Name: Potato and bacon salad with avocado
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 500g new potatoes; 4 slices of streaky bacon; 1 tsp olive oil; 100g button or small chestnut mushrooms; 1 small red onion or 2 shallots; 1 handful of parsley; 1 avocado; Dressing:; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; Juice of half a lemon

Potato and bacon salad with avocado

13 Jun 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

This quick & easy potato and bacon salad with avocado is perfect for summer parties, barbecues or picnics. It can be prepared in advance or at the last minute - but either way, do add the avocado at the end as it turns brown very quickly.

Ingredients

500g new potatoes
4 slices of streaky bacon
1 tsp olive oil
100g button or small chestnut mushrooms
1 small red onion or 2 shallots
1 handful of parsley
1 avocado
Dressing:
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Juice of half a lemon

Instructions

Rub the soil off the potatoes, rinse then cook them in lightly salted water. This takes about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, grill the bacon till crispy and drain on paper towels. When cooled, slice the bacon into thin strips.
Thinly slice the mushrooms, then fry them in them in the oil.
Chop the onion and the herb.
Drain the potatoes, cut them in half and put them in a large serving dish. Add the fried mushrooms, chopped onions, parsley and bacon pieces.
Cut the avocado flesh into cubes, add to the salad.
Mix oil, mustard and lemon juice and season to taste. Add to the salad. Toss. Adjust the seasoning if required