Love potatoes? These grilled potato recipes will help you transform lowly spuds into delicious side dishes that go well with just about anything. Grilling is the perfect cooking method for all potatoes. When browned by grilling, potatoes take on another level of flavor that can’t be produced by boiling or baking.
There are many varieties of potatoes and they’re all good on the grill. Red potatoes and Yukon golds are a potato that’s considered to be “waxy”. They hold together well when cooked, and remain moist after cooking. Common baking potatoes, the Russets, don’t have the waxy texture, and are mealy and on the dry side when cooked. They absorb butter really well, and make great mashed potatoes.
Sweet potatoes or yams are not true potatoes, but can be grilled just as well. They have a higher sugar content, so more care needs to be taken when grilling to prevent burning. There are also specialty potatoes, like blue potatoes, fingerling potatoes and others. New potatoes are immature red potatoes, and have a sweeter taste.
Tasty Grilled Potato Recipes
Try one or all of these great tater recipes.
Grilled Smashed Potatoes – Steamed new potatoes are slightly crushed, brushed with olive oil, and grilled until brown and toasty. Top with green onions and serve with sour cream dip.
Grilled Red Potatoes – Rosemary butter gives this potato recipe fantastic flavor.
Grilled Dill Potatoes – Tender and young new potatoes are grilled in foil packet with fresh dill and parsley, and a healthy amount of real butter.
Twice Baked Potatoes – Actually, you could call these twice grilled potatoes. First, the russets are grill-baked until tender, then after being stuffed with the cheesy filling, are grilled one more time ’til browned.
Grilled Potato Skins – The flesh is removed from whole potato quarters, and in its place goes cheese and bacon and other good tasting things.
Grilled Potato Salad – This is a great tasting potato salad recipe. Its creamy dressing is slightly tart, slightly sweet.
Mustard Potato Salad – A good old fashioned mustard potato salad, with the taters cooked right on the grill!
Grilled Baked Potatoes – Making baked potatoes was never so easy, or so tasty! These are cooked in foil, so the skin becomes nice and tender.
Grilled New Potatoes – You can cook these outdoors, or indoors on your electric countertop grill.
Grilled Potato Recipe – Yukon gold potatoes and onions, grilled in foil packets. A foolproof and easy potato recipe.
New Potato Salad – New potatoes give this potato salad great flavor and texture.
Grilled Potato Wedges – Great for eating with the fingers, these are seasoned with just a hint of garlic.
Grilling Potatoes
Potatoes can be cooked on the grill whole, sliced, or cut into wedges. A light coating of oil helps hold on seasonings and improves browning.
After grilling, the potatoes can be eaten as-is, or used as an ingredient in other dishes. Grilled potato salad is a great tasting dish! For more potato grilling tips, visit my pages How to Grill Potatoes and Grilling Potatoes.
Having a few good grilled potato recipes in your cooking arsenal will add variety to your eating. They are easily prepared and make a great addition to any meal.