I always said I was a hater because I was brought up to think that anything with mayo was bad. Plus, I’m not really a fan of cold food (unless it’s ice cream of course). I have since learned that certain uses of mayo are OK, but I am still not the hugest fan. Enter this salad. It’s got completely zero mayo going on, but it’s still all things delicious. Meaning, totally picnic worthy. Oh but, wait?! What about those eggs. The eggs are good, so good, but yeah, if you plan to make this for a picnic this summer keep the eggs in a cooler. Smelly eggs are the worst. And of course if you are not a fan of eggs, you can just leave them out, but I kind of love the eggs.
But lets talk about the dressing. This potato salad is really all about the dressing. And ok, really good, cute little grilled potatoes + the bestest slightly soft in the middle 7-minute eggs. YUM.
Anyway, the dressing is kind of a creamy almond butter, chimichurri thing. To be honest, I was not really sure what to call it, but chimichurri seemed most fitting. Whatever you want to call it, it’s awesome. I know almond butter and potatoes may seem odd, but really it makes for the most delicious dressing to coat the grilled potatoes. I also used a lot of fresh basil and a little lemon juice to keeps things super light and summery. These potatoes couldn’t be more simple or easy to prepare!
I added some grilled asparagus to the mix as well. I felt like a little green would be nice and I kind of just love asparagus, especially when cooked on the grill. And that’s pretty much it. Great recipe, perfect for the 4th and doesn’t need a whole lot of explanation beyond simple, easy and so good!! Oh, and pretty freaking healthy. Completely vegan too, if you minus the eggs. Like whoa! So you see, it’s kind of the perfect side to serve for a large group of people. Everyone and anyone can enjoy it…unless they have an almond allergy in which case, that is very unfortunate. And honestly, a huge bummer.
You can serve the salad warm or cold, but personally, I love the hot potatoes right off the grill and tossed with the chimichurri. It’s my favorite and even in summertime, I love hot food. Major freak/weirdo right here. But really, how good do those grilled potatoes look??
And those eggs?!? I mean, really, those eggs are perfection and I could not think of a better way to pair them then with grilled potatoes.
Grilled Potato Salad with Almond-Basil Chimichurri…perfect summer side…and kind of pretty for a potato salad, right?!? LOve.
