In collaboration with Sainsbury’s British Gems Baby New Potatoes.
We have had such a wonderful summer so far! The sun’s been shining brightly, the wind has died down and *fingers crossed* the midges seem to be keeping at bay! It’s been perfect barbecue weather!
For our latest barbecue, we made some simple pork skewers and served them a kohlrabi coleslaw (recipe to follow soon!) and a rather fantastic (if I do say so myself!) roasted garlic and grilled baby new potato salad.
I am such a fan of potato salad and one always has to appear at every family barbecue. This time, though I jazzed things up a bit with the addition of roasted garlic. I love garlic and roasting it transforms it’s otherwise pungent flavour into a deliciously sweet ingredient, perfect for potato salads.
New, salad and baby potato season is in full swing right now and returning to Sainsbury’s stores this season is their Taste the Difference British Gems baby potatoes, which I used to create this delicious potato salad with.
Fresh from the field to store in just 48 hours, British Gem baby potatoes are the ‘perline’ variety and are exclusive to Sainsbury’s. Available in 1kg packs or loose, British Gems are ideal for boiling or steaming, roasting and even baked. Crush, dice, slice or roast British Gems taste delicious. What’s more, they taste even better with their skins left on, so preparation is minimal- just a quick wash in cold water.
Their distinctive buttery flavour and golden colour make British Gems the perfect potatoes to take over from Jersey Royals during the summer months. Sainsbury’s British Gems are grown by British growers, freshly dug every day before being washed and packed and making their way to Sainsbury’s stores within 48 hours.
These potatoes taste utterly divine steamed or boiled and served simply with a little sea salt. Incredibly moreish!
You can save time with this recipe by boiling an entire 1 kg bag of potatoes in one go for dinner the night before, saving half making for potato salad the next day and eating the other half with your dinner. Roast your garlic too, the night before when it’s cooler, and leave the flavours of the potato salad dressing to infuse over night.
Then, all you need to do is halve the cooked, cooled new potatoes lengthwise, brush with a little oil and grill them to make lovely char lines. Do this before you put your meat or main dish on to cook and that way the potatoes will have time to cool down before you mix them with the dressing and the remaining ingredients.
Then, all you need to do is sit in the garden and enjoy your meal in the sun!
British Gems are available in Sainsbury’s stores from May until the end of August. Enter the giveaway below to win a £10 Sainsbury voucher to spend towards some British Gems potatoes (or anything else you want!). What’s your favourite new potato recipe? Let me know in the comments!
Don’t forget to check out Sainsbury’s recipe pages for some potato inspiration!

Roasted Garlic & Grilled Baby New Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 500 grams Sainsbury's British Gems Baby New Potatoes
- 6 large garlic cloves unpeeled
- olive oil
- 50 grams mayonnaise
- 50 grams plain natural yoghurt
- 1 stick celery finely chopped
- 5 spring onions whites only, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh chives finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
- Shetland sea salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
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Instructions
- Cook the Sainsbury's British Gems New Potatoes according to the packet instructions. Drain and leave to cool.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180 C (fan) and place the unpeeled garlic cloves in a small ovenproof dish. Pour in just enough olive oil to cover the garlic cloves. Pop the lid on the dish (or tightly cover with aluminium foil) and roast in the centre of the oven for 30 minutes. Alternatively, wrap the separated garlic cloves in foil and BBQ for 15-20 minutes.
- When the garlic is cooked, remove from the oven and leave the lid on while the garlic cools completely.
- Halve the cooked new potatoes lengthwise and brush the cut sides with a little of the garlic-infused olive oil.
- Heat a grill pan to a high temperature on the hob and place the sliced new potatoes, cut side down, on the lines so that they grill nicely. Leave, without touching, for 6-7 minutes to get the lines. Alternately, do this on the BBQ. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.
- Mix together the mayonnaise and yogurt. Squeeze in the roasted garlic using the back of a fork to mash everything together nicely.
- Add 1 tbsp of the garlic infused olive oil and season well to taste.
- Quarter or halve the grilled new potatoes and place into a bowl. Add the celery, spring onions, chives and parsley. Pour over the dressing and toss gently to coat. Taste for seasoning again and add more salt and pepper, if needed.
- Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle with more parsley and chives and serve!
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OMG! This looks really, really good. This is my first to make this and I am so excited. I am thinking of pairing this with chinese ham or grilled steaks. Do you have any suggestions?
garlic and chilli new potatoes make a great spicy side.
I love mixing new potatoes with natural yoghurt, chives, garlic and bacon it sounds strange yet tastes so good x
Your potato salad is my new favourite recipe – so tasty
I love me some crispy hassleback potatoes. So simple but they feel like such a treat!
New potatoes and mint with. Homegrown peas and beans and a chicken.
Can’t beat a dollop of creme fraiche and chives on freshly baked salted potatoes. Yummy.
A version of your potato salad. I’m going to try roasting the garlic next time.
new potatos cooked with their skins on, and made into potato saled perfect with a quiche on a summers evening
I like mine simple. Oven cooked with garlic… Yummy!
New potatoes mixed with horseradish mayo served with peppered mackerel and salad Yummy!!!
I love a potato salad we call Russian Salad in Argentina, it has cubed steamed carrots, potatoes, of course, peas (preferably the sweet kind, like Petit Pois) and optional is green olives – my fave – and hard boiled egg, which we don’t do at home. Then you stir in the mayonnaise; you can water it down with milk or water if you find mayo to be too thick, but I find that after mixing it with the veg it tends to think down a bit.
Peppered mackerel, new potato & watercress salad
I absolutely love a simple Salad Nicose, with lots of summer new potatoes in but absolutely no anchovies
I love using new potatoes in my cooking. At the moment my favourite is a warm new potato salad with ham and chives.
Boiled new potatoes in a herb vinegarette with cold smoked salmon
Nothing beats a potato salad when there are new potatoes around
New potato and salmon salad is very very tasty!
I’ve just saved the link to your recipe on this feature as it sounds delicious. I’ll definitely be making it soon.
my favourite potato recipe involves new potatoes served with olive oil and garlic
I love mine with a herb topped salmon and peas
My favourite new potato recipe is a German style potato salad
I love making cheesey potatoes, crunchy from frying in sunflower oil and then covered in cheese and oven baked for fifteen!
Tomatoes sliced and roasted in the oven with chilli and sea salt
For me, it’s got to be potato croquettes. I make my own and add a little cheese and herbs to the mix for a bit of extra flavour. Delish!
Mine is also Potato salad but I put raw onions, eggs and bacon in mine – however, this recipe looks good I love garlic so I’ve put it in my recipes file to try. Wish we had the summer you’re having – it’s done nothing but rain here.
I love new potatoes with most type of fish xxx
I love new potato with soft cheese garlic and herbs 🙂
I love making creamy mint potato salad in summer
I like mine with seasoning
The spiral roast potatoes look interesting
Home made potato salad. It’s really yummy and easy to make.
Recently started cooking crunchie potato skins which are delicious and now experimenting with different toppings such as cheese
I love Salmon with new potatoes, broccoli and dill sauce 🙂
I love them boiled, with just a bit of butter and salt. Simple but delicious!
New potatoes roasted in olive oil wit chopped red onion abs garlic
has to be cheese mash with beans, I know it’s easy but I love it
Can’t beat slicing left-over new potatoes and frying them in the chip pan until crispy. Very unhealthy but a real treat in a sandwich every once in a while 🙂
I do a lovely salad with roast new potato, kale, beetroot and dill ..it’s delicious!
ive been trying a new recipe for potato and leek soup recently
Cheese and potato pie yummy
love roasted new potatoes sprayed with frylight a dryed rosemary sprinkled on
I love my mum’s potato salad 🙂
potaoe salad yummy
I cook a Spanish chicken dish with new potatoes, all in one pan with chorizo and sweet peppers
New potato and salmon salad is my favourite new potato recipe!
I still love a potato salad a classic for a reason.
My favourite is “crunchy new potatoes” Jazz up potatoes for no-fuss entertaining! Ready in 30mins!
I actually love doing new potatoes in a garlic butter and then serving with chicken steak and seasonal veg
I live a really good new potatoe, potatoe salad with mint. Yum
i tend to eat them just with butter but would love to try new things.
My husband cooks lovely new potatoes in the oven with skins on with a bit of sea salt and herbs and oil sprinkled on top. They are lovely and go with lots of different meals.
