Ingredients
- Serves 4-6
- 1 kg waxy potato,
- 1 small red onion, diced finely
- 250g bacon, sliced finely
- 1 Tbsp fresh or dried dill
- ¼ cup stock
- Large handful fresh parsley, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp grain mustard
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¾ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 cup good quality oil (not olive oil)
PINK FIR POTATO SALAD
Method
- Place the unpeeled potatoes into a suitable size pot and cover with water, season with a little salt and bring to the boil
- Reduce to a gentle boil and cook until tender (20-30 minutes) Meanwhile fry the bacon in a fry pan until crispy and set aside, reserving bacon fat in pan for later use
- Add the finely diced onion, dill and bacon into a large bowl
- When the potatoes are cooked drain and cool slightly
- I suggest when peeling the potatoes to hold a cloth around your potato as they get quite hot after a while
- Carefully peel the skin off the potato with a sharp small knife and cut into 4mm thick slices
- Add them to the bowl with the onions and bacon
- Slightly warm the fry pan with the bacon fat, and add the red wine vinegar, grain mustard and ½ the oil, season lightly with a little salt and pepper, swirl around to emulsify and pour over the warm potatoes, add the parsley and toss together gent
- Taste and adjust the seasoning and balance of the overall salad – it should taste piquant with an even flavour of bacon and onion with a hint of freshness from the herbs
- Serve at room temperature
Comments
Thanks to KUTASH ORGANICS for providing the pink fir potatoes and the mustard used in the demonstration.
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