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grilled potato and sausage salad

an domestic goddess and S. original

ingredients:

4 yukon gold potatoes
3 cloves garlic
1 large vidalia onion
2 white onions
6 spicy sausages
6 strips bacon (we used beef bacon)
olive oil
1 cup yogurt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, chopped finely
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (plus more for garnish)
1/4 teaspoon crushed red chilis
salt and pepper to taste

instructions:

1. Clean potatoes. Leaving the skins on, chop into chunks (8th's?) and put into sauce pan. Cover with water and set to boil on stove. Once potatoes are soft enough to stick a fork into, remove from stove and drain, rinsing under cold water.

2. Chop onions into chunks and place on grill in vegetable grill rack with garlic, softened potatoes and a bit of olive oil. Cook sausages and bacon on remainder of barbeque.

3. Make dressing: combine yogurt, mayo, lemon zest, herbs and salt and pepper. Mix and taste until perfect.

4. Remove vegetables and meat from grill; allow to cool. Cut sausage up into bite-sized pieces, cut bacon up into bacon "bits", set aside. Combine all veggies and sausage in bowl. When cooled completely to room temperature, add dressing and toss.

5. Top with bacon bits and remaining parsley (and dill if you want, too). Serve and enjoy.

Changes, hints, tips and thoughts for this recipe:

• this salad was really S.'s baby; I just made the dressing and said things like "mmmmm" and "ohhh" when I ate it. It really was delicious.