Roasted Potato Salad.
I’ve inherited most physical and personality traits I possess from my dad.
My green eyes. My type A-ness. Hypochondria. Translucent, freckled skin. Thick hair. Annoyance at unpunctuality. Spider phobia. Chocolate cravings. Insane sweating. Aversions to mayonnaise and things of the like.
I don’t really love it. Mayonnaise that is. The condiment, not the character, better known as Patricia, from my favorite Nickelodeon show Doug.
There is a time and a place for me + mayo, and that time and place is usually on a BLT stacked with lots of B and barely any L and T. Just enough L and T so you all stop judging me. And a smooth, sheer smear of mayo.
That’s it.
No more, no less.
Unless it’s loaded baked potato salad, I almost always skip it. Give me bacon or give me none.
Except for…. caramely sweet potatoes roasted with yukon golds and crisp green beans – my favorite way to eat green beans – tossed in a coating of parmesan cheese, fresh dill and buttery roasted garlic. Now this you need to try.
Roasted Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and chopped
- 10 small yukon gold potatoes, quartered
- 1 pound of fresh green beans
- 2 heads of garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoons fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Chop sweet potatoes (I peeled mine) and yukon golds (I didn’t peel those) into uniform cubes and throw them in a bowl. Cut the fresh green beans in half to shorten each piece and add them to the bowl. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and salt and pepper. Using your hands, toss potatoes and green beans until all is coated. Spread them on a non-stick baking sheet. Take the garlic heads and chop off the top to reveal the top of each clove. Rub the head chopped side down in the oiled bowl to coat with olive oil (there should be some left in the bowl that didn’t sick to the potatoes). Place garlic heads face-up on the baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes, flip and bake for 15-20 more.
- While the potatoes are roasting, in a separate bowl combine 1/4 cup olive oil, parmesan cheese, dill and parsley and whisk. Once the potatoes are done, remove from the oven to cool and set garlic heads aside for 5 minutes. Once cool enough to touch, squeeze roasted garlic into the olive oil mixture. Using a whisk, smash and stir the garlic into the olive oil.
- Dump potatoes and green beans into a large serving bowl and cover with the garlic and olive oil mix. Toss to coat throughly and serve.
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155 Comments on “Roasted Potato Salad.”
Mmmm…this potato sald looks delicious! So much more appetizing than the mayo-laden deli potato salad. I can’t wait to make this at my next BBQ! :-)
This looks so delicious! Your dad will get a kick out of this post!
Ew, I don’t like mayo either. ust the name makes me cringe. I do, however, enjoy potato salads. I think I could get used to this.
Nice throwback to Nickelodeon. :)
I can’t stand mayo either! It gives me the shivers! Potato salads sans mayo are awesome, I can’t wait to try this one, especially because of the mix of yukon gold and sweet potato my two fav!
Patty Mayonnaise!
Now I can think about are the Beets singing “Killer To-FU!”
Hahahaha I totally forgot about that!
Okay – whoa! How long have you had a new look to the site?! I have just been reading in reader all this week. It looks amazing!
And I’m not a huge mayo lover either so I would be all over this potato salad instead.
i LOVED Doug on Nickelodeon! i used to watch it every night when i came home from gymnastics :) and i’m with you, i don’t like mayo at ALL…unless it’s in ranch. everything’s permissible with ranch!
I’m in San Antonio! It’s just as hot here!
This looks fantastic! I don’t like mayo and creamy potato salad either, I can’t wait to try this!!
Mayonaise is my ENEMY! I’m so glad you made a delicious salad sans the mayo! Hearts all around.
I make this a lot in the summer! I’m a mayo fan, but potato salad this way is so much tastier!
This is kind of like the roasted sweet potato salad I made recently. It, too, had no mayo, but instead had 1/2 cup of oil haha
Looks so good! Bacon might make a cameo in my version next time…
I totally agree with you about the whole mayo thing! I like just a little on my BLT, and avoid salads and things that contain mayo. Like Heather, I do like ranch dressing, though! Your potato salad looks delicious, and perfect for summer grilling!
Have fun in Austin! You are going to look like a margarita when you return? Hmmm…is that a hint that you are what you eat/drink? ;-)
Oh, have fun! Sounds like a great event!
I knew I loved you before, but now that I know you don’t like mayo either…that love is a little stronger! Have a great time at the convention!
I can’t stand mayo and always use Greek yogurt in things like tuna and egg salad. Your potatos look amazing! (PS. LOVE that you mentioned Doug. That was my favourite Nickelodeon show too!)
This looks fantastic! I also despise mayo…I usually use sour cream in its place in chicken or potato salad. I can’t even stomach it on a BLT or burger.
Austin this time of year is a no go. If you can believe it, it’s even worse in August! Ack!
This looks really good! I don’t like mayo that much either….so I can’t wait to make this!
