Potato and Bacon Salad

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This is a creamy potato and bacon salad flavored with Dijon mustard that's also great the next day.

Ingredients

2 pounds small potatoes
5 large eggs
3 stalks celery, minced
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, or to taste
salt and pepper to taste
4 slices bacon
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Directions

1 Place potatoes in a pot with enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and cool in ice water.
2 While potatoes are cooking, place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes. Remove eggs from hot water, cool under cold running water, and peel.
3 Place 3 eggs into a large bowl and mash them in the bowl with a fork. Stir in celery, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper until well combined. Set aside.
4 Cook bacon slices in the microwave until crisp, about 4 minutes. Crumble 2 bacon slices into egg-mayonnaise mixture.
5 Peel and chop cooled potatoes; stir into the bowl until salad is evenly combined. Slice remaining 2 eggs and arrange on top of salad. Crumble remaining 2 bacon slices over egg slices, then sprinkle with parsley.