Warm new potato salad with bacon & blue cheese

Warm new potato salad with bacon & blue cheese

This French-style main meal salad with roasted new potatoes makes a fabulous lunch

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Place the potatoes in a roasting tin, then rub with 1 tbsp oil and a sprinkling of salt. Roast for 20 mins, then add the onion wedges to the tin, giving everything a good shake. Roast for 20 mins more until the potatoes have turned a deep golden brown and the onions have caramelised and softened. Leave to cool slightly.
  2. Heat a non-stick frying pan. Dry-fry the bacon until crisp. Add the sliced mushrooms, then fry for 5 mins more until they have softened.
  3. Meanwhile, make the dressing. Whisk the mustard, vinegar and remaining 1 tbsp oil with a splash of water. Place potatoes, onions, bacon and mushrooms in a large bowl with the salad leaves, pour over the dressing, then toss well. Divide between 4 plates, then crumble over the blue cheese.

PER SERVING

289 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 25g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 0g, sugar 5g, salt 1.65 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2009.

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  • 21 February 2009

    kwazulu68 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was most devine!!! I didn't have blue cheese when I made it, so I used feta instead which worked well. We had it as an accompaniment to grilled salmon

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  • 23 March 2009

    Anneli rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I omited the bacon for a veggie version of this - really delicious! The blue cheese works very well with the mustard dressing. I used Blue Cashel rather than St Agur - still good!

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  • 25 March 2009

    Lynsey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 29 March 2009

    Emma rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This dish was fantastic. The flavours were great together. I put some cooked chicken breast in as well and served with warm bread. Great dish.

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  • 06 May 2009

    katyrouth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Perfect - and very filling for a salad. We used St Agur as that's what the shop had, but would certainly try it with other cheeses - perhaps goat's cheese next time.

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  • 31 May 2009

    Loubob rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty and impressive, yet simple and fuss-free main course. We used Jersey Royal potatoes which roasted well and added a great flavour dimension, and we already had Saint Agur cheese, so used that as suggested. The dressing was beautifully simple, but we made ours with gorgeously golden rapeseed oil which worked perfectly.

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  • 03 July 2009

    cakeanyone? rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I used new potatoes dug that day and we didn't like them roasted at all - tjey were almost chewy. I can only guess that they were a little overdone. May try again, but will boil the potatoes next time. The other flavours in the recipe worked really well and I added some chicken which was nice.

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  • 03 August 2009

    Hilary Hobart rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have just been looking for this recipe again and was shocked to see it had sliiped down the ratings. I have made this several times with chicken instead of bacon, for a simple quick but filling lunch for weekend guests. Always a winner! I agree lovely with nice crusty bread,

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  • 08 September 2009

    Lou Rolls commented on this recipe

    This is a fabulous recipe, a great balance of flavours and really simple. I made it without the bacon as I'm a veggie and it was great and the meat eaters who had it with the bacon loved it too.

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  • 09 September 2009

    Song rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Used rocket and romaine for the salad, and used feta instead of blue cheese. Absolutely fab :)

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  • 28 October 2009

    KatyCooks rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    As a big fan of warm salads I had high expectations of this one. But, honestly, it seems to me that there were too many flavours. Individually, all the components are lovely, (and the cooking smells of roasting onions and frying bacon were gorgeous!) but with all the other ingredients on the plate, it was a little too much. (Second attempt at posting - apologies if two versions of this turn up.)

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  • 02 November 2009

    Catgor_99 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Unbeleivable...... All of the flavours combined made the best warm salad I've ever had. Really easy to make and could be passed of as resteraurant standard food. I will be making this many times again for myself and friends

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  • 15 September 2010

    Fridaygirl rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this exactly according to the recipe and it was DELICIOUS! The combination of flavours worked beautifully and the quantities of each ingredient was just right with no one flavour overpowering the others. A definite winner and a warm salad that I will be making again and again. A perfect light lunch!

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  • 20 September 2010

    cakeanyone? commented on this recipe

    I would've given this a higher mark if it wasn't for the roasted new/salad potatoes. I keep giving them a try but really don't like them so in future will make this with roasted potato & garlic croutons made with maris pipers, or equivalent, or even ciabatta croutons perhaps. Added a tspn of honey to the dressing too to cut through the acidity and doubled the amount of bacon.

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  • 20 September 2010

    cakeanyone? commented on this recipe

    Won't let me rate! Gave it 3 stars.

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  • 20 September 2010

    Yeti rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really enjoyed this, the flavours were well balanced and really worked well together. I did myself a double a portion which I recommend if you're hungry, a single portion would be fine for a normal person, I'm a big fella. Made my mate a basic ham sandwich and let him watch me eat this.

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  • 10 January 2011

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    We liked this, to save time I parboiled the potatoes while the oven warmed up. Also, go easy on the amount of blue cheese if you don't want it to be too salty.

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  • 10 January 2011

    Belkey commented on this recipe

    We liked this, to save time I parboiled the potatoes while the oven warmed up. Also, go easy on the amount of blue cheese if you don't want it to be too salty.

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  • 20 January 2011

    Anji rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Served this as accompaniment to a tomato and courgette tart, and it was absolutely wonderful! Will certainlty be making this again on a regular basis.

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  • 26 January 2011

    Katkins rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is devine. Have made it loads of times and everyone who's tried it has loved it. I serve with a cooked, sliced chicken breast for a more substantial meal and used stilton. Normally serve with rocket leaves as their pepperiness goes really well with all the other flavours.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 500g salad potatoes , halved
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 red onions , each sliced into 6 wedges
  • 4 rashers smoked back bacon , trimmed and cut into large pieces
  • 140g mushrooms , sliced
  • 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 100g bag mixed watercress and spinach salad
  • 85g creamy blue cheese (we used St Agur)
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PER SERVING

289 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 25g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 0g, sugar 5g, salt 1.65 g

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