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Herbed Potato Salad with Bacon and Scallions is for Salad.

Herbed Potato Salad with Bacon and Scallions takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Herbed Potato Salad with Bacon and Scallions takes 30 minutes to cook.

Herbed Potato Salad with Bacon and Scallions makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Herbed Potato Salad with Bacon and Scallions are:

2 pounds red new potatoes, scrubbed and cut into eights
3 medium garlic cloves peeled and halved
1 fresh rosemary sprig
3 parsley sprigs
2 thyme sprigs
1 tsp of black peppercorns
1 Tbs plus 1 1/4 tsps kosher salt
Pinch of dried red pepper flakes
6oz slab bacon, sliced 1/4 inch thick
6 scallions, beards removed , outer layer peeled, and thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 Tbs red wine vinegar
1 Tbs coarsely chopped parsley
1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Here is how you make Herbed Potato Salad with Bacon and Scallions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with 6 cups water. Add garlic, rosemary, parsley sprigs, thyme, peppercorns, 1 Tbs salt and red pepper flakes. Bring to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender, but not mushy, about 10 minutes. Set the saucepan aside to cool, leaving the potatoes in the cooking liquid.Lay the bacon on a rack over a baking sheet and roast until crisp, about 20 minutes. Drain and when cool enough to handle crumble.Reserve 1/4 cup of potato cooking liquid, then drain the potatoes. In a large bowl combine potatoes, bacon and scallions.Combine the reserved cooking liquid, olive oil, vinegar, parsley, remaining salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper in a glass jar. Cover tightly and vigorously shake. Pour sauce over potatoes and toss.Serve at room temperature.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHEFSOPHIE.

The nutritional information for Herbed Potato Salad with Bacon and Scallions is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 253.8

• Total Fat: 13.8 g
• Cholesterol: 7.4 mg
• Sodium: 1,846.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 27.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
• Protein: 6.1 g