Bacon Blue Potato Salad with Soft Boiled Eggs.
I made you a big bowl of goodness.
The summer is blowing by so quickly that this past weekend, I sat down and made a list of things (read: I typed in Notes on my phone) I want to do that are summery, every single day. Just so that when September gets here, I’m not all “wah wah wah we didn’t do anything summery this summer until vacation.” And I’m not talking about a true bucket list. I’m talking about everyday summer things.
Like – eat outside more often. Drink more watermelon juice. Make mojitos once a week with your overflowing mint. Walk every day, sometimes twice a day. Swim with Max once or twice a week. And most importantly, why haven’t you had a sprinkle cone yet and for god’s sakes get one today and once a week from here on out.
That type of thing.
Nostalgia is creeping in on me already for the 4th of July because last year of the 4th of July, we shot our pregnancy announcement with sparklers and I’m all HOW WAS THAT EVEN ONE YEAR AGO. And when I say “shot,” I really mean that after everyone else had consumed a ton of beer and sangria, I forced them to hold sparklers about 17 times as they got very used to me saying NO NOT LIKE THAT DO OVER.
It was a blast.
For me.
I was going back and forth between sharing potato or pasta salad today and, well, potatoes won out. But! I took some inspiration from a few weeks ago when I made a bacon blue pasta salad for my mom’s birthday and kinda sorta turned it into potatoes. Almost the same thing.
With soft boiled eggs because yolks are everything.
amIright?
Sooo I can be on the fence with potato salad. I don’t love the mayo-based versions, even though I’m making my own mayo now. They don’t do anything for me. (Though, um, I’ve been losing it over this one for a week now.) However, I love potatoes when they are tossed in butter or tangy herbs or something chimichurri-like and that’s where the inspiration came from for this vinaigrette. It’s really just olive oil and red wine vinegar and allllll the herbs from my garden.
And it’s freaking delicious.
But that’s not even the best part! For once, I made a potato salad where I love every.single.thing that is tossed in it. Like really love. Like I mean there is nothing left in the bowl, no red onion slid slyly to the side and no globs of dressing pooled in the bottom of the bowl.
Every last bit: devoured.
With good reason. We have…
baby red potatoes
a whole bunch of crispy bacon
creamy, crumbly blue cheese
soft boiled eggs
cherry tomatoes
sliced scallions and chives
and all the good feels of summer.
!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh oh oh. And if you really want to serve this on the 4th of July (because, duh), you don’t NEED to do the soft boiled eggs. I like to look at this as a two-part potato salad. It’s fab with the soft boiled eggs, but only for a small picnic or dinner thing. You know? If you want to make it for a party this weekend where it may sit out for a bit, you can totally do hardboiled eggs or just leave ‘em out entirely. It’s still wonderful.
ALSO! (It’s the last “also” I swear), this would be so, so perfect with sweet potatoes! Cubed or maybe even sliced into rounds?! Yes? Yes. Please come make that for my dinner. I’ll bring mojitos with all of my mint.
Bacon Blue Potato Salad with Soft Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
- 3 pounds baby red potatoes
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced
- 8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 6 ounces blue cheese, your fave variety!, crumbled
- 3 tablespoons freshly sliced chives
- 3 or 4 large eggs
herb vinaigrette
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
- 1/3 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Place the potatoes in a pot and fill it with cold water. Bring it to a boil and cook for about 15 minutes – just until the potatoes are fork tender. This will differ based on the side of your potatoes, but you don’t want them mushy or falling apart. You want them slightly firm so they hold up in the salad. Slice the potatoes in half or in quarters – depending on their size and how you’d like them. Place them in a large bowl to cool.
- Heat about 3 inches of water in a small saucepan pver medium heat until boiling. Once boiling, reduce the heat until it’s barely at a simmer, add the eggs gently and cook for 6 minutes. Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon and place in an ice bath. Let cool completely before peeling.
- Add the tomatoes and scallions to the potatoes. Toss the potatoes, tomatoes and scallions with a few tablespoons of the vinaigrette – enough to thoroughly coat the potatoes. Add the crumbled bacon in along with the blue cheese. You can add a little more vinaigrette here if desired. Top with the soft boiled eggs – whole or cut in half, however you wish to serve. Drizzle a bit more vinaigrette on top and add the chives (and any other herbs you’d like). Serve immediately.
herb vinaigrette
- In a bowl, whisk together the vinegar, honey, herbs, salt, pepper and garlic. While whisking constantly, stream in the olive oil. Your vinaigrette is done! If you don’t use it all, it holds up in the fridge for a few days (just watch the fresh herbs).
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62 Comments on “Bacon Blue Potato Salad with Soft Boiled Eggs.”
I’m with you. I can’t believe that we are so far into summer. I guess this schitzo Boston weather hasn’t helped much (I’m wearing a coat today). Bundled up or not. . .I have been good about doing daily walks and runs (which means exercise twice a day. . .11 miles!). This is great because it enables me to enjoy yummies such as this potato salad. I’m not big on mayonnaise based salads either so I am loving that this has a vinaigrette. And with cherry tomatoes and chives. . .can we say summer heaven?
