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Ranch Potato Salad With Bacon

Creamy chicken salad with bacon and green onions in a white bowl.
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This ranch potato salad with bacon combines creamy goodness and delicious texture. It’s the ideal salad for your next picnic or cookout.

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 pounds baby potatoes (cut into bite-sized chunks)
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt (for the cooking water, plus more to taste if needed)
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons ranch dressing mix (dry)
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)
  • 3 scallions chopped (save some of the dark green tops for garnish)
  • 4 slices bacon (cooked, crumbled)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice (or vinegar or dill pickle juice)

Instructions

Cook the potatoes: Put the chunks of potatoes in cold salted water and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until fork-tender. Drain thoroughly and transfer to a bowl or return them to the pan to cool.
Cooked cut-up potatoes in a bowl.

Prepare the dressing: In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, sour cream, ranch dressing mix, and green onions until well blended.

The ranch dressing mixture in a bowl with green onions, sour cream, and mayonnaise.

Combine: Gently fold in the cooled potatoes and bacon and season with black pepper to taste.

Chill: Cover and refrigerate the ranch potato salad until serving time. Taste and adjust the seasonings, and garnish with sliced green onion tops.
Ranch potato salad with bacon and green onion garnish.

Notes

Ranch potato salad ingredients combined with some cooked crumbled bacon in a serving bowl.

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