Browneye - awesome roasted potato salad recipe

[Mousie29]

From the "great potato salad" recipes thread,

Browneye,

Everyone LOVED your roasted potato, bell pepper and garlic salad with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, goat cheese and basil.

Thanks! This is one of the best recipes I've ever made.

[gertdog]

I missed this recipe the first time it was posted, but had to look it up and copy it when I read Mousie29's enthusiastic comments. Here's the link to the thread where it's posted, for others who are interested:

http://cookinglight.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7479&highlight=potato+salad

It sounds fantastic!

Thanks Browneye and Mousie29!

[browneye]

You are very welcome!!
I am glad you enjoyed it.

[dmcgreevey]

I have this in my staples for potato salad as well- and, I agree, more vinegar!

It's different and delicious. I like some of your suggestions for additions- will have to try those out!

[sneezles]

I just wanted to say thanks for bringing this recipe forward!

Browneye,
It was a huge success at our weekly back porch party! Our group loves it when I try different recipes on them. Even one husband who is a very meat & potato kind of guy said it was great!

[Hoosier65]

I made this last night for dinner and it was a big hit! And it was so easy to put together. I'll be making it again for sure. I passed the recipe along to my friend. Thanks for posting. Most of my favorite recipes come from this board.

[JennieL]

We loved this recipie! This will definately go in my favorites collection.

Thanks:)

[Peggy]

browneye,

Another big thank you for sharing another great recipe!! I made it tonight and we all loved it. I may have gotten a little carried away with the balsamic vinegar (you said to taste so I let it rip!), but it was still terrific! I think I added between 5-6 tablespoonsful. Next time I will probably use only 4 total. Yes - there will be a next time...:D

Peggy

[Jasmine-Rose]

I was searching for an interesting potato salad recipe on Friday when I came across this one. Whipped it up on Saturday and it was a huge success! It was nice to have an alternative to the mayonnaise version. Many thanks for posting this one.

- E.

P.S. I left out the feta cheese because there was some in the regular salad I served ~ the flavor of the basil really came out and we liked it this way. We may never add the cheese! Also, we've been nibbling on this for a few days now and it's just as delicious as it was the first day.

[Gracie]

Stephanie's (gertdog) link didn't work for me! After all these enthusiastic responses, can someone PLEASE post the recipe?

Thanks!!

Loren

[aggie94]

I was curious about the recipe, too, so I did a search and found this previous post by browneye (I hope it's the right one):

Here is one we love, it is a variation on a recipe from Gourmet Mag 1997.

Roasted Potato, Garlic, and Red Pepper Salad

12 cloves garlic, unpeeled
3 pounds small boiling potatoes, white red or fingerling
2 red bell peppers
3 1/2 Tblsp extra-virgin olive oil
3-6 tblsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
goat cheese or feta cheese- about 1/2- 3/4 cup
Pine nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 450
Wrap garlic cloves together in foil. Halve the potatoes and cut bell peppers into 1/2 inch pieces. In a large bowl toss potatoes, bell peppers, and 3 tblsp oil with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange potatoes and bell peppers in one layer in 2 large shallow baking pans and roast in middle of oven. Simultaneously, roast wrapped garlic on rack. Stir veges occasionally and roast until potatoes are tender and golden brown, about 35 minutes. In a bowl, immediately toss potatoes and peppers with 2 tblsp vinegar and cool Remove garlic from foil and squeeze pulp into a small bowl. With a fork mash garlic with remaining 1/2 tblsp oil and 1-4 tblsp vinegar(depending on your personal taste for vinegar) and toss together with the potatoes and peppers. Salt and pepper to taste. Just before serving, add basil, sprinkle with feta or goat cheese and pine nuts. Serve potato salad at room temperature.

Suggested additions: olives, prosciutto if desired.

Makes 6 servings.

I have personally found that we like a little more vinegar than the original recipe called for- (only 3 tblsp.) I have made this with olives, pine nuts, feta, etc. and even added grilled chicken once for a main dish salad and it was outstanding.
It's a nice change from the creamy potato salads.
Enjoy!

[sneezles]

Here's browneye's recipe:

Here is one we love, it is a variation on a recipe from Gourmet Mag 1997.

Roasted Potato, Garlic, and Red Pepper Salad

12 cloves garlic, unpeeled
3 pounds small boiling potatoes, white red or fingerling
2 red bell peppers
3 1/2 Tblsp extra-virgin olive oil
3-6 tblsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
goat cheese or feta cheese- about 1/2- 3/4 cup
Pine nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 450
Wrap garlic cloves together in foil. Halve the potatoes and cut bell peppers into 1/2 inch pieces. In a large bowl toss potatoes, bell peppers, and 3 tblsp oil with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange potatoes and bell peppers in one layer in 2 large shallow baking pans and roast in middle of oven. Simultaneously, roast wrapped garlic on rack. Stir veges occasionally and roast until potatoes are tender and golden brown, about 35 minutes. In a bowl, immediately toss potatoes and peppers with 2 tblsp vinegar and cool Remove garlic from foil and squeeze pulp into a small bowl. With a fork mash garlic with remaining 1/2 tblsp oil and 1-4 tblsp vinegar(depending on your personal taste for vinegar) and toss together with the potatoes and peppers. Salt and pepper to taste. Just before serving, add basil, sprinkle with feta or goat cheese and pine nuts. Serve potato salad at room temperature.

Suggested additions: olives, prosciutto if desired.

Makes 6 servings.

I have personally found that we like a little more vinegar than the original recipe called for- (only 3 tblsp.) I have made this with olives, pine nuts, feta, etc. and even added grilled chicken once for a main dish salad and it was outstanding.
It's a nice change from the creamy potato salads.
Enjoy!

[Jasmine-Rose]

Well, I'm glad there was interest in this old thread. Makes me feel good about resurrecting it :) .

- E.

[Wendy w]

I made it this weekend and everyone loved it!:) :) :)

[browneye]

I've been traveling all week, so I missed this thread's comeback!

I'm so glad everyone is enjoying this salad. Believe it or not, I have not made it in months, I think it's time to make it again, no? I'm going to whip it up this weekend.

Thanks for the reminder, and have a great cookin' weekend!
:D :D :D