This summer is flying by! I start back to school during the second week of August, so I’m trying to enjoy all of July as much as I can. Thank you for sharing this salad with us. It looks so tasty. :)
Yum! I much prefer vinaigrette-based potato salads to mayo, too. BUT! I picked up this trick from my local Trader Joe’s actually – if you add a little bit of leftover bbq sauce to mayo (esp. homemade) and for potato salad dressing… omg! It’s insane! Especially their Carolina Gold Mustard-based sauce, hope they carry it in PA!
Also, you should share your summer lists! I gather so much inspiration when people post things like that :)
I am on a ROLL with having a sprinkle cone with banana peanut butter chip ice cream (yes, that’s a THING!) for dinner once a week. On a ROLL. Sprinkles are summer, yanno?
And I just want to take a fist of that blue cheese and eat it for lunch. DYING.
I know what you mean.. on the one hand, summer is flying by, but in some ways I also feel like it hasn’t even started yet! I don’t know how I can feel that way given that it’s felt like ‘summer’ here in FL since about March! Love bacon and blue cheese and potatoes, and can’t go wrong with the gorgeous eggs on top!
This is TOO PERFECT! Yummy! I also get sick of seeing mayo based potato and pasta salads, so I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! Thank you!
*I decided to purchase tarragon this year for my herb garden, and I never see recipes that call for this?! Ideas needed there please : )
I made a potato salad last week with tzatziki instead of mayo and it changed my life – actually. Because mayo makes me want to vom and tzatziki, well, does not. Can’t go wrong with potatoes + bacon + blue cheese. YUM!
I love your summer-y list. I am all about doing something every day that I can only do during these summer months. We have been spending so much time at the pool and being active outside. It’s so nice!! These salad looks like the perfect 4th of July side dish. YUM!
This looks SO GOOD. Must make!
Lovely! I adore the idea of using soft boiled eggs in a potato salad…yum!
Those eggs….I’m in love.
This is my kind of potato salad. Complete with runny eggs…those are what dreams are made of! It was this time last year I found out I was pregnant. I am still in shock that it was a year ago.
I LOVE the idea of making this with sweet potatoes. Super delish, Jessica. Pinning!
I would gladly jump face first into that egg swimming pool ;)
Oooh. This looks awesome…Plus I have an abundance of eggs these days thanks to my flock of hens. Happy Summer!!!!
This looks amazing!! I’m totally digging the soft boiled eggs and cherry tomatoes. What a great flavor combo. Pinned!
Ooh, this looks delicious! And get on that sprinkle cone, Jessica! <3 xx
Yumm this looks like a perfect potato salad for the 4th!! Cannot wait to try it out :) thanks for the recipe!
Totally bookmarking and try this recipe! Sounds awesome :)
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Happy Valley Chow
This looks perfect, just perfect. Pinning now, now, now and writing the ingredients down on my phone. Everything that I want in a bowl, summer or otherwise :)
I would devour this entire bowl BY MYSELF!! I can’t believe I had never thought to put soft boiled eggs on potato salad before! Bah!! So good.
This looks so yummy! Quick question – I didn’t see the amount of olive oil to use in the dressing?
so sorry! 1/3 cup – fixed it – thanks!
I love everything about this!
Love the recipe—-BUT I NEED A MAX FIX
How much olive oil? I didn’t see an amount. Thanks!
oops sorry! 1/3 cup!
I reallllllly want to make this, but am basically the only blue cheese lover in my life. What other cheese would work? Maybe Feta? Help!
definitely feta! even cheddar or gouda!
Oh the summer.. indeed, it sails by so fast. I need to make a list too, as those long walks are not as frequent as I want them to be. Thanks for the nudge!
This potato salad, Jessica! Delicious flavors and those eggs?! I am a fan of creamy mayo potato salad, but also of non mayo types too… and this one does it for me! Those herbs, eggs, blue cheese!? What’s not to like! ?
Ummmm omg.
This should be at every picnic!!! And I’m mega jealous of your “overflowing mint”! Mine is on it’s last leg. booo.
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I could stare at this picture every day! Yum!!
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This is soooo good. I added a few bbq roasted ears of corn from Evans City. Yum. I might eat it all before my picnic tomorrow!
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I made this potato salad for friends and family this 4th of July and it was a HIT! I’ve been more of an observer of your posts for a while but knew I had to try this potato salad. Everyone loved the soft-boiled eggs, the vinaigrette was AMAZING with all of the herbs, and the blue cheese just took it to another level. Thanks so much for posting! This will definitely be my new go-to for potato salads.
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I think I could get into this. I’d personally pick out the tomatoes, but anything with a runny egg yolk, and I’m in. Especially if there is also bacon and blue cheese, so basically I’m like 90% in love, which is more than enough for me to give this a shot. Looks amazing!
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This looks wonderful, but very similar to this recipe,
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/potato-and-blue-cheese-salad-103688
a Bon Appetit recipe I have made for years,.
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