Light Potato Salad

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 5 lbs new potatoes or 5 lbs creamer potatoes or 5 lbs other small potatoes
• 6 -10 scallions, thinly sliced into rings
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 12 slices bacon
• 3 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
• 1/3 cup wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 bring a large wide pan of salted water to a boil, and add potatoes.
• 2 boil until tender, about 20 minutes.
• 3 drain potatoes, cut in two, and place in a large bowl.
• 4 add scallions, and toss gently to mix.
• 5 return dry potato pan to medium heat, and add oil and bacon.
• 6 cook bacon until very crisp, and transfer to paper towels.
• 7 add mustard seeds to bacon fat in pan.
• 8 after a few moments, they will begin to pop.
• 9 immediately turn off heat, and add vinegar, garkic, and potato mixture.
• 10 toss together, then transfer back into bowl.
• 11 cover salad with plastic wrap, and allow to rest at room temperature for about an hour.
• 12 to serve, transfer to a serving bowl, and crumble crispy bacon on top.