This Warm Potato Salad with Cheesy Sauce is definitely a must-serve potato salad for Christmas day. This warm winter salad recipe features awesome Gruyère cheese sauce, homemade bacon bits, and hearty potatoes. A twist on the classic potato salad, this game-changing version offers options that make it filling enough for your next family gathering and worthy of entertaining. Besides, the salad is easy to put together, warming, and comforting.
Start by parboiling the potatoes before roasting them in the preheated oven. While the potatoes are roasting, prepare the cheesy sauce and cook bacon until crisp and golden. Add part of the bacon to the cheese sauce, reserving some bacon for garnish. Transfer the roasted potatoes to a serving bowl and drizzle the sauce over. Garnish using the reserved bacon and lemon zest for extra flavor, and serve warm.
To make the Warm Potato Salad with Cheesy Sauce, you will need the following ingredients:
Heat the oven to 395 °F/ 200 °C and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large saucepan, place the potatoes cut in chunks and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for 5 minutes or until just tender.
Drain the potatoes and transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss to coat. Season with salt to taste.
Roast for 40 minutes, turning half way through.
Add 4 unpeeled cloves garlic and roast for 15 minutes more or until the potatoes are golden and tender. Once roasted, remove from the oven.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, place 125 grams softened cream cheese, ½ cup sour cream, and ½ cup milk. Cook, stirring, until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes. Squeeze garlic from skins and add into the mixture. Add 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard and 80 grams grated Gruyère cheese. Cook, constantly stirring, until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
In a skillet over medium-high heat, add 200 grams chopped bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until golden.
Remove the skillet from heat and add 3 thinly sliced green onions and stir to combine.
Add ¾ of the bacon mixture to the cheese sauce.
Place the potatoes in a serving bowl and drizzle the cheesy sauce over. Season with black pepper to taste.
Garnish with lemon zest and the remaining bacon mixture, and serve warm.
This Warm Potato Salad with Cheesy Sauce gets its flavor from homemade Gruyère cheese sauce and crisp bacon. Secret flavor booster? Sprinkling the potatoes with lemon zest and serving warm. Give this recipe a try, and please leave a comment below to let us know what you think.
This Warm Potato Salad with Cheesy Sauce was a hit at our family Christmas! The cheese sauce was creamy and comforting, and the crispy bacon added a great crunch. My husband and kids loved it so much, I’m sure it’ll become a holiday tradition.
Delicieux! J'ai fait cette salade pour notre repas de Noël en famille. Le mélange de pommes de terre et de fromage était parfait, et tout le monde a adoré. C'était un plat chaud et réconfortant qui a ajouté une touche de magie à notre soirée. Merci infiniment!
Cette salade de pommes de terre a été un vrai succès à notre fête de Noël. Simple et délicieuse.
This potato salad is the bomb! Made it for hubby’s fam gathering, and they devoured it! The cheesy sauce is sooo tasty, like making it rain cheese, y’all. Def a keeper! Can’t wait for Christmastime! 10/10 would recommend!
This salad rocks. Made it for my kids, and they gobbled it up!
This cheesy salad is simply great. I made it last Christmas, and my kids couldn't get enough of it. The warm potatoes with the crispy bacon were a delightful treat that warmed our hearts and bellies on a chilly day.
Super warm and delicious!
I made this Warm Potato Salad with Cheesy Sauce for our holiday dinner and it was such a hit! My kids couldn't get enough of that cheesy goodness. So easy to whip up, and it felt so cozy on a winter night. This will be a new tradition in our home for sure.
Delicious! I made this salad for my family gathering last week, and it was a hit! The cheesy sauce added just the right flavor to the potatoes – everyone loved it.
Yasss! This salad was a hit at my holiday gathering, everyone loved it!
I made this Warm Potato Salad for my family's Christmas dinner and it was a hit. The cheesy sauce was so creamy, everyone asked for the recipe. It was so simple to prepare, too. Thank you for this great recipe!
Delicious! Made this for Christmas and my kids went crazy over it! The cheesy sauce was a hit, and the bacon made it so savory. Will totally be making this again for family gatherings. Loved every bite!
Excepcional! This warm potato salad was a hit at our Christmas gathering. I had the family over, and everyone raved about the cheesy sauce. Cooking together made it even more special. Will definetly be making this again!
Delicious holiday salad! Thanks!
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