Sage and Gorgonzola cheese. It is a combination that continuously wafts into my subconscious kitchen. I have no idea what Freud would have to say about that, but I am certain it would not be good. It all started with Sage and Gorgonzola Gougères (Cheese Puffs). The pungent cheese was tempered by slivers of fresh sage, all encased in a light choux pastry. From there, I floated on my cheese-y cloud of culinary bliss to a bowlful of Sage & Gorgonzola Cauliflower Soup. This tantalizing pair of flavors has enthusiastically frolicked its way out of my subconscious straight into my everyday lexicon of ingredients. I think once he tasted this potato salad, even skeptical Sigmund would approve.
After enjoying several helpings of Pesto Potato Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella Salad a couple of weeks ago, we took a trip back to our favorite farm stand to pick up another bag of freshly dug baby Yukon Gold potatoes. After a simple boil, the potatoes were tossed with olive oil, Gorgonzola cheese, sage, red chile flakes, and a little salt. The warmth of the potatoes, straight from the boiling water, melted the cheese and gently heated the fresh sage leaves. While this salad is best when served warm, it also works well as a make-ahead side dish to take on a picnic or to a potluck barbecue.
Prepare 2 pounds of baby potatoes (Yukon Gold or red-skinned) by scrubbing an cutting the larger ones into bite-sized pieces. Place the potato pieces in a large pot of cold, salted water. Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes until they are tender when pierced with a fork, but not falling apart.
Place the potatoes in a serving bowl and gently toss with 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, ⅓ cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, 4 large sage leaves, thinly sliced, and ¼ teaspoon dried red chile flakes. Toss gently and season to taste with kosher salt. Serve warm or room temperature. This can be made several hours in advance. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Other potato salad recipes
Sweet Potato Arugula Salad
Pesto Potato, Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Salad
Skinny Red Potato Salad
Gorgonzola, Sage & Red Chile Potato Salad
2 lbs. baby potatoes (Yukon or red-skinned), scrubbed and cut into bite-sized pieces
Salt for the water
3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
â…“ cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
4 large sage leaves, thinly sliced
¼ teaspoon dried red chile flakes
Kosher salt to taste
Place the potato pieces in a large pot of cold, salted water. Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes until they are tender when pierced with a fork, but not falling apart.
Place the potatoes in a serving bowl and gently toss with olive oil, Gorgonzola cheese, sage, and red chile flakes. Toss gently and season to taste with kosher salt. Serve warm or room temperature. This can be made several hours in advance. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serves 6.
Jen Cheung
love the combination!!! im a potato and cheese lover and if u put it together = fabulous for meeeee!
have a lovely day
jen
Barbara @moderncomfortfood
What a wonderfully innovative take on potato salad! The gorgonzola, sage, and peppers take this recipe in a direction I love. I also like the way you've counterbalanced the richness of the cheese by using a light hand with the oil.
Spicie Foodie
Great recipes, I love the combination of spices and ingredients. Sounds like a great tasting potato salad.
My Kitchen in the Rockies
Gorgonzola and potatoes sounds delicious to me! Great salad.
Carol Egbert
I have new potatoes ready to harvest in my garden. This looks like a perfect combination of flavors. Thanks for a great post!
Kalyn
That salad looks fantastic (my dad would love this!)
Recipe for Delicious
I would never have thought to combine these ingredients. I'm excited to, though! I'm always excited for a potato salad that isn't egg and mayo-based. Oh, and if we worried about WFWD, we probably wouldn't do much other than think weird thoughts about our parents, haha.
Simply Life
oh wow! that looks delicious!
islandeat
Hi, Dara. I like the idea of sage with gorgonzola. Freud might have said that the sage is because you are drawn to wisdom, while the cheese is for your strong tastes...or stinky dairy products.
Thanks,
Dan
Gera @ Sweets Foods Blog
Extraordinary combination of cheese and the potato..I'd like to try on the weekend 🙂
Tasty week for you,
Gera