Black and Bleu Potato Salad

Now that it is starting to get warm outside and the sun is out my longer I feel like making summer-time food. Which for me that is picnic and barbecue food.
 So this past weekend I thought it would be good to make some potato salad. Now I am not the biggest fan of potato salad but my fiance is. Well let's be honest here, he is obsessed with anything from that realm from coleslaw to pasta salad to potato salad. He may just be obsessed with mayo.
But back to the potato salad. I feel like potato salad is one of those things that an exact recipe does not work. I mean everyone has their  own idea of what is needed to go in to make the perfect salad but they vary so drastically and people seem to be very opinionated on the matter. Since I am not the biggest fan of potato salad I decided to mess with the original and make a Black & Bleu Potato Salad with bleu cheese and bacon. Go big or go home, right?

This recipe did not have exact measurements-I played it by pretty fast and loose. 

Here is the general idea of what I did to make my salad-I started by I cubing up some Yukon gold potatoes (what I had leftover from St. Patrick's Day-lets say half of a bag) and boiled them until they were super soft. I chose to not peal them because I enjoy the taste and the look of the potato skins. You can peal them if that is what you prefer. 

Once I had boiled my potatoes, I let them cool off in the sink while running cold water over them.

Once the potatoes had cooled, I added 3 to 4 large "glops" of Miracle Whip. Now I know the debate between mayo or miracle whip is very controversial-use what you like best. After all you will be the one eating it!

Then I added about a 1/2 cup of horseradish sauce, 1/2 cup of bleu cheese, and 1/2 cup of crumbled, crispy bacon.

Side Note: I cooked my bacon in the oven. This is a just an easy, mess free way to crisp up your bacon. I mean even Rachel Ray does this.

This recipe can easily be tweaked to just how you like your potato salad-that is the beauty of it.

I served my potato salad with London Broil because I love steak. So enjoy your potato salad and the warm weather. Keep an eye out for future summer-time recipes.