This looks so delicious! I will definitely try this soon!
I love new potatoes served hot and coated in butter and chives
Love potatoes no matter how they’re done. But if you want to really make my day, I really *really* love good old fashioned shepherds pie, with a good quality mash on top.
Crunchy paprika and garlic new potatoes drizzled in olive oil.
I adore potato salad, I like it with a BBQ instead of bread buns that fill me up too much!
My fave potato recipes are always cheese and potato pies, they’re just so yummy x
i tend to eat dairy free diet so i adapt every recipe to suit. most recently i did vegan potato salad with new jersey royals, chives thinly diced onion, and vegan mayo.went down a treat xx
I love making a new potato salad with spring onions, mayo and butter or a few sprigs of mint
Got to be potato dauphinoise – so rich and creamy!
Halloumi cheese, bacon and new potato salad. Lovely.
I love jersey potatoes roasted in the oven with a little salt, pepper and chilli and served with fish and peas and lots of butter
I love to chop new potatoes into wedge shape stick on some seasonings and whack them in the air fryer for a snack or side.
At the moment we’ve just been having new potatoes out of our garden with a little butter as they are so tasty I just don’t want to overpower them.
I am just starting to get adventurous with spanish omelettes. Where have they been all my life?
jersey royals mayo and fresh chives cut up lovely potato salad
My favourite new potato recipe is Potato Canapes with Bacon & Asparagus.
We love Cumin-spiced Jersey Royals with a Mint & Chive Dip
OMG this looks absolutely delicious!! Definitely saving this as we love potato salad at a BBQ!
I love to roast new baby potatoes much healthier when you cook your roasted potatoes I add a tiny amount of oil
I do enjoy a warm potato salad..i adore potato’s , yours looks amazing!
just with butter and mint
I just like them boiled and on there own, plain and simple!
I like crushed mint potatoes with fish – any white fish
i love roast potatoes more than any other type. yum yum yummy
roast potatoes
I love potatoes in anything! “Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew”! My boyfriend loves my potato salad but really you can’t beat roast potatoes cooked in goose fat, crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy in the middle!
simply roasted in the oven with seat salt, garlic, fresh rosemary and olive oil, then served with homemade quiche and coleslaw
This dish you’ve made looks divine but I have to say my fave tatty recipe is my Dad’s Irish Stew. x
It’s not new, but my favourite thing to make with potatoes is champ. Creamy mashed potatoes with lots of butter and chopped scallions (spring onions).
Cheese and onion potato gratin is my new favourite potato recipe.
Warm potato salad with dill and garden peas. Nice and simple.
My favourite recipe is using left over potatoes from a roast to make potato fritters for breakfast the next morning
I love potato and onion gratin, topped with low fat grated cheese
I love new potatoes with salmon and a salad, or made into a potato salad
I absolutely love potato salad made with fresh new potatoes and chives and delicious homemade mayonnaise
Roast, far too much effort but I Love them whenever I get the chance
A warm new potato and chicken salad goes down well in our house
I am such a fan of potato salad as well! I love it in summer and your garlic version makes me think of my Portuguese heritage. They love their potato salads! x
A yummy potato salad! I love carbs so much, they’re so yummy!
I love new potatoes chopped and roasted in the oven with bacon and garlic, then tossed with parsley. YUM! Not so good for my diet though…
I just like them on their own with lemon juice, garlic and olive oil dressing. Just nice and tangy!
I love frying them up in small chunks, nice and crispy, and serving them with a spicy tomato sauce, patatas bravas style.
I love potato salad: new potatoes, mayo, garlic, black pepper and spring onions Mmmmmmm
Loving the sound of your recipe. I love my new potatoes just simply boiled with finely chopped fresh mint accompanied by a green salad and a slice of red pepper fritatta.
Mini stuffed new potatoes! Yum yum!
It has to be a homemade potato salad – delicious
Love new potatoes on my salad, they help to make feel full/satisfied
My favourite way to eat new potatoes is in a potato salad
My Dad’s new potato salad, with lots of chopped chive and a mustard mayonnaise 🙂
I really like jacket potato skins with coleslaw, lovely.