I agree, Patricia Mayo was the best character.
Roger, however, was not. What. A. Jerk.
This recipe looks…mmmmm…..
Crunchy potatoes are my favorite!!
this looks AMAZING! is this served warm or cold or either way? i’m not a big mayo/miracle whip fan either, though i don’t mind it in chicken, potato or macaroni salad (as long as there aren’t huge hard-boiled egg chunks). a small smearing on a sandwich makes me happy, too.
Either way!
I am SO with you. Ew to mayo. On rare on occasions….in certain salads (if covered up enough), I can handle some. But otherwise it makes my tummy flip. Now this is a potato salad I can do. Roasted veggies are so good
HAH I love the Doug reference :)
I’m not such a huge fan of mayo either. If I can really taste it, it just makes me gag. Same goes with sour cream.
Give me some Greek yogurt instead!
I made a roasted potato salad for Memorial Day. It had bacon, chives, red bell peppers, onions, garlic, ranch dressing, and mayo. Delish. And it was really beautiful colors too. Your potato salad looks wonderful. I worship sweet potatoes.
That sounds delicious!
I only like mayo on sandwiches too, just a scoche or a light schmear as it were.
This however looks delicious. And dare I say would be complimented extremely well by some bacon…?
I think you’re on to something.
Regular potato salads always grossed me out but this is nothing like that… and it has sweet potatoes, yum!
so jealous you’re at IACP!!! I can’t wait to hear all about it :)
I love potato salads WITHOUT mayo, too. I just don’t want a gloppy salad. Blech.
Hope you’re having a blast!
Oh my goodness, my sister and I used to be OBSESSED with Doug!! I miss that cartoon. It was awesome.
Oh! And welcome to Texas! :)
Oh you’ll have to tell us how you like Austin, I really want to visit!
I am so with that there is a time and place for mayo. Lovin the addition of the parmesan mm mm! :)
I cant wait for a recap of your IACP trip! I’ve been thinking about you non stop and hoping you’re soaking it all in and having a wonderful time!!!!
Now THIS is a potato salad I can get on board with! It’s not the mayo that usually grosses me out so much, but the fact that people let regular potato salad sit out for hours on end unrefridgerated. My germaphobe self is disgusted.
Seriously.
Love this without the mayo. On sandwiches ok, NOT on pasta or potato salads!
I have green eyes too, don’t they rock? And Patty Mayonnaise? No one could ever hate her! I <3 old Nickelodeon shows
I’m sooo making this for a BBQ we are having this weekend!
LOVE love love it :)
I thought I was one of the only people out there that doesn’t like mayo! I’m not the only one!
This would be lovely all year round! I don’t mind mayo in small doses but would definitely prefer this dressing!
That salad looks great! Have fun in Austin! I’m here for a job interview and i love it here!
Good luck at your interview!
Aw, Doug. My best friend’s mom used to date the guy who created that show. =)
This salad looks super good! I’ve gotten on a dill kick lately, so that seems like a good addition to the potatoes. I’m also loving it in chicken salad – and in a cream sauce on top of pistachio encrusted chicken tenders. {http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/pistachio-encrusted-chickenwith-mustard-dill-cream-sauce-and-3-white-lies} Oh, YUM.
I would LOVE that.
I’m drooling…that sounds SO good. I’m not into mayonnaise either…and I miss Doug! That was such a loveable show…with Patty Mayonnaise and Quail Man and Skeeter :)
Looks delicious! What a great change from the mayonnaise infused version :)
Oh man, this looks sooooo good! Must. Try. Soon.
This looks delicious!
My dad has a major issue with mayo too – he hates it. Wont eat anything white because of it. No yogurt, no sour cream, no cottage cheese, nothing like that. Ever. Sometimes I like to put dishes in his sink that have mayo in them because he does this hilarious “I dont want to touch, smell, or look at it” dance when he tries to wash his dishes. Its priceless.
Oh my gosh! My dad is the EXACT same way. Nothing white!
Now this is my kind of potato salad!
This is my kind of salad! Love this.
This looks so good. Just when you thought you’d get sick of potatoes.
I just had a full blown conversation with my friends about Doug Funny, Patty Mayonnaise, and Skeeter Valentine. And then we started talking about Rocko’s Modern Life and Hey Dude. Ahhh memories…
Clearly my comment has nothing to do with the amazing potato salad you just made, but I’m glad to know my love for Nickelodeon is shared :)
I totally agree with you about mayo. Gross. And this potato salad looks delicious!
Ohh – this looks incredible. and loooved Doug – and Patty! haha
I hate mayo. But, I am in LOOOOOOVE with garlic. Seriously, I’d eat both of those roasted garlic heads and then wind up having to make 2 more to put in the salad. I am SO making this.
I totally can relate…