Better with Bacon - Roasted Potato & Bacon Salad

So simple, so mouth watering delicious…my kind of recipe! 

Let’s get our cooking on, shall we?

Roasted Potato & Bacon Salad

Ingredients:

• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1-1/2 lb  baby red potatoes, halved
• Sea salt + freshly ground pepper
• Handful flat-leaf parsley leaves (or to taste), chopped
• 2 pickles, diced
• 1 tbsp each: grainy mustard, mayonnaise
• 1 tsp red wine vinegar

Directions:

1. In large skillet, add bacon and splash water (to decrease chances of it burning as it releases its fat). Cook over medium-high, reducing heat if needed, until bacon is crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Strain fat; reserve 3 tablespoons.
2. In roasting pan, toss potatoes and reserved bacon fat. Season well with salt and pepper. Roast in preheated 400F oven 40 minutes or until golden. Cool 5 to 15 minutes. Toss with bacon, parsley, pickles, mustard, mayonnaise and vinegar.
3. Serve warm.

Makes 4 side servings.

[photo and recipe via Toronto Star]

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