I found a bag of Klondike Gold potatoes at Sam's Club. They are red-skinned potatoes with a golden flesh and are very yummy! If I buy a 5# bag of red potatoes that means that my gardener and I are going to have to eat lots of potato dishes before they go bad. I roasted some and then made a potato salad with them. I couldn't blog about it.
Why? Because try as I may, I cannot get a good picture of potato salad... or chicken salad... or macaroni salad. The pictures end up looking like a pile of white stuff with little pieces of who-knows-what suspended mid-mayo.
So, for company the other night I wanted potato salad but not the typical mayo dressing. You can find lots of recipes on the internets for Italian Potato Salad. I read three or four thousand of them and came up with this.
Slice and gently boil red-skinned potatoes until tender. Drain and place on a sheet pan, then season with salt and pepper. Put the sheet pan in the refrigerator until potatoes are cool.
Place cooled potatoes on a platter and top with sliced tomatoes, hard cooked eggs, sliced green onions, cooked and crumbled bacon, black olives and goat cheese. I made a vinaigrette to go with this and lightly dressed the salad before bringing it to the table. I then passed extra vinaigrette for those who wanted more.
My gardener put a beer can chicken on the grill...
Yum! Next time I make this I'll cut the potatoes into cubes. The slices were a little difficult to serve and had to be cut into halves or quarters before they could be eaten anyway.
Karen, this looks beautiful. I have the same serving platter.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds mad good, I've never seen a potato salad like it.
ReplyDeleteIt's like taking pictures or soup- they never work out! Well I like you photos they tell a good story of yummy food. I love the idea of and Italian potato salad!
ReplyDeleteYeah, photos of food are hard. (especially for me. LOL ) but this one..this salad photgraphs pretty. The slices look good, but I know what you mean about them being too big.
ReplyDeleteWhat a unique salad! It's full of lots of delicious goodies!
ReplyDeleteIt looks so pretty with the slices. I understand the wanting ease of serving - I am very practical. Lovely recipe.
ReplyDeleteMMM. this potato salad looks terrific, you presented it beautifully. You cant go wrong with potato salad.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty potato salad. I love the presentation.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful potato salad - sounds delicious with goat cheese and bacon!
ReplyDeleteThe goat cheese & bacon idea is awesome! You could make so many different types of potato salad with that 5lb bag using this as a base line idea :)
ReplyDeleteI make a simiar salad, but yours is much more photogenic than mine!:)This is a delicious looking, warm weather pleasing salad that I know my husband and I will enjoy! Thanks
ReplyDeleteThe presentation on this is lovely! Looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI much prefer this potato salad over the ones smothered in mayo. In fact, with the egg and vinaigrette, this is almost like a deconstructed traditional potato salad! 8-)
ReplyDeleteHi Karen :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious! I think you did a fine job on your pics. I have a hard time taking pictures of anything at night, but do I read the camera directions??? no. LOL
Have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!!
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I know what you mean!
ReplyDeleteI can never get a good shot of my potato salad. Why is that?
This is a really nice recipe.
Great idea!
This sounds way better than a mayonnaise based potato salad, it looks great too!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love the look of this Karen.
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing us how ~ It's going on the "to make" list right now.
Have a terrific weekend! xo~m.
I love your whole meal, yumm!!
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
ReplyDeleteI love that potato salad! I was trying to think of a different potato salad for tomorrow's Mother's Day cookout! THANK YOU!! My Mother will love it!
This is very nice and different Karen, love it!
ReplyDeleteSimply delicious Potato Salad Karen.
ReplyDeleteI think we all have our weak photo items that we struggle to get past. Mine isn't salads of that sort, but I have other Achilles heels.
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful, especially alongside his chicken.
I've found that Yukon Gold (which are lighter, not-red-skinned) yellow-fleshed potatoes are so yummy, they can be eaten without butter, or sour cream, or whatever else, when baked. I'll have to try the Klondike Gold reds.
ReplyDeleteWhat at deal looks great. I also can't wait to try the Neopolitan Cookies my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI really love potato salad and this could be a meal in itself - thanks for the idea. Potato salad made with a dressing of lemon juice, olive oil, grain mustard and chives or spring onions or wild garlic is lovely. Much fresher than a mayo version, mayo versions are comforting tho :)
ReplyDeletegreat combination of flavors!!! Thanks for saying hello on foodalogue :). A thought from the chef: I make potato salad with red bliss potatoes simmered in salted water with half a lemon. YOu can then strain and slice when cool and squeeze the "cooked lemon over the potato for an added flavor...
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