Dandelion and Potato Salad with Lardons

Dandelion and potato salad with lardons is a recipe that evolved after the introduction of potatoes and potato salads.

This salad enjoys a wide fan following because of the presence of two most-loved ingredients: potatoes and bacon.

How can anyone resist this delicious combination!

Here’s how you can prepare the salad following the super simple recipe mentioned below.

Health Benefits

While potatoes and dandelions are known to be healthy, the dish has extra health benefits because of the mighty combination of the two.

Just to mention a few benefits, dandelion leaves are packed with vitamin K, A, C, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, and so on.

Ingredients

pork belly: 200 gm

Potatoes: 4

shallots (finely chopped): 2

dandelions: 200 gm

double cream: 10 cl

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

How To Make Dandelion and Potato Salad with Lardons

1. Fill up a container with salted water and boil your potatoes in it.
2. Slice the pork belly into small cubes and put in a cast iron shallow pot to sweat.
3. Include the shallots and the dandelion leaves (shredded, previously washed). Flavor well and cover up.
4. Let the mixture to gently cook for 5 minutes.
5. Peel off the skin from your cooked potatoes while they are still warm and mash them exhaustively using a fork.
6. Transfer the potatoes to the container with dandelion and give the mixture a good stir.
7. Stir in the cream and test the flavor (adjust if needed). Allow it to cook for 15 more minutes.
8. Serve the dish very hot.
9. You could also grill some thick slices of country house bread and split them into halves. Next, cover the top of the bread with salad.

Trivia

American potato plate of mixed greens, particularly dandelions started from formulas that were conveyed to the U.S. by the German and European pioneers amid the nineteenth century.

Print evidence affirms that recipes for potato salads with mixed greens were made a part of the nineteenth century American cooking texts.

If you have never tried dandelion and potato salad with lardons, you should keep in mind that they have somewhat of a bitter taste but the dish is insanely delicious when prepared in the right way.