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Grilled Potato Salad With Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 1/4 c. Sherry wine vinegar
- 1 lrg shallot minced
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 c. extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 c. crumbled blue cheese
- 12 med red-skinned potatoes - (abt 2 3/4 lbs) unpeeled Additional extra virgin olive oil as needed
- 2 bn watercress stems trimmed
- 3 x green onions minced
Directions
- Combine vinegar, shallot, and mustard in medium bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Fold in cheese. Season vinaigrette to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water till almost tender, about 16 min. Drain; cold completely. Cut potatoes into 1/4- to 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Brush rounds on both sides with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Arrange watercress on platter. Grill potatoes till golden brown and cooked through, about 3 min per side.
- Mound hot potatoes atop watercress; sprinkle with green onions. Spoon vinaigrette over potatoes.
- This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.
- Comments: To impart smoky flavor to food when using an outdoor gas grill, add in a handful of wood chips (soaked in cool water 30 min and liquid removed) to a smoker box and place it under the grates and on top of ceramic briquettes in the far right or possibly left corner of the grill.
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