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Ingredients

  • Potatoes waxy 6kg
  • 250ml white wine vinegar
  • 250ml water
  • Mayonnaise
  • 2 lts oil
  • 8 eggs (separated)
  • 60 gm Dijon mustard
  • 60 ml White wine vinegar
  • 1 bunch dill
  • Seasoning – to taste
  • 400gm streaky bacon
  • 2 red onions

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Potato Salad with dill mayonnaise and crispy bacon

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Method

  • Peel and dice potato into desired size, Steam until just cooked, check after 12 mins
  • Soak cooked potatoes for 15 minutes in water and vinegar mixture then drain well
  • Make mayonnaise and fold through potatoes until just coated
  • Place yolks and mustard in a bowl or food processor and whisk well
  • Gradually trickle in the oil whisking continuously, whisk in the vinegar
  • Wash and dry the dill and pick off the tips finely chop and fold through mayonnaise, taste for seasoning
  • Crispin bacon in oven, place over greaseproof paper (helps keep the dish cleaner) then dice or roughly chop and cool before adding to salad
  • Finely dice the onions and fold through salad

Comments

Thank you to Julie and the Otago Polytechnic for undertaking this demonstration