I was looking for a potato salad recipe to serve alongside salmon earlier in the summer and stumbled across this recipe in all it’s bacon-y glory. I firmly believe that bacon improves all dishes and this one was not an exception! We have become such big fans of this potato salad recipe that we have been eating it at least once a week. It is fabulous hot or cold and perfect for a picnic, in fact we took it to the Hollywood Bowl a couple weeks ago to enjoy during a Beethoven concert.
I did make one crucial change to this potato salad recipe – the original recipe called for mayonnaise and I unfortunately do not eat mayonnaise. I substituted the mayo with extra virgin olive oil and the dish was still perfectly moist and delicious.
So turn on that oven, pull out those baking sheets and get ready to enjoy a delicious potato salad!
SO. MANY. POTATOES.
Bacon improves everything in life.
Add in a few additional ingredients and you’ve got yourself a delicious potato salad!
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4 people (depending on whether you're serving as a side or as the main dish) | 10 |
| Cook Time |
| 45 |
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A simple and delectable potato salad combining the goodness of bacon and roasted potatoes. Try this one hot or cold!
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- 3 lbs red potatoes cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 8 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- 2 scallions chopped
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 cup olive oil extra virgin
- Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees and slice potatoes.
- Arrange potatoes onto slightly greased baking sheet and cook for 30-35 minutes (I used olive oil).
- Remove potatoes from oven.
- Line a baking sheet in foil and arrange bacon. Cook for 7-20 minutes until bacon is crisp. The timing will depend on oven temperature and whether bacon is pre-cooked. (I left my oven at 450 degrees and used pre-cooked bacon so I had a very short cook time.)
- Chop scallions
- Remove bacon from oven and cool.
- Once bacon has cooled chop or crumble the pieces between your hands into a bowl with your potatoes.
- Mix together bacon, potatoes, salt, pepper, and garlic powder while gradually adding in the olive oil. Continue mixing until ingredients are distributed evenly. Enjoy!