by Diana Rattray
Instead of mashed potatoes or fries, make a warm potato salad to go with your meal! Smoked sausage and bacon flavors this tasty potato salad, and it’s easily customized to suit your taste.
Recipe Variations
- Cajun: Use spicy andouille sausage and replace the seasoned salt with a Cajun or Creole seasoning blend.
- Vegetables: Sauté 1/2 cup of diced celery and/or bell peppers with the sausage and onion for additional flavor and crunch.
Warm Potato Salad With Smoked Sausage
Upgrade your side dish game with a flavorful warm potato salad with sausage. Easy to make and customizable to suit your taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salads
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium red skinned potatoes, cut in 1/2 inch pieces, about 4 cups
- 2 strips bacon, diced
- 1/2 pound smoked sausage, diced
- olive oil
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste
- dash freshly ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 3 to 4 tablespoons granulated sugar, or to taste
- 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Put the potatoes in a saucepan with water to cover. Place the pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to medium-low, and continue boiling gently for about 10 to 15 minutes, or just until the potatoes are tender. Drain the potatoes and leave the cover ajar to let any excess moisture evaporate.
- In a large skillet, saute the bacon until almost crisp; remove to paper towels to drain.
- Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the drippings in the skillet. Saute the diced sausage with red onion until sausage is lightly browned and onion is softened. Stir in Creole seasoning and pepper.
- Put drained warm potatoes in a large bowl. Add the bacon and the sausage mixture and gently toss.
- In a small saucepan, heat the vinegar, sugar, and water until sugar is dissolved. Drizzle over the potato mixture and gently toss to blend ingredients. Serve warm.
