German Potato Salad with Bacon

1. 1 Potatoes≈ $2.15 per kg 200 g
2. 2 Baconpack 200 g ≈ $2.91 30 g
3. 3 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 30 g
4. 4 Pickled cucumberspack 680 g ≈ $3.20 30 g
5. 5 Mustard 5 g
6. 6 Vinegar 9% 6 ml
7. 7 Sunflower oil 6 ml
8. 8 Green onionspack 50 g ≈ $1.30 6 g
9. 9 Salt 1 g
10. 10 Ground black pepper to taste

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

1. Boil potatoes¹ in their skins for 20–25 minutes, let cool slightly, peel, and slice into 5mm rounds.

2. Cut bacon² into strips and fry in a pan for 4 minutes until crisp; finely chop onions³ and sauté in the bacon fat for 3 minutes.

3. Make the dressing: add mustard, vinegar, oil, 3 tbsp water, salt, and pepper to the pan with onions³; warm through for 30 seconds.

4. Toss warm potatoes¹ with the hot dressing, add diced cucumbers and bacon², and gently mix.

5. Let sit for 15 minutes to absorb the dressing; sprinkle with green⁸ onion³ and serve warm.