Grilled Blue Cheese-and-Bacon Potato Salad

By á-2837

Filled with red onion, blue cheese, bacon, and a sweet-tangy dressing, this reader recipe earned top honors at our test kitchen tastings. Grilling the potatoes in an easy-to-fold aluminum foil packet adds a subtle note of smoky flavor—plus it makes cleanup a breeze.

Ingredients

• * 3 pounds baby red potatoes, cut in half
• * 2 tablespoons olive oil
• * 1 teaspoon salt
• * 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• * 1 cup mayonnaise
• * 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• * 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar*
• * 2 teaspoons sugar
• * 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• * 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
• * 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
• * 6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat grill to 350° to 400° (medium-high) heat. Place potatoes in a single layer in center of a large piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Drizzle with olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bring up foil sides over potatoes; double fold top and side edges to seal, making 1 large packet.

2. Grill potatoes, in foil packet, covered with grill lid, 15 minutes on each side. Remove packet from grill. Carefully open packet, using tongs, and let potatoes cool 5 minutes.

3. Whisk together mayonnaise and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; add potatoes, tossing gently to coat. Stir in onion, blue cheese, and bacon.

*Balsamic vinegar may be substituted but will darken the color of the dressing.