Roasted Two Potato Salad Recipes

ROASTED TWO-POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil, and spray with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine red and sweet potatoes, olive oil, salt, and pepper, tossing gently to coat. Spread mixture in a single layer on prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Let potatoes cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain. Crumble bacon. In a large bowl, place potatoes, bacon, celery, and green onion. In a small bowl, combine sour cream and vinegar. Add to potato mixture, tossing gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

ANN'S ROASTED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Mix 6 tablespoons of olive oil, the garlic, salt, pepper and herbs. Add potatoes and toss. Spread out onto a baking sheet and bake for 55 minutes, stirring occasionally. When potatoes are golden brown remove the pan from the oven and let cool. When potatoes are cool, place them in a bowl and scrape the pan drippings into a measuring cup. Add enough oil to the drippings to measure 6 tablespoons of oil. Whisk the vinegar and mustard in a small bowl. Gradually add the oil and then mix in the shallots. Pour the dressing over the potatoes and combine. Season with salt and pepper, if needed. Add chopped basil. Let stand for 1 hour at room temperature. Serve.

TWO-BEAN SALAD WITH ROASTED POTATOES AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Divide bacon between two rimmed baking sheets; cook until browned, 8 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels, reserving sheets. Crumble bacon into bite-size pieces. Add potatoes to sheets, season with pepper, and toss to coat with bacon drippings. Cook until potatoes are brown on bottoms, 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Remove sheets from oven and flip potatoes with a metal spatula.
• In a bowl, combine beans, capers, and oil; divide between sheets with potatoes. Cook until potatoes and beans are tender, about 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer potato mixture to a large bowl; toss with bacon, scallions, and vinegar.

ROASTED RED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Spread potato pieces onto a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.
• Roast in the preheated oven until tender, about 45 minutes; remove from oven and let cool at least 15 minutes.
• Place roasted potatoes into a large salad bowl and combine with hard-cooked eggs, celery, green onion, and bacon; stir in mayonnaise and season to taste with salt and black pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to let flavors blend.

ROASTED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• To roast vegetables: Preheat oven to 400°.
• Wrap peeled garlic cloves together in foil with a few drops of olive oil and put in oven for the same time you will be roasting the peppers and potatoes, around 35 minutes.
• Cut potatoes in half and cut red peppers into half inch pieces.
• In a large bowl, toss potatoes, bell peppers and 3 TBS olive oil, along with salt and pepper to taste.
• Arrange potatoes and bell peppers in one layer, divided amongst 2 shallow baking pans.
• Roast in the middle and lower third of the oven, switching positions of the pans halfway through the roasting time, for a total of 35 minutes, or until potatoes are golden brown and tender.
• To make salad: After potatoes are done,remove pans from oven and immediately toss roasted potatoes and peppers with 2 TBS balsamic vinegar.
• Cool and remove garlic from foil.
• Squeeze cloves into a small bowl and mash with a fork with remaining 1/2 TBS olive oil and 1 TBS balsamic vinegar.
• Toss together with potatoes and peppers.
• Just before serving, add fresh basil.
• Serve at room temperature.
• Optional items you could add for a main dish meal: goat cheese, toasted pine nuts, grilled chicken, grilled tuna, etc.

ROASTED POTATO SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375°F.
• Clean and halve fingerling or new potatoes lengthwise.
• In a large bowl, toss the potatoes with the garlic, olive oil, 1 teaspoons salt and several grinds of pepper. Place the potatoes in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roast the potatoes until golden brown and tender, about 1 hour, tossing occasionally. Remove and cool.
• While the potatoes are roasting, cut the bacon crosswise into one-fourth-inch pieces. Cook the bacon in a large sauté pan over medium heat until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crisp, about 15 minutes. Stir frequently, watching that the bacon does not stick to the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat and drain the bacon on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving the grease for another use.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard and red wine vinegar. Season with one-half teaspoons salt and several grinds of black pepper. Taste and adjust mustard, vinegar and seasoning if desired.
• In a large bowl, combine the potatoes and bacon with the sliced onion. Gently stir in enough dressing to coat, then stir in the capers. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired.
• Cover and refrigerate the salad for at least 2 hours to allow the flavors to develop. The salad will keep for 3 days, refrigerated. Allow the salad to warm slightly at room temperature before serving.