Description
Creamy loaded potato salad delivers all the classic flavors of a loaded baked potato in a chilled side dish. Crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, green onions, and sour cream create a delightful combination you’ll crave at summer gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs (907 grams) potatoes, russet or Yukon Gold, peeled & cubed
- 6 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled
- 1 cup (240 ml) cheddar cheese, shredded
- ½ cup (120 ml) green onions, sliced
- ½ cup (120 ml) sour cream
- ½ cup (120 ml) mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preparation: Peel and dice potatoes into uniform 1-inch cubes, ensuring consistent size for optimal cooking performance.
- Pot Staging: Place potato chunks in a generously sized pot, covering completely with cold water and seasoning liquid with salt to amplify flavor complexity.
- Boiling Technique: Activate heat source and bring water to a robust, rolling boil, maintaining aggressive bubbling while monitoring cooking progression.
- Simmering Process: Reduce flame intensity, allowing potatoes to simmer gently for approximately 18 minutes, periodically testing tenderness with a fork’s precise piercing.
- Drainage and Cooling: Once potatoes demonstrate perfect fork-puncture readiness, swiftly drain through a colander and distribute onto a clean surface, enabling natural cooling and preventing additional heat-induced transformation.
Notes
- Precision in Cutting: Ensure uniform 1-inch potato cubes for consistent texture and even cooking throughout the dish.
- Salt Water Strategy: Generously season boiling water to infuse potatoes with deeper flavor from the start of cooking process.
- Cool Down Technique: Spread cooked potatoes on a flat surface to prevent overcooking and allow natural cooling, maintaining perfect potato texture.
- Temperature Control: Monitor heat carefully during boiling and simmering to achieve tender potatoes without turning them mushy or falling apart.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg