hours.

BACON & GORGONZOLA POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, onions, celery, 1 tablespoon chives, salt, pepper and sugar. Stir in cheese and 1/2 cup bacon bits. Fold in tomatoes and potatoes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, sprinkle with remaining chives and bacon.

POTATO SALAD WITH BACON AND GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 5 minutes. Drain potatoes; return to same pot. Place over very low heat just until excess moisture evaporates, about 1 minute. Transfer hot potatoes to large bowl; Cool 10 minutes(minimum). Mix in 2 cups mayonnaise, low fat variety optional. Cook bacon in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat until brown and crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Cool bacon; crumble coarsely. Mix remaining 1/2 cup mayonnaise, cheese, green onions, parsley and half of bacon into potatoes. Season salad to taste with salt and peper (I prefer a mixture of white and cayenne pepper and seasoning salt) Sprinkle with remaining bacon. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at cool room temperature.)Serve with steak and red wine!!!

BACON-AND-EGG POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook until fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, saute the bacon in a skillet over low heat until crispy, about 12 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Put the eggs in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat, cover and let stand 6 minutes. Drain and run under cold water to cool; peel and chop.
• Drain the potatoes (do not rinse), transfer to a baking sheet and let cool 6 to 8 minutes. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, mayonnaise, mustard, scallions, red onion, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the potatoes to a large bowl and add the bacon and hard-cooked eggs; fold in the mayonnaise mixture. Serve at room temperature.

POTATO SALAD WITH BACON & MUSTARD

Steps:

• For the dressing put the oils, mustard and vinegar into a bowl with ¼ tsp each salt and pepper and whisk hard for 3 mins. Add cream and stir in. Keep at room temperature until ready to serve.
• Boil potatoes for 12-15 mins until tender, drain, then when cool enough to handle, halve. Meanwhile, fry lardons with lots of black pepper until golden. Mix together the potatoes, lardons and chives. Pour over the dressing and mix again.

GORGONZOLA AND TOASTED WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine lettuce with cheese and walnuts.
• Combine and whisk together dressing ingredients.
• Toss salad with enough dressing to coat but avoid over-dressing.
• Serve.

POTATO SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cut potatoes into 1/2-in. cubes; place in a large Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool to room temperature., Cut eggs in half; chop egg whites and set aside. In a small bowl, mash egg yolks. Stir in the sour cream, mayonnaise, salt, mustard, garlic powder and pepper; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, bacon, egg whites, celery, onions and Italian dressing. Fold in mayonnaise mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

POTATO SALAD WITH BACON AND GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 5 minutes. Drain potatoes; return to same pot. Place over very low heat just until excess moisture evaporates, about 1 minute. Transfer hot potatoes to large bowl; Cool 10 minutes(minimum). Mix in 2 cups mayonnaise, low fat variety optional.
• Cook bacon in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat until brown and crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Cool bacon; crumble coarsely.
• Mix remaining 1/2 cup mayonnaise, cheese, green onions, parsley and half of bacon into potatoes. Season salad to taste with salt and peper (I prefer a mixture of white and cayenne pepper and seasoning salt) Sprinkle with remaining bacon. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at cool room temperature.).