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
Potato Salad with dill mayonnaise and crispy bacon
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