Bacon and Blue Cheese Potato Salad

Move over classic potato salad; there’s a new dish in town. This Bacon and Blue Cheese Potato Salad is a fresh and flavorful take on the classic recipe. In fact, I’d take this over the classic recipe any day!

Over the past month, I’ve been doing some behind-the-scenes work to clean-up and organize the recipes and blog posts here on Inspired by Charm. One thing I noticed was that I didn’t have a good potato salad recipe. Why? Well, to be quite honest, I really don’t like potato salad. Well, that was until I made this Bacon and Blue Cheese Potato Salad.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe:

• My problem with most potato salads is that they are really heavy and can often be pretty bland. That’s not the case with this recipe. Thanks to a lighter dressing, chunks of blue cheese and bacon, and a sprinkle of fresh green onions, this is a potato salad recipe I can get behind.
• This Bacon and Blue Cheese Potato Salad is so easy to make. I also love that you don’t have to peel the potatoes. Not only does it save time, but I think it adds such a nice color, texture, and flavor.

Want to know how to make it? While it’s really easy, I’d be happy to walk you through the steps. Let’s get to it!

Ingredients

When it comes down to it, this salad is pretty simple made with just four ingredients and dressing.

• bacon – Go with a really good thick-cut bacon. I tend to reach for applewood smoked. (Learn my secret for cooking perfect bacon that results in less of a greasy mess!)
• new red potatoes – These potatoes are perfect for this recipe.
• green onions – A green onion adds great flavor and color.
• blue cheese – I’m a big blue cheese fan. This really makes this recipe shine!
• 0live oil, white vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper – A simple and light dressing finishes off this potato salad.

How to Make

1. Begin by cooking your bacon.
2. Once your bacon is cooked and cooled, crumble and set aside. For your convenience, there is a full ingredient list and detailed instructions in the printable recipe card below.
3. While your bacon cooks, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add the potatoes and cook until tender. Depending on the size of your potatoes, this will take 15-20 minutes. Drain, cool, and cut your potatoes into 1-inch chunks.
4. To a large bowl add the potatoes, bacon, green onion, and blue cheese.

5. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, white vinegar, sugar, black pepper, and salt. Drizzle this on top of your potato mixture.
6. Toss with a large spoon or spatula to combine.

7. Chill for at least 1-2 hours before serving. And for those that are wondering … yes, this can be made 24-hours in advance and chilled in an airtight container.

As I mentioned above, this recipe has such great flavor and doesn’t feel overly heavy. If you’re looking to try something new, I think you’re going to love this as much as I do.

Enjoy!

More Side Salads You May Enjoy

• Broccoli and Chicken Pasta Salad
• Ramen Noodle Salad
• Roasted Carrot Salad
• California Cobb Pasta Salad
• Waldorf Salad
• Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad

I hope you’ll whip up this bacon and blue cheese potato salad. If you do, please leave a comment and a 5-star rating below. 

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Bacon and Blue Cheese Potato Salad

Move over classic potato salad; there’s a new dish in town. This Bacon and Blue Cheese Potato Salad is a fresh and flavorful take on the classic recipe. In fact, I’d take this over the classic recipe any day!

5 from 3 votes

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Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bacon, blue cheese, picnic, potato salad, summer salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 236kcal

Ingredients

• 5 slices bacon
• 2 pounds unpeeled new red potatoes
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped green onions about 5-6 green onions
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

• Begin by cooking your bacon. Crumble and set aside.
• While your bacon cooks, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add the potatoes and cook until tender. Depending on the size of your potatoes, this will take 15-20 minutes. Drain, cool, and cut your potatoes into 1-inch chunks.
• To a large bowl add the potatoes, bacon, green onion, and blue cheese.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, white vinegar, sugar, black pepper, and salt. Drizzle this on top of your potato mixture. Toss with a large spoon or spatula to combine.
• Chill for at least 1-2 hours before serving.

Notes

This can be made 24-hours in advance and chilled in an airtight container.

If you want my mess-free and super simple way to cook bacon, check out this post here. It’s how I always cook my bacon.

Nutrition

Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 377mg | Potassium: 603mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 203IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1mg