Bacon Honey Mustard Potato Salad
I'm gonna level with you all real quick: when the sun comes out, I turn into a real lazy cook. Gone are the days when I actually want to slave away over the stove making soups or roasting vegetables.
So when the sun comes out to play in Seattle, it's all about turning the oven off and turning the grill on! And in case you've been living under a rock, I sort of kind of like to grill things.
But what I love almost more than delicious grilled meats and veggies on the grill in the sunny weather are cold summer salads. The kind you make a big batch of to feed you for a week that seems to get better and better each day. A few of my favorite chilled summer salads that come to mind when I think of such "cooking" are my pea salad and garlic sesame noodles.
But a salad that pairs with anything that goes on your grill that's even more quintessential than those salads is potato salad. I typically love me a potato salad that's mayo based because mayo is everything. But if you’re not keen on a mayo-based potato salad or you want something that can last in the hot sun a bit longer, a vinegar-based potato salad is the answer.
Bacon is the key ingredient here, folks! Paired with fragrant shallots, tangy mustard and a touch of honey, this zippy vinegar-based potato salad is the perfect compliment to your favorite grilled recipes!
Bacon Honey Mustard Potato Salad
Ingredients
2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
8 strips bacon
3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 whole shallots, thinly sliced
1 1/2 teaspoon salt (plus more for salting water for boiling)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Directions
Place whole potatoes in a large pot with enough salted water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until potatoes are just tender, about 20 minutes depending upon size. Drain and cut potatoes into 1 1/2-inch chunks as soon as you can handle them. Transfer to a large bowl.
Meanwhile, fry bacon in a large skillet over medium low heat until crisp. Be patient - frying bacon low and slow is the only way to go! Remove with a from pan and transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Once bacon is cooled, crumble with hands or roughly chop.
Discard all but 2 tablespoons of bacon grease from skillet. Stir in shallots and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often until shallots start to soften and slightly brown.
In a large bowl, whisk together mustard, honey, vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir in shallots and crumbled bacon. Add potatoes and gently toss with dressing. Garnish with parsley and refrigerate. Can be served warm or at room temperature. Enjoy!
