Potato Salad With Roasted Red Peppers And Bacon Food

ROASTED RED PEPPER POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in large bowl. Add water; cover with waxed paper. Microwave on HIGH 15 min. or just until potatoes are tender, stirring after 7 min. Drain; return potatoes to bowl. Cool slightly.
• Blend mayo, 1 pepper and garlic in blender until smooth. Add to potatoes; mix lightly.
• Chop remaining pepper. Add to potato mixture along with the remaining ingredients; mix lightly.

ROASTED RED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Spread potato pieces onto a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.
• Roast in the preheated oven until tender, about 45 minutes; remove from oven and let cool at least 15 minutes.
• Place roasted potatoes into a large salad bowl and combine with hard-cooked eggs, celery, green onion, and bacon; stir in mayonnaise and season to taste with salt and black pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to let flavors blend.

POTATO SALAD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS AND BACON

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until JUST fork-tender (about 25-30 minutes).
• In the meantime while the potatoes are cooking, whisk together the lemon juice and vinegar.
• Drain the potatoes; cool slightly, then cut into about 3/4-inch pieces.
• Drizzle with the lemon/vinegar mixture.
• Cover and chill for about 2 hours or more, or until cold.
• In a small bowl whisk together the mayo, sour cream and Dijon mustard (can double the mixture if desired).
• After the potatoes are chilled, mix in the onions, fresh parsley and chopped roasted red peppers, chopped bacon, salt and black pepper; toss well to combine.
• Pour over the dressing and mix to combine.
• Season with more salt and pepper if desired; cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours.

POTATO SALAD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a medium pot, add the potatoes, some salt and water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook the potatoes until just tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Strain and halve the potatoes.
• In a small glass jar, combine the oil, mustard, vinegar, agave syrup and garlic. Shake vigorously until emulsified. Taste, and season with salt and pepper.
• To assemble: Combine the potatoes and red peppers in a large mixing bowl. Toss with the vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with the scallions, if using.

GARLIC AND BACON ROASTED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix the oil, garlic cloves, salt, pepper in a large bowl.
• Add potatoes a few handfuls at a time tossing to coat with each addition.
• Spread out onto a baking sheet that has been sprayed with pan coat and bake for 45 minutes, sitrring every 15 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool on the baking sheet.
• Meanwhile in a small bowl with a wire whisk or fork combine the mayonaisse, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, and parsley flakes if using.
• In the larger bowl add the cooled potato cubes, bacon, celery, and red onion. Add the dressing and toss the potatoes to coat. Check to make sure there is enough salt and pepper and adjust to your tastes.
• Best if refrigerated overnight.

ROASTED POTATO, GARLIC, AND RED PEPPER SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450° F.
• Wrap garlic cloves together in foil. Halve potatoes and cut bell peppers into 1/2-inch pieces. In a large bowl toss potatoes, bell peppers, and 3 tablespoons oil with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange potatoes and bell peppers in one layer in 2 large shallow baking pans and roast in middle and lower thirds of oven (simultaneously, roast wrapped garlic on either rack), stirring occasionally and switching position of pans halfway through roasting time, until potatoes are tender and golden brown, about 35 minutes.
• In a bowl immediately toss potatoes and peppers with 2 tablespoons vinegar and cool. Remove garlic from foil and squeeze pulp into a small bowl. With a fork mash garlic with remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil and tablespoon vinegar and toss together with potatoes and peppers and salt and pepper to taste. Just before serving, add basil. Serve potato salad at room temperature.

POTATO, SPINACH AND RED BELL PEPPER SALAD WITH WARM BACON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Steam potatoes just until tender, about 7 minutes. Transfer potatoes to large bowl. Char bell pepper over flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel, seed and chop pepper. Transfer to bowl with potatoes.
• Sauté bacon in small skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel and drain. Whisk vinegar, oil and garlic in small saucepan. Stir over low heat just until warm, about 1 minute. Stir in bacon. Add warm vinaigrette to potato mixture. Mix in celery and spinach. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

ROASTED POTATO SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375°F.
• Clean and halve fingerling or new potatoes lengthwise.
• In a large bowl, toss the potatoes with the garlic, olive oil, 1 teaspoons salt and several grinds of pepper. Place the potatoes in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roast the potatoes until golden brown and tender, about 1 hour, tossing occasionally. Remove and cool.
• While the potatoes are roasting, cut the bacon crosswise into one-fourth-inch pieces. Cook the bacon in a large sauté pan over medium heat until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crisp, about 15 minutes. Stir frequently, watching that the bacon does not stick to the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat and drain the bacon on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving the grease for another use.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard and red wine vinegar. Season with one-half teaspoons salt and several grinds of black pepper. Taste and adjust mustard, vinegar and seasoning if desired.
• In a large bowl, combine the potatoes and bacon with the sliced onion. Gently stir in enough dressing to coat, then stir in the capers. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired.
• Cover and refrigerate the salad for at least 2 hours to allow the flavors to develop. The salad will keep for 3 days, refrigerated. Allow the salad to warm slightly at room temperature before serving.

POTATO SALAD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Steam potato slices just until tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Drizzle with vinegar and lemon juice. Toss gently to coat. Cool to room temperature.
• Combine next 5 ingredients in small bowl; whisk to blend. Pour dressing over cooled potatoes. Add red peppers. Toss gently to mix. Season potato salad to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)