Cilantro Potato Salad

DADAKOTA · February 01, 2011, 06:55:50 AM

How did I miss this recipe? Can someone hook me up?

classicrockgriller · February 01, 2011, 06:58:14 AM

Cilantro Potato Salad
final version....maybe

I have been making this for years and over time got it to what I think is awesome eats. The following recipe is based on a per pound of potatoes. Better make more than pound, you will be sorry if you don't.

Ingredients
1lb of new red potato
1/4 lb of crisp fried crumbled or chopped bacon
3 heaping tablespoons of Kraft mayo
1 rounded teaspoon of minced garlic
1/2 ts of black pepper
1/4 cup of finely diced sweet yellow onion
1/2 of a lime (juiced)
1/4 cup of finely chopped cilantro

I cubed my potatoes as to not get too big of cubes so they all kinda cook the same. Put enough water in pot to cover the amount of potatoes you are cooking, add salt and turn on high. Dump in taters bring back to boil and then turn it down to low. When your largest chunk of tater just starts to get soft shut it down and dump into a collander. Don't rinse all that good stuff off the potatoes.

In a large bowl add: mayo, garlic, pepper, cilantro and lime juice. stir together and let sit for 5 mins or so. Dump half of the bacon in and mix then the potatoes. Add the other half of bacon and fold everbody together. When you are ready to eat this you can top it with chopped green onion tops. Yum Yum

DTAggie · February 01, 2011, 07:13:57 AM

DAD, you will love this stuff. Defenitely make more than a pound!

OU812 · February 01, 2011, 07:21:10 AM

Yep, gooood stuff.

I like it better warm but its good cold too.

iceman · February 01, 2011, 12:16:00 PM

Dang good recipe. Standard around this house. Thanks for posting that CRG.

hal4uk · February 01, 2011, 01:11:07 PM

I'm gonna make me some of that as soon as we have some guests over (and I have a KITCHEN)...
(Mrs can't eat onions and she doesn't like cilantro)

But, just reading it make me hungry...
I can tell before even trying it that I'll LOVE it!!!

classicrockgriller · February 01, 2011, 01:32:00 PM

Made up 5 lbs last nite for a friend who is having a get together.

DADAKOTA · February 01, 2011, 05:28:19 PM

We are having a wild game party in a few weeks and I think I might make this for one of the sides. Is that a 1/4 pound of raw bacon or 1/4 pound of crumbled?

classicrockgriller · February 01, 2011, 05:32:16 PM

Quote from: DADAKOTA on February 01, 2011, 05:28:19 PM
We are having a wild game party in a few weeks and I think I might make this for one of the sides. Is that a 1/4 pound of raw bacon or 1/4 pound of crumbled?

For every lb you make use a 1/4 lb of raw bacon crisp fried and crumbled.

The crisp bacon stays crunchy longer.

DADAKOTA · February 01, 2011, 05:34:18 PM

I figured that was it, but then ya just never know. Is there ever too much bacon. Not sure of the ratio between raw and crisped, but it has to be 3 or 4 to 1.

classicrockgriller · February 01, 2011, 05:47:04 PM

If I make 2 lbs of potato salad, I'll use a 12 oz pkg of Bacon.

4 lbs will get two 12 oz pkgs.

5 lbs gets 3/12 oz pkg.

Also after I posted this I adjusted the ingredients.

That was a old copy. This one posted now is what I do.

Everytime I bring this somewhere I am asked for the recipe

by abunch of people.

Recently I cooked for a wedding and there was 125 pl plus there.

I gave away 12 copies of the recipe.

OU812 · February 02, 2011, 12:03:00 PM

Quote from: classicrockgriller on February 01, 2011, 05:47:04 PM
If I make 2 lbs of potato salad, I'll use a 12 oz pkg of Bacon.

4 lbs will get two 12 oz pkgs.

5 lbs gets 3/12 oz pkg.

Also after I posted this I adjusted the ingredients.

That was a old copy. This one posted now is what I do.

Everytime I bring this somewhere I am asked for the recipe

by abunch of people.

Recently I cooked for a wedding and there was 125 pl plus there.

I gave away 12 copies of the recipe.

I still get bacon in 16 oz packages here. ;D