Oh my. Bacon in Potato Salad? Yes, Yes, YES! Bacon Potato Salad is spectacular. This lovely potato salad recipe includes sweet pickles and their juice (which provides the awesome flavor). It also has green onions, hard boiled eggs and is seasoned wonderfully with celery salt, garlic salt and just a touch of cayenne pepper. Yes, please.
Linda is a cajun style cook that knows her way around the kitchen. I asked to look at her self-published cookbook. She actually made it several years ago for her daughters-in-law because they wanted to make her sons’ favorite recipes. What a gold mine of great recipes. She allowed me to borrow her cookbook and I copied out several hundred recipes. This Bacon Potato Salad is another one.
When it comes to cooking, everything Linda makes turns to gold. I’ve tried eight of her recipes so far and every single one has exceeded my expectations. Bacon Potato Salad is no different. One of Linda’s secrets over the years has been to cut down on salt and pepper by using Tony’s Creole Seasoning. While it’s not actually in this recipe, it’s in most of her savory recipes. I have to say, she’s made a believer out of me. It’s a great seasoning to add to foods.
This is one of those “hard to beat” potato salad recipe for summer potlucks, family reunions and grilling out with friends. I highly recommend it. But whatever you do, don’t leave out the sweet pickle juice or the cayenne pepper as it will make a critical difference to how the recipe turns out. Enjoy the summer and have some Bacon Potato Salad on me.
Bacon Potato Salad is awesome.
This salad is terrific for potlucks and backyard barbecues.
Wash and cube potatoes. Bring to a boil, and boil about 5-7 minutes. Drain. Run cold water over top to cool the potatoes.
Be careful not to overcook the potatoes. You want them just barely to the point where you can stick a fork through them. If they cook too long they get mushy and won’t hold their shape when you stir the salad.
Add chopped, cooked hard-boiled eggs, green onions, crisp fried bacon cut in small pieces and diced sweet pickles.
Add mayonnaise and seasonings.
Add sweet pickle juice. This is important. You cannot omit this step or the salad won’t get the right kick to the recipe and will be too bland.
Stir to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Bacon Potato Salad sure hits the spot. Bacon makes everything better.
If you’re looking for a delightful salad to make for your next potluck or gathering with friends, you’ve got to make Bacon Potato salad.
Here’s the recipe.
BACON POTATO SALAD
(Recipe adapted from Linda Stiles, Ovilla, TX)
Bacon Potato Salad
Teresa Ambra
This fabulous potato salad includes bacon! It has sensational flavor and texture. Bacon Potato Salad is terrific for potlucks, backyard barbecues and summer holidays like Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day.
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8largepotatoespeeled and diced (I used red potatoes which I didn’t peel)
6largeeggshard-boiled and chopped
1/2 to 2/3cupsweet pickleschopped finely
5green onionsdiced (I used four)
1tsp.sea salt
1tsp.ground black pepper(I used a scant teaspoon)
1/2tsp.garlic salt
1/2tsp.celery salt
dashcayenne pepper
1 1/2cupsMiracle Whip
1tsp.prepared mustard
6slicesbaconfried crisp and crumbled
3tbsp.sweet pickle juice
Instructions
Boil the potatoes until tender; about 5-7 minutes.
Drain in colander and run cold water over the potatoes.
Place potatoes in a large mixing bowl.
Hard boil the eggs.
Peel and chop.
Add hard boiled eggs, onions and chopped sweet pickles to the potatoes.
Add Miracle Whip and mustard, the pickle juice and all of the seasonings.
Adjust dressing to keep from being too dry.
Add crumbled bacon.
Stir to combine.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
NOTE: Red potatoes cook a little faster than russet or other baking potatoes. Mine were cooked in 5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the potatoes or they will get mushy when stirring all the ingredients together. You want them just barely tender.NOTE: You cannot omit the sweet pickle juice if you want the recipe to turn out correctly.
8largepotatoespeeled and diced (I used red potatoes which I didn’t peel)
6largeeggshard-boiled and chopped
1/2 to 2/3cupsweet pickleschopped finely
5green onionsdiced (I used four)
1tsp.sea salt
1tsp.ground black pepper(I used a scant teaspoon)
1/2tsp.garlic salt
1/2tsp.celery salt
dashcayenne pepper
1 1/2cupsMiracle Whip
1tsp.prepared mustard
6slicesbaconfried crisp and crumbled
3tbsp.sweet pickle juice
Instructions
Boil the potatoes until tender; about 5-7 minutes.
