Potato and Bac*n Salad

Ingredients (Serves 4)​​​​​​​​

1 pack NEXT! Bac*n style strips​​​​​​​​
6-8 potatoes (dependant on size)​​​​​​​​
4 stems of celery​​​​​​​​
Half a red (or mild brown) onion​​​​​​​​
1 tbsp mild Grain mustard (American if you want it tangier)
Pickled Gherkins to taste (recommend 3 reg sized gherkins)
Juice from the gherkin jar​​​​​​​​
Chopped chives and dill to taste (lots of fresh dill recommended but dried works well too)​​​​​​​​
3 tsp Paprika, salt and pepper to taste​​​​​​​​
Vegan mayo optional​​​​​​​​

Method

1. Skin and chop your potatoes into the size chunks you like in your potato salad​​​​​​​​

2. Put potato chunks in water to boil until soft and almost falling apart (but not quite).​​​​​​​​

3. While potatoes are boiling, cut or chop the NEXT! Bac*n style strips into smaller chunks or strips and fry until crispy (remove from heat and allow to sit)​​​​​​​​

4. Dice Gherkins, onion and celery into similar size chunks (recommend smaller than potato chunks).​​​​​​​​

6. Drain potatoes. While still hot pour on the pickle juice and add mustard, chives paprika, dill, salt and pepper. keep mixing as the pickle juice and hot potatoes create a creamy texture. (For an even creamier texture, vegan mayo can be added)​​​​​​​​

7. Add all other ingredients- Mix well​​​​​​​​

8. Leave to cool in the fridge (or eat warm- there are no rules!!) Serve and enjoy​​​​​​​​