Friday, May 29, 2009

Potato Salad with Bacon and Gorgonzola

I think this potato salad from Bon Appetit was made for someone very special's baptism:) It is so good, I'm thinking I'm going to make some this weekend. Bear in mind, it has a way of disappearing very quickly.

5 pounds Yukon potatoes, peeled, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
2 1/2 cups mayonnaise, divided
3/4 pound bacon slices
2 cups crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

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 pepper. Sprinkle with remaining bacon. Can be made 2 hours ahead.

2 comments:

mollie said...

I mean what could be better then something with bacon AND cheese?!! Will have to try making this myself too!

sara said...

seriously. mmmmm.