Ingredients:
2 pounds Yukon Gold or red skin potatoes, quartered and parboiled
1 white onion, cut into wedges
3 strips thick cut bacon
for the dressing:
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds
1 bunch green onion, chopped (about 1/4-1/3 cup)
1/4 teaspoon sugar (optional)
salt
freshly ground pepper
Directions:
Place the dressing in a jar or salad dressing container. Shake until well mixed. Set aside. Prep grill according to manufacturers’ directions. Oil a grilling pan with canola oil. Place the potatoes, onion wedges and bacon on the grilling pan.
Cover and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, turning occasionally. Place the potatoes and onion in a bowl. Crumble the bacon on top. Toss. Drizzle with dressing and toss again.
My thoughts:
German potato salad is traditionally served hot and it is great, but when it is summer in Baltimore and you live in a 1930s house with no air conditioning, you really don’t want to be standing over the stove more than you have to. I had the idea to grill it instead and I really think I like it better. The smoky, grilled flavor of the potatoes and onions really ties in with the bacon and the potato gets sort of crisp around the edges. Yum! I hate it when potatoes in salads are mushy. I just make sure I boiled the potatoes until they were almost fork tender. You don’t want a potato falling apart on the grill! Using quartered potatoes (or small wedges) is important too, slices are difficult to turn. I used a grated grilling pan that only took up part of the grill so we were able to make our whole meal at once which was awesome. The grill pan really is needed for this recipe, the spaces in the grill rack are too large to cook bacon or thin slices of onion on. Luckily they aren’t terribly expensive and we use it all the time for vegetables and more delicate grillables.
What a fun and delicous take on potato salad.
German potato salad is so good. I bet the grill flavor makes it even better.
As a long time fan of German-style potato salad, I must say that grilling it is a great innovation. It's a delicious and yummy recipe. Well done.
Oooo. This is a good one.
Love this. Would be perfect for our colder days in the southern hemisphere as well.
"German potato salad is traditionally served hot"… I am German and I've never heard that. Warm(ish) yes, because the warm potatoes soak up the dressing better but not hot.
Here in the US "German" potato salad is served pretty much fresh off the skillet so it is pretty hot! Thanks for the insight into how it is actually served in Germany!
yum! That looks great!
looks delicious! Will have to give this a go 🙂
Learnt something new today! I must try out the hot version, it looks delicious!