Drain in colander and run cold water over the potatoes.
Place potatoes in a large mixing bowl.
Hard boil the eggs.
Peel and chop.
Add hard boiled eggs, onions and chopped sweet pickles to the potatoes.
Add Miracle Whip and mustard, the pickle juice and all of the seasonings.
Adjust dressing to keep from being too dry.
Add crumbled bacon.
Stir to combine.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
NOTE: Red potatoes cook a little faster than russet or other baking potatoes. Mine were cooked in 5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the potatoes or they will get mushy when stirring all the ingredients together. You want them just barely tender.NOTE: You cannot omit the sweet pickle juice if you want the recipe to turn out correctly.
This fabulous potato salad includes bacon! It has sensational flavor and texture. Bacon Potato Salad is terrific for potlucks, backyard barbecues and summer holidays like Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day.
8largepotatoespeeled and diced (I used red potatoes which I didn’t peel)
6largeeggshard-boiled and chopped
1/2 to 2/3cupsweet pickleschopped finely
5green onionsdiced (I used four)
1tsp.sea salt
1tsp.black pepper(I used a scant teaspoon)
1/2tsp.garlic salt
1/2tsp.celery salt
dashcayenne pepper
1 1/2cupsmiracle whip
1tsp.prepared mustard
6slicesbaconfried crisp and crumbled
3tbsp.sweet pickle juice
Instructions
Boil the potatoes until tender; about 5-7 minutes.
Drain and run cold water over the potatoes.
Place potatoes in a large mixing bowl.
Hard boil the eggs.
Peel and chop.
Add hard boiled eggs, onions and chopped sweet pickles to the potatoes.
Add Miracle Whip and mustard, the pickle juice and all of the seasonings.
Adjust dressing to keep from being too dry.
Add crumbled bacon.
Stir to combine.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
NOTE: Red potatoes cook a little faster than russet or other baking potatoes. Mine were cooked in 5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the potatoes or they will get mushy when stirring all the ingredients together. You want them just barely tender.NOTE: You cannot omit the sweet pickle juice if you want the recipe to turn out correctly.
This fabulous potato salad includes bacon! It has sensational flavor and texture. Bacon Potato Salad is terrific for potlucks, backyard barbecues and summer holidays like Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day.
8largepotatoespeeled and diced (I used red potatoes which I didn’t peel)
6largeeggshard-boiled and chopped
1/2 to 2/3cupsweet pickleschopped finely
5green onionsdiced (I used four)
1tsp.sea salt
1tsp.black pepper(I used a scant teaspoon)
1/2tsp.garlic salt
1/2tsp.celery salt
dashcayenne pepper
1 1/2cupsmiracle whip
1tsp.prepared mustard
6slicesbaconfried crisp and crumbled
3tbsp.sweet pickle juice
Instructions
Boil the potatoes until tender; about 5-7 minutes.
Drain and run cold water over the potatoes.
Place potatoes in a large mixing bowl.
Hard boil the eggs.
Peel and chop.
Add hard boiled eggs, onions and chopped sweet pickles to the potatoes.
Add Miracle Whip and mustard, the pickle juice and all of the seasonings.
Adjust dressing to keep from being too dry.
Add crumbled bacon.
Stir to combine.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
NOTE: Red potatoes cook a little faster than russet or other baking potatoes. Mine were cooked in 5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the potatoes or they will get mushy when stirring all the ingredients together. You want them just barely tender.NOTE: You cannot omit the sweet pickle juice if you want the recipe to turn out correctly.
5 Comments
Kone
January 11, 2020 at 2:44 pm
I love everything you make they’re




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Teresa
January 12, 2020 at 12:44 pm
Thanks so much! This is a terrific potato salad recipe.
Patricia A Cahill
July 10, 2018 at 1:30 pm
Can’t thank you enough for these wonderful recipes.
Teresa
July 10, 2018 at 2:25 pm
Thanks, Patricia. So glad you like them.
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