loaded red & gold potato salad
I made Slow Roasted Pork for dinner on yesterday, & wanted to add Potato Salad to go with it, but wanted to try something different for a change. My thoughts were if I can make LOADED BAKED POTATOES, why not try to do a LOADED POTATO SALAD. This is my intrepetation of that idea. I must say I did my self proud with the ingredients I chose to use, & my husband expressed how great it tasted,& I didn't need to ask him if he liked it.Smile As always I am very happy to share my new creations with you. Hope you like it too. You can add the ingredients YOU LIKE, these are some of my favorite.
prep time
35 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
8-10 depending on portion size
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds red skin potatoes unpeeled, quartered or eights
- 1 1/2 pounds yukon gold potatoes, unpeeled, quartered or eights
- 1 bunch green onion tops, chopped
- 5-6 slices strips bacon, cooked till crisp, crumbled or chopped
- 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, cut into small cubes
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes
- 8 large boiled eggs
- 1 1/2-2 cups mayonnaise, (reg, low fat or fat free)
- 1/3 cup yellow prepared mustard
- 3 packages splenda
- 2 teaspoons coarse black pepper
- 2 teaspoons granulated onion powder, more if desired
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup mini baby sweet gherkins, chopped
- 1/4-1/3 cup pickle juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped dried chive
- 1/2-3/4 cup sour cream, (i prefer daisy brand)
- - garnish with eggs, pickles and chopped onion tops if desired
How To Make loaded red & gold potato salad
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Step 1Wash potatoes and cut into quarters for the smaller ones, and eights for the larger ones. I chose not to peel for color and the extra fiber.Both of these potatoes were on sale, I love it when I get a bargain.
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Step 2Add potatoes to a large pot, and cover with water, add about 1 teaspoon kosher salt to water if desired. Cook for about 20 minutes until tender.
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Step 3Add sliced bacon to a platter lined with paper towel, arrange bacon slices, and cook in microwave till crisp.Then chop into bite size pieces or crumble.
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Step 4Once potatoes are cooked, drain in colander and add to a large bowl.
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Step 5Boil eight eggs to hard boil stage, let cool & peel, then chop into large size pieces, if you like smaller pieces, by all means be my guest.This Pix shows 6 ,but I use 8 total, one for the garnish and 7 in the salad.
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Step 6Cube monterey jack cheese into small cubes.
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Step 7Chop green onion tops to desired size, and set aside till needed.
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Step 8Chop Baby Sweet Gherkins into desired size.
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Step 9Cube sharp cheddar into small pieces.
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Step 10This is what they looked like when I was done.
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Step 11Peel the eggs and cut into larger pieces than the other ingredients, then add to bowl of potatoes, and toss gently.
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Step 12In a separate bowl, add the mustard, mayonnaise, sour cream, chopped chive, onion powder, black pepper, splenda packets,salt if needed, & pickle juice.
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Step 13Whisk together till blended. Then pour over the cooked potato mixture.
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Step 14Toss gently to blend, adding more of the mayonnaise mixture if additional is needed.
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Step 15Garnish Top of potato salad with what ever you desire, eggs, chopped onion tops, paprika, or small baby pickles. You can leave it plain also.
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Category:
Potato Salads
Category:
Other Salads
Keyword:
#cheesy
Keyword:
#favorite
Keyword:
#flavorful
Keyword:
#tasty
Culture:
Southern
Ingredient:
Potatoes
Method:
Stove Top
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