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German Potato Salad

Easy to make picnic side dish with delicious flavor

Course Side Dish, Salad
Keyword German Potato Salad
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 Lbs. Yukon Gold Potatoes quartered
  • 6 slices bacon
  • 2 Tbs. bacon fat from frying
  • ½ cup white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbs. whole-grain mustard
  • 1 Tbs. sugar
  • ½ cup olive oil extra virgin
  • 2 Tbs. fresh dill chopped
  • ¼ cup scallions chopped
  • fresh ground pepper and salt to taste
  • fresh parsley as gqarnish optional

Instructions

  1. In a large pot of salted water, add the potatoes and bring to boil. Cook for about 15 minutes or until the potatoes become soft. Test them with a fork.

  2. While the potatoes are cooking, fry the bacon in a skillet until crispy. Save 2 Tbs. bacon fat from the pan.

  3. In a medium-size bowl, combine the vinegar, mustard, sugar, olive oil, and scallions.

  4. Crumble the bacon and add it along with 2 Tbs. bacon fat to the bowl. Stir together.

  5. After the potatoes have completed cooking, drain them in a colander and mix them into the  bowl

  6. Add the fresh dill and salt and fresh pepper to taste.

Recipe Notes

This makes a perfect summer picnic side dish.