Green Beans with Bacon and Some Potatoes Thrown In
Are you a potato person? I am big time. Add green beans and bacon and you have my attention! I love potatoes just about any way you can have them from homemade mashed potatoes to home fries to crispy potato chips I am a potato junkie and that's why I am so thrilled to have you here for today's post in which I share a recipe for Hot Bacon Potato Salad with Green Beans.
This recipe is easy to make, which is a must for me, and the ingredients are easily available.
Hot Bacon Potato Salad with Green Beans and a Dijon Mustard Dressing
Ingredients:
3 lb. fingerling potatoes washed and cut in half lengthwise
2 lb. fresh green beans, ends snapped off
5 strips of fully cooked bacon, chopped½ cup white wine vinegar
1 tbsp. honey (I used raw but you can use any kind)
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Directions:
- Boil potatoes for 20 minutes or until tender. Drain.
- Cook green beans in boiling water until crisp-tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat and drain.
- Whisk together vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper and slowly add olive oil whisking constantly until smooth.
- Pour vinegar mixture over potatoes just before serving and sprinkle with bacon.
Serve warm or cover and chill until ready to serve.
This is honestly so good! My family loved it. We had some leftover (I always double recipes because my guys are big eaters) and the next day I heated some up for lunch. It was one of my favorite lunches in a while.
📖 Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 lb. fingerling potatoes washed and cut in half lengthwise
- 2 lb. fresh green beans ends snapped off
- 5 strips of fully cooked bacon chopped
- ½ cup white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp. honey I used raw but you can use any kind
- 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Boil potatoes for 20 minutes or until tender. Drain.
- Cook green beans in boiling water until crisp-tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat and drain.
- Whisk together vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper and slowly add olive oil whisking constantly until smooth.
- Pour vinegar mixture over potatoes just before serving and sprinkle with bacon.
- Serve warm or cover and chill until ready to serve.
As with any of my recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
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My mom used to make something like this all the time! It brings me back! Delish!
These look flavorful and fun. I love that style of green beans too...so making!!
Mmmm...The potatoes with the sweet and tangy dressing sounds so good right now. I need this recipe in my file. Thanks for sharing my sweet friend.
This looks and sounds absolutely mouth-watering and delicious!!!!!!! I've got to try this SOON!!
I love the freshness the green beans add to an old favorite. I assure you, this will be enjoyed many times at my house. Thanks for sharing.
I love warm potato salad. Can't wait to try this....a nice change from traditional potato salad.
I've never tried warm potato salad before, but this looks delicious! Will have to try!
Yum. This sound delicious and has a Pennsylvania Dutch feeling. My husband love ham and green bean soup and this potato salad sounds like a similar idea and one that is a little new and different. Pinning.
Your potato recipe looks tasty and beautiful. I need to try making it. My family loves green beans!
Great idea and looks delicious. Perfect for a warm weather take-along for cookouts! Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for sharing! Bwg ~~~
Thank you!