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maple bacon potato salad

★★★★★ 5
a recipe by
Hidemi Walsh
Plainfield, IN

Potato salad with zucchini and crispy bacon. Since bacon and maple syrup are great match, I added a little bit of maple syrup for dressing. Sweet savory Potato Salad.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

What a tasty spin on traditional potato salad! The subtle maple flavor adds a sweet, rich accent to the tasty taters and salty bacon.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
★★★★★ 5
serves 5-6
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For maple bacon potato salad

  • 2
    russet potatoes (about 1 lb)
  • 1
    zucchini (about 6 oz)
  • 5 slice
    bacon
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 4 Tbsp
    mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp
    Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp
    maple syrup
  • 1 tsp
    capers, minced

How To Make maple bacon potato salad

  • 1
    Peel and dice potatoes. Cut zucchini into half lengthwise and slice each halved zucchini thinly crosswise.
  • 2
    Boil water in a saucepan and add pinch of salt. Put potatoes in the saucepan and cook until tender. When the potatoes are cooked, transfer to the colander to drain and pour lemon juice over the potatoes. Let stand.
  • 3
    While potatoes are cooking, in another saucepan, boil water, add pinch of salt, put zucchini in the saucepan. When it boils again, remove from the heat, transfer to the colander to drain. Rinse zucchini in cold running water and drain well.
  • 4
    Cook bacon in a skillet (without oil) until crisp. Then chop.
  • 5
    In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, maple syrup and minced caper. Mix well. Add potatoes, zucchini and bacon. Toss to coat.
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