Grilled Red Potato Salad With Blue Cheese Bacon Dressing
- 4 lbs new potatoes
- 12 cup extra virgin olive oil (divided)
- 1 lb smoked bacon
- 1 large vidalia onion (or other sweet onion)
- 14 cup red wine vinegar, plus
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 14 cup flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- Preheat Grill.
- Cook new potatoes in boiling water until almost done but still firm; drain and cut in halves; let cool for a few minutes.
- Gently toss potatoes with 1/4 cup olive oil; season with salt & pepper.
- Grill potatoes cut side down(approximately 3 minutes); turn and grill another 3 minutes.
- Place potatoes in large bowl; set aside.
- Place a large iron skillet on the grill; add the bacon and cook until done and crisp; remove bacon from skillet and drain on paper towels.When cool, crumble bacon.
- (Reserve 2 Tablespoons bacon grease in skillet).
- Add the onion to the skillet and cook until soft (approximately 5 minutes).
- Add 1/4 cup olive oil, vinegar and sugar and cook until sugar dissolves.
- Pour onion mixture over the potatoes; add crumbled bacon and parsley and gently toss.
- Adjust seasonings; sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese.
potatoes, extra virgin olive oil, bacon, vidalia onion, red wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, sugar, flat leaf parsley, blue cheese, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grilled-red-potato-salad-with-blue-cheese-bacon-dressing-249880 (may not work)