I like making a new potato salad with a mustardy Vinaigrette and herbs. Nicer than mayo!
Dauphinoise potatoes the hubby makes them and they taste fantastic
I love a potato salad with a BBQ on a hot summer day!
Just boiled buttered and beside a lovely salad for me. I love all things potato
Hassleback potatoes are just really really tasty and look so appetising
Fried potato fritters
Going to give this a try tomorrow. Looks delicious perfect for all the family
I love to roast new potatoes in a tray bake with some quorn, courgettes, red onions, parsnips and carrots lots of olive oil and seasonings they are so good and easy!
I’m a huge fan of Nigella’s Hassleback new potatoes, so small but so delicious!
Roast potato with tuna and sweetcorn, whats more it is delicious and healthy
New potatoes boiled, then crisped up in the frying pan with oil and crushed garlic. Then sprinkoed with a dash of lightly ground rock salt.
Potato salad with lots of freshly cut lettuce in a sandwich, my favourite
I love a classic potato salad with a BBQ, tasty!
The recipe for Crispy potato topped chicken pie looks and sounds delicious. I am defo going to try that! x
I like to make fish pie – it’s quick, easy and delicious.
It’s late and I’m tired and I just noticed that you asked for a NEW potato recipe, in which case I don’t have one. Please ignore my comment.
I like my new potatoes with spinach and goat cheese crumbled on top
My new favourite potato recipe is actually this one. I made it earlier today and the flavours in it were delicious. It reminded me of a dish my grandparents used to make for me. Thank you so much!!! 🙂
I like a simple potato salad with fresh chives, yogurt and a little lime juice.
i’ve never tried any but this ROASTED GARLIC & GRILLED BABY NEW POTATO SALAD looks good
I love potato salad, or just boiled new potatoes with salmon and asparagus 🙂
I love potato salad with a lemon and chive dressing.
My dad makes the best potato salad with new potatoes so I’d have to say that’s my fav – although I’ve not tried this recipe yet ;))
My dad makes the best potato salad with new potatoes so I’d have to say that’s my fav – although I’ve not tried this recipe yet 😉
Best way to eat new potatoes is slowly oiled then butter and fresh mint. No fancy recipes for me
This looks delicious! I like to cook the potatoes, then make a salad with olive oil, bacon, feta cheese, lettuce and red onion.
Potato salad is one of those things I tend to not make very often, then have no idea why after I taste some, because I always love it. Your version looks really tasty, I’m going to give it a try next time.
Oh my goodness, these look delicious! I love a good potato salad at a BBQ.
Coriander and mayo new potato salad with a jacket potato and fish is my favourite
I’m a big fan of potato salads. This one looks really delicious!
oooo yes. This looks so so gorgeous. I would definitely try this.
Chorizo and new potato hash with poached eggs and salsa verde.
I love the sound of the Roasted Garlic & Grilled Baby New Potato Salad
I love the idea of grilling the potatoes to add that extra crunch – potato salad is a BBQ essential in our house 🙂
I’ve just had to share this with a vegetarian friend who adores garlic. It sounds absolutely delicious – definitely on the list to try!
I am very much of the opinion that everything can be made better with garlic so I definitely approve of this x
Has to be a creamy potato salad with a bit of basil in it – it just tastes like the summer!
Hmmmmm, roasted garlic. I would actually put more in! What a fab salad to have on a warm summers day.
Love your suggestion to make double the potatoes you need, have half with dinner one night and the rest for potato salad the next day! Time savers like that are the best. 🙂
Beautiful salad and love the addition of yogurt. Love all the garlic too!
Sainsbury’s have great recipe inspiration on their emails. I love the addition of the garlic here, yum!
I use then to make a Spanish omelette! Lovely with salad during the Summer!
Potato Salad Mum’s recipe 🙂 x
Ooooh I do love a potato salad and am a sucker for anything with roasted garlic in it!
It’s breakfast time but I could easily tuck into this right now especially with that garlic. I have tries these potatoes and they are really good, perfect for a potato salad.
ps I love your night before tips if only I was that organised.
I just like mine with a knob of butter, a piece of fresh baked salmon and some asparagus.
Tomato and new potato salad with a little olive oil and parsley
Yum I love the golden colour of he tBritish gems, going to try some in my next potato salad!