Potato, Bacon and Egg Salad
Better on day two, which is rather the point of a lunch.
Ingredients
- Potatoes1 kg
- Bacon200 g
- Free range eggs6 ea
- Mayonnaise100 g
- Greek yoghurt100 g
- Spring onions50 g
- Fresh parsley20 g
Method
- Cut the potatoes into 3cm chunks and boil in salted water for 12-15 minutes until just tender.
- Lower the eggs into the same pot for the last 9 minutes, then cool both under cold running water.
- Drain the potatoes well and let them steam dry, or the dressing will slide straight off.
- Fry the chopped bacon in a dry pan until crisp and drain it on paper.
- Mix the mayonnaise and yoghurt with plenty of black pepper to make the dressing.
- Fold the potatoes, quartered eggs, bacon, spring onion and parsley through the dressing.
- Chill for an hour before serving.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
Potato and Egg Salad
- Leave out the Bacon
Skip frying the bacon; everything else is unchanged.
Vegetarian
Potato and Egg Salad
- Leave out the Bacon
Skip frying the bacon; everything else is unchanged.
Dairy-free
- 100 g Plain soy yoghurt instead of Greek yoