This salad can be the main course for 2 or even 3 hungry persons. Also, it can be a perfect complement to a meat or fish dish as technically its a salad and side dish at the same time.
1bunch of greens (mint, basil, spring onion, dill, parsley)
120gsour cream(you can also use yogurt or mayonnaise)
salt
pepper
Instructions
Wash 800 g of the new potatoes and clean it from the soil and other dirt using the hard side of dishwashing sponge. Put the potatoes to the pan, add cold water in the order it covers the potato, add a pinch of salt, and put on the fire. Cook for about 10 minutes from the boiling moment.
Cut the bacon (100 g) into long thin 5 mm slices.
Finely chop 1 small bunch of onion and basil.
Make a zest from 1 lemon.
Put a small frying pan on the fire, add there 1 tbsp of oil and fry sliced bacon until golden for 3-4 minutes. Then, carefully put it on the paper towel to absorb the extra fat.
Check if the potato is ready with a knife. Remove the water and let it cool down for a couple of minutes. Cut the potato as you want. Chopped potato put to the serving plate.
Salt and pepper, add lemon zest and squeeze a juice from half a lemon on top, finely mix everything.
Add 120 g of sour cream and chopped greens, mix everything again.
Place fried bacon on top. Taste a salad and add salt, pepper, lemon juice, dressing to taste if necessary. Serve while warm.