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Memorial Day 2011 and Fingerling Potato Salad
Creamy Fingerling Potato Salad topped with bacon bits and sliced green onions. The lemon juice gives it a hint of tanginess. Great with grilled meats.
Today is Memorial Day and we commemorate the men and women who gave their lives for the cause of freedom so that we can live in peace. America is my adopted country and I am deeply indebted to the sacrifices made on my behalf across many generations past. This morning my younger son will be joining his squadron in honoring the country’s fallen in a ceremony at the city’s park. These ceremonies are often poignant and for many deeply personal because of the loss involved.
Barbecue Season
This weekend is also the unofficial start to summer with a long break. Families take the opportunity to gather for barbecues and picnics. A smoky aroma wafts through the neighborhood as the men work the grill and enjoy good conversation over a beer. We had our first barbecue for the season on Saturday evening when there was a break in the rainy weather. I made this cold Fingerling Potato Salad to accompany the juicy steak we had. Thumbs up to hubby for doing such a great job at the grill!
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Servings: 6
Calories: 254kcal
INGREDIENTS
- 1½ lbs fingerling potatoes (rinsed) (675g)
- 1/3 cup vegenaise or mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 strips bacon (pan fried and crushed)
- 2 green onions (finely sliced)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Boil fingerling potatoes in lightly salted water until tender, about 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and cut larger potatoes into bite size pieces.
- Add butter, salt and pepper. Mix well with boiled potatoes.
- Add vegenaise or mayonnaise and lemon juice. Toss to get potatoes evenly coated.
- Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Sprinkle bacon and green onions on top before serving.
NUTRITION
Calories: 254kcal
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Serving Suggestions
This creamy Fingerling Potato Salad is great for get-togethers and potlucks. It is delicious served with grilled meats. Listed below are some grilled steaks, pork chops, and chicken for your convenience.
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Grilled Steaks with Balsamic Worcestershire Marinade
Grilled Pork Chops
Rosemary Anchovy Pork Chops
Grilled Turmeric Chicken
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HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! 😎
Thumbs up to both of you! Have a great one.
Nice touch of the salad. Looks really colourful & attractive especially that bowl. :o) Have a lovely day & happy holiday.
Cheers, Kristy
What a lovely potato salad. I can imagine how nicely that goes with juicy steaks. We are also having a 3-day break here in the UK and thankfully the weather is not too shabby either. Enjoy the rest of your long weekend, Biren.
That’s a lovely potato salad. Looks so good, really good to come with cup of cold beer.
Happy Memorial Day’s Biren, how nice that your son is honoring the country’s fallen in a ceremony. The salad looks spectacular extra good with the bacon on top! My DH is riding his motorcycle in the mountains with his old work mates (a yearly thing) since we don’t have any mountain here in Florida. Lucky that I am the one that does the grilling in our household (my dad taught me, he just had girls) so we will still be grilling, which we love to do all year round.
Hope you enjoy the rest of the holiday!
Lynsey, I hope you had a wonderful weekend! It was a much needed break for us. The boys can’t wait for school to be done.
My hubby enjoys doing the grilling and so I let him do it. He does a really good job with steaks. This cold potato salad is really good with grilled meats. My boys were delighted with the addition of the bacon.
MMMMMMmmmmmmm …! Looks very appetizing!
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Happy Memorial Day to you and your family 🙂 What a lovely potato salad recipe. Great use of fingerlings (such a fun potato!). I need to utilize them more!
Fingerlings are my favorite potatoes. Can’t resist getting them whenever I see them. 🙂
Oooh that salad looks great!
What nice tribute to memorial day, I almost forgot what it stood for being abroad for so long. As for the dish.. holy heck… I need a shovel…cos a spoon won’t do!
Hi Elle, thanks for visiting! Glad to hear you like the recipe. 🙂
A terrific potato salad, love the bacon here. Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Thanks 5 Star Foodie! We had a good weekend. We like bacon too and my boys would really like it if I used it more often. 🙂
This looks way more delicious than any traditional potato salad! Love that you put lime in the dressing!
What a great idea using fingerling potatoes in a potato salad, all the colors they have to offer make it very appealing. Thanks for the recipe to try.
I love the look of this delicious potato salad and the dish you served it in is really gorgeous, Biren! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Memorial Day!
Like that you added lime to this – what a great fresh twist!
Beautiful potato salad…love the idea of bacon in it. Beautifully done Biren. Have a wonderful week ahead 🙂
Hi Biren! I’m glad to hear you had a great holiday. I love potatoes and I like anything that made of potatoes. Your salad looks so easy to make and I’m saving this recipe for our BBQ. 🙂
Your potato salad looks wonderful with all that bacon to season it up! I like that you used fingerlings too. You must be so proud of you son – glad you had a nice holiday!
I hope you had a nice weekend Biren. I wish I had a serving of your potato salad over the holiday, it looks so good with the fingerlings, green onions and bacon;-)
great potato salad bacon rocks 🙂
I have my own version of potato salad that I’ve been making since I was in college…but I must say, yours is definitely better! I’ve bookmarked your recipe and will definitely try it soon!
It was a lovely weekend wasn’t it? I love this recipe, and when we start the grill going this weekend, your potato salad will be on top of my list.
Good to see you again Alisa. 🙂 Yes, we had a lovely weekend. I hope you give this a try and do let me know how it worked out for you.
Hope you and family had a great Memorial Day…what a lovely tribute! And such a grand potato salad, my bacon loving boys would go mad 🙂 Wonderful dish!
soooo nice
Biren this is my favorite potato salad!! But I use sour cream or yogurt instead of mayo. The bacon on it looks great!
I buy fingerlings once in a while but never was sure what I wanted to do with them. You just showed me, they are the perfect size for potato salad. I owe you and thanks.