Grilled New Potatoes and a Giveaway

by Lana on June 26, 2010 · 71 comments

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Congratulations to Elaine Prosser, winner of the random drawing for the Lawry’s grilling gift pack. Random.org generated the winning number of 42 out of 71. I only wish I had a gift pack to give away to every single person who entered!

It’s been a long time since I did a giveaway here on Never Enough Thyme. And whenever I do one I try to make it something worthwhile. Something that I enjoy using and believe one of my readers would enjoy as well.

I was recently contacted by the nice folks at MyBlogSpark and asked to try some new marinades from the people at Lawry’s. That was pretty much a no-brainer for me since I like nearly everything else that the Lawry’s company produces. So, I accepted! And before you know it a package arrived at my doorstep containing everything you see below.

There’s a very nice lidded container for marinating, 8 6 (sorry, my error, there are 6 skewers included) metal skewers, some of the famous Lawry’s Seasoned Salt and two bottles of marinade – one Tuscan Sun-Dried Tomato and one Szechuan Sweet & Sour BBQ.

I’ve already tried the Tuscan Sun-Dried Tomato marinade and, as expected, it was quite good. It’s also fat free!

Now the best part of this trial was that the Lawry’s company is providing a second prize pack for one of you! All you have to do to enter the giveaway is to simply leave me a comment below. About anything at all. I’m not going to make you jump through any hoops to enter the contest, just speak up and you’re in!

I’ll leave the comments open through Friday, July 2, and the winner will be announced on the morning of July 3. If you win, your prize pack will be shipped directly to you from Lawry’s. It’s only available to readers in the U.S., though, so if you’re somewhere outside our borders, I apologize and promise to do something open to everyone next time.

Even though the marinade suggested using it on pork, chicken or veggies, I chose to do a pound of flank steak. Guess what – it was fabulous.

And to go along with the steak, I popped a packet of new potatoes on the grill. They were some that I had picked up at a roadside fruit stand a week or so before. Fresh, small new potatoes seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic-infused olive oil. While they were cooking I made a yogurt-sour cream topping to go with them. Add a fresh salad on the side and you have a perfect summer dinner!

Here’s the recipe for the potatoes. You don’t need a recipe for the steak, just follow the directions on the Lawry’s marinade bottle!

1 pound small new potatoes
1 tblsp. garlic-flavored olive oil
salt and pepper
2 tblsp. water
1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
1/4 cup sour cream
1 scallion, finely chopped 

Wash and dry the potatoes. Very small potatoes may be left whole but cut any larger potatoes into halves or quarters. 

Place the potatoes on a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle garlic flavored olive oil and water over the potatoes.

Fold up the ends and sides of the foil to make a pouch. Make sure the edges are sealed well. 

Place on a hot grill and cook for 30-35 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked through. 

While the potatoes are cooking, make the topping by combining yogurt, sour cream, salt, pepper and scallion. 

Serve hot potatoes immediately with the yogurt-sour cream topping.

A-man said that these potatoes were even better than the ones they make at his school and he thought those were the best ever. Pretty high praise indeed.

Enjoy!

–Recipe inspiration from FamilyFun.com

Disclaimer: The prize pack I received and the prize pack available for the giveaway are both provided by Lawry’s through MyBlog Spark. Thanks Lawry’s and MyBlogSpark!!

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1 Lee June 28, 2010 at 4:53 pm

You really can’t go wrong with potatoes, especially this time of year. Potato salad anyone?

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2 Alice Maniece June 28, 2010 at 7:03 pm

The potatoes looked yummy!!

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3 Meghan Nephin June 28, 2010 at 8:05 pm

Thanks for the site & the chance for random wins.

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4 Desiree June 28, 2010 at 10:20 pm

My parents actually brought me up with using Lawry’s seasoning salt in lots of ways for cooking and I’ve always been a fan of their stuff. Thanks for the chance at winning such an awesome kit!

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5 Genie Kerr June 29, 2010 at 3:13 am

If you haven’t tried it yet…try simply soaking chuck steak in soy sauce overnight and grilling it…It’s amazing!

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6 Fight the Fat Foodie June 29, 2010 at 11:54 am

I love that the marinades are fat free!

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7 Cavity Buster June 29, 2010 at 8:32 pm

Thank you for doing this give-away! The marinades sound delicious! I’m not sure if we have those up north in Boston!

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8 Todd Stone June 29, 2010 at 9:36 pm

I swear every time I tune in to your site, I’m blown away AGAIN by your photos! Not kidding, Lana, they just jump off the screen. Can I come up there and take some food photography lessons from you?

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9 Lana June 30, 2010 at 9:50 am

Oh, my. That is high praise indeed coming from a pro whose work I totally admire. Only wish I could live up to it :-)

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10 Klee June 29, 2010 at 9:57 pm

I just made a curried potato salad and have some potatoes left over. I think I know what I’m making!

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11 Renae June 30, 2010 at 2:09 pm

I love the fact that you cook them in foil on the grill. One less dish to clean up!

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12 Pixie June 30, 2010 at 5:55 pm

mmmm those potatoes look yum! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

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13 Cornelius June 30, 2010 at 8:12 pm

Potatoes are the best. These look great!

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14 Jay June 30, 2010 at 11:22 pm

I love new potatoes and I’ll be trying this very soon!

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15 Momandnana July 2, 2010 at 9:24 am

Have enjoyed your blog for months now. My dad grew up in south Georgia (Moultrie to be exact) and I so regret not getting in the kitchen with my relatives on our visits there. Lawry’s somehow seems to be a perfect match for southern food, southern cookouts, southern summers!
P.S. Is that finely chopped Italian parsley in the topping for the grilled new potatoes?

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16 Lana July 2, 2010 at 9:31 am

Yes, there’s a finely chopped scallion and a bit of Italian parsley in the topping. I just threw in that one tablespoon of parsley at the last minute because I thought it needed a little more color. I should have included that in the recipe. Thanks for pointing it out!

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17 Kate July 2, 2010 at 2:18 pm

Hello! I just found your website thru Food Buzz. Looks like we’re very similar in our cooking style. I’m looking forward to following your blog. Kate

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