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Kartoffelsalat med sennep, persillepesto og knust bacon
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Potato salad with mustard, parsley pesto and crumbled bacon

A recipe for a simple potato salad that works as a side dish, but is also perfect for a good potato smørrebrød.
Can be served warm or cold.
Course Lunch, Salad, Side dish
Cuisine Danish
Nøgleord Potato salad, Smørrebrød
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 488kcal

Ingredients

For the potatoes

  • 750 g small potatoes
  • Parsley stalks and a few peppercorns (optional)
  • Salt

Parsley pesto

  • 25 g pine nuts, toasted
  • 50 g parsley, curly or flat-leaf
  • 1/2-1 cloves garlic
  • 25 g Parmesan, roughly chopped
  • 50 ml olive oil
  • Salt

Mustard vinaigrette

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 2 tsp honey
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper

To serve

  • 140 g bacon rashers
  • Danish rye bread (rugbrød), optional

Instructions

The potatoes

  • Boil the potatoes in a pan of plenty of well-salted water, adding the parsley stalks and a few peppercorns if you like. Boil for about 6 minutes, then take the pan off the heat and leave the potatoes to stand, covered, for about 15 minutes or until tender. The time depends on their size.
    Peel them or leave the skins on.

The pesto

  • Put all the ingredients in a mini chopper or similar and blend until the pesto has the texture you want – coarse or smooth, it is up to you. Season to taste with salt, and loosen it with a splash of water or a little extra oil if you would like it thinner.

To finish

  • Fry the bacon in a frying pan until really crisp, then leave it to cool on kitchen paper. Chop it finely.
  • Whisk together the ingredients for the mustard vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper. Toss the warm potatoes in the vinaigrette and transfer them to a serving bowl. Top with spoonfuls of parsley pesto and scatter over the crumbled bacon.
  • Serve as a side dish with dinner, or serve with rye bread and build the most delicious potato smørrebrød.

Nutrition

Calories: 488kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 463mg | Potassium: 1038mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1110IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 3mg