Gillian’s Potato Salad
Gillian’s heirloom potatoes from The New Farm are perfect for her potato salad.
Gillian’s Potato Salad
Serves
6 - 8
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hour
Type
1 hour
Salad
Ingredients
Dressing
- 4 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1½ tsp Dijon mustard
- 1½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup vegetable or olive oil
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Potato Salad
- 8–10 medium German butterball or French fingerling potatoes
- 2–3 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
- ½ lb (250 g) bacon
- 2 bunches green onions, finely chopped
Instructions
- Place 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic and black pepper in a small bowl.
- Whisk until blended.
- Add mayonnaise and whisk until smooth.
- Whisking continuously, add oil in a thin, steady stream. Continue whisking until blended.
- Stir in Parmesan cheese.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Wash potatoes and cut into 1½-inch cubes.
- Pour 2–3 tablespoons oil into the bottom of a glass baking dish and roast the potatoes until tender, about 45 minutes, stirring once or twice.
- Cook bacon, remove from pan, reserving the fat, and crumble into small pieces.
- Sauté the roasted potatoes in the bacon fat.
- Add the green onions and sauté for another 2-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add the bacon.
- Add dressing to the potatoes, toss lightly and serve warm or cold.
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