Hi Everyone,
Today for #SundaySupper we teamed up with Idaho® potatoes to bring you a variety of different kind of potato salads. To me a summer picnic is not the same unless you have a delicious, creamy, potato salad to side with your hot dogs and hamburgers. So today I am bringing one of my newest creations and I have to admit I think it is one of the best potato salads I have ever had, it is my Chipotle Bacon Potato Salad.
This potato salad has is all, Idaho® potatoes, greek yogurt, mayonnaise, chipotle peppers and bacon. After all everything is better with bacon! The potato salad is creamy, thick, a little bit healthier then the average potato salad and has just enough heat from the chipotle peppers with crunchy little bits of bacon. It is amazing! I was told by a few that it is the best potato salad they ever had. Score!!
I wanted to share with you safety tips for potato salad. After all anytime you’re using mayonnaise and greek yogurt in potato salad you should take precautions,especially if you’re serving this outside.
- Use commercial mayonnaise instead of making from scratch as the egg ingredient has been pasteurized and the additional lemon or white vinegar is acidic and has quite a bit of salt. All these ingredients help when paired with a low acid food such as potatoes.
- Raw eggs are a possible safety hazard when left out, and can develop salmonella bacteria when left at room temperature. If adding sliced eggs, make sure they are hard boiled and therefore fully cooked.
- I was always taught, hot food hot and cold food cold (and from my mentor when running a food service operation “get the money in the bank”). These temp guidelines are important in warm weather, but also remember to start with clean utensils, bowls and ingredients with no cross contamination, especially from the cutting board when chopping the potatoes.
- Once the salad is finished being prepared, chill in the refrigerator for several hours, four is ideal.
- Pre-chill the cooler for the potato salad with cold water or ice before dumping and adding in the finished salad.
- Bring along a larger bowl and make a nest of ice to place the bowl of potato salad into, keep it covered until service and remove once the buffet line has gone through (you can always place it out later for seconds). Also, it is very important to keep the potato salad out of direct sun light.
All of this information along with freezing potato salad and tips on making potato salad call all be found on the Idaho® potatoes website. Check it out for more information
- 11/2 lbs. Yellow Idaho® potatoes, peeled, diced into bite size pieces.
- 1 cup greek yogurt, plain
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 tbsp. chipotle in adobo sauce
- 1 tbsp. lime juice
- ½ tbsp. dijon mustard
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. ground pepper
- ½ cup purple onion, sliced thin
- 4 slices bacon, cooked
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves
- Add potatoes to a pot of cold water. Over medium heat bring to a boil and cook the potatoes until fork tender. Drain the potatoes and place in a bowl until cooled.
- In a medium bowl, add greek yogurt, mayonnaise, chipotle peppers, chipotle sauce, lime juice, dijon mustard, salt and pepper. Mix until thoroughly combined.
- In bowl with potatoes add onion and bacon. Carefully fold in yogurt mixture until combined. Stir in cilantro leaves. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Have you Guys heard about the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL on July 18th – 20th? Well why not win yourself a trip to go? The Idaho® Potato Commission is having a contest for developing or re-inventing breakfast potatoes. You should so enter!! You want more information on the Food and Wine Conference or more detail, you can go here.
We are proud to announce this contest thanks to the Idaho® Potato Commission, a platinum sponsor of the conference:
When: April 17 to June 27, 2014
First place winner will receive:
- $500 gift card
- Reimbursement for their full conference pass to the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL.
- The recipe will be a featured side dish of the conference.
- The recipe also may be featured on the Idaho® Potato website.
Second place winner will receive:
- $300 gift card
- Reimbursement for their full conference pass to the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL.
- The recipe may be featured at of the conference.
Third place winner will receive:
- $200 gift card
- Reimbursement for their full conference pass to the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL.
Grand Prize:
One of the winners will also be eligible for an expense paid trip to Idaho September 29 to October 1, 2014.
What a great contest!! I’m entering!!
You can also find the Idaho® Potato Commission website and social media sites:
Website: http://idahopotato.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/idahopotato
Facebook: http://facebook.com/famousidahopotatoes
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/idahopotato
Instagram: http://instagram.com/idahopotatoes
I hope you enjoyed today’s potato salad and make sure you check out what the other members created! I am always looking for new ways to change-up my potato salad.
Have a wonderful rest of the weekend!
Toodles,
Jennifer
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Would you like to join the Sunday Supper Movement? It’s easy. You can sign up by clicking here: Sunday Supper Movement.
This post is sponsored by the Idaho® Potato Commission. All opinions are my own.