Roasted Potato Salad With BBQ Dressing

Updated June 23, 2023

Roasted Potato Salad With BBQ Dressing
Christopher Simpson for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
Total Time
1 hour
Rating
4(1,142)
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If barbecue potato chips were a salad, then this would be it. It’s hard to pick which component of this picnic dish is the greater star: the crispy roasted potatoes or the smoky, paprika-tinged barbecue sauce dressing. Bejeweled with crunchy red onions, which are soaked in water to mellow their bite, and showered with fresh dill, this colorful side dish is the savory crowd-pleaser you’ll want to bring to any cookout or potluck.

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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings
  • pounds baby potatoes, such as yellow or fingerling, halved (or quartered if large)
  • 1pint grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
  • 3tablespoons olive oil
  • Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal) and black pepper
  • ½cup finely diced red onion
  • 1tablespoon barbecue sauce
  • 1tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 2teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2teaspoons honey
  • 1teaspoon yellow or Dijon mustard
  • ½teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½teaspoon onion powder
  • 1packed tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh dill, cilantro or parsley
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

194 calories; 9 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 27 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 6 grams sugars; 3 grams protein; 452 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 425 degrees. On a half sheet pan, toss the potatoes and tomatoes with the olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper, and spread in an even layer.

  2. Step 2

    Roast, stirring once halfway through, until the potatoes are golden brown and crispy, and the tomatoes have burst and shriveled, about 45 minutes.

  3. Step 3

    While the potatoes are roasting, fill a small bowl with cold tap water and add the red onions to soak and mellow out.

  4. Step 4

    In a large serving bowl, stir together the barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey, mustard, paprika, onion powder and ¼ teaspoon salt until smooth. When the potatoes and tomatoes are done roasting, let them cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to the bowl with the dressing. Drain the red onions and add half to the bowl. Gently toss to combine. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt and pepper as desired. Garnish with the remaining red onions and the fresh dill, and serve.

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Have you ever eaten a grape tomato that tasted good? Me neither. Go with cherry tomatoes.

I don't understand why people keep putting their onions in water. Soaking them in rice vinegar (a more mellow vinegar than most) not only mellows the onion flavour (without making them tasteless) it gives the recipe a nice tang.

I made this last weekend. Chose cilantro over dill. I personally really enjoyed it. Plus i made double what the recipe called for. Took to a cook out at work. It was diffrent and it was a hit

This recipe is a keeper. I often go to NYTimes Cooking when I want to make something using just with what I have at home. I had everything on hand except for BBQ sauce, used 1 T. ketchup + 1 T. hoisin sauce and a couple of shakes of jalapeno sauce instead. Otherwise followed the recipe exactly and used Italian parsley to garnish. I'd never soaked diced red onion before and liked the result. Delicious and the dressing is surprisingly addicting.

#1 Anyone try adding dill pickles ( diced )? Anything with a zing would be taste good. #2 Drink a beer while roasting the potatoes.

Such a great twist on potato salad! Made very minor changes based on comments. Added tomatoes 15 after I started roasting the potatoes. Soaked onions in rice vinegar and used all of them. I didn’t have enough dill so added half dill half parsley. Yum!!

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