Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Now that spring/summer is finally making its appearance, I’d like to present to you your new favorite BBQ side dish.  It’s basically where a loaded baked potato with all the fixin’s meets potato salad. Yes. Please. Or “YESSS PWEEEEEZE”, as my toddler would say.

But before we go more into this gem of a potato salad, let’s talk more about how you BBQ.  Are you the type that likes to gather up the troops, head to the lake, and get your grill on?  Or do you pack up a picnic of cold foods and head to the park? Or are you a homebody that likes to lounge on the comfort of your patio while your burger cooks?

 I’d say 80% of the time we are backyard BBQ type of folk, and the other times we like to pack up sandwiches and cold salads and bike to the park or lake for picnics.  Regardless of your outdoor dining style, this potato salad is everything your picnics and BBQ’s need this summer. It’s everything that I love about a loaded baked potato like bacon, cheese, and green onions, all in a potato salad.  Like, what more do I need? 

One note about this recipe. While I definitely agree that sour cream needs to be part of a loaded baked potato, I swapped it for plain greek yogurt in this recipe.  For one, it makes it a tad healthier. Second, I actually use plain Greek yogurt in place of sour cream pretty much every time I would typically use sour cream.

You can absolutely use sour cream in this recipe, which I’ve noted in the recipe itself, if you just don’t find yourself as into Greek yogurt as myself.  The other ingredients? Not up for debate. Bacon, cheese, and green onions are the essence of a loaded baked potato and this potato salad and I insist you use them all.  

Now fire up those grills, pack up those picnic baskets, and get out the lawn furniture because outdoor dining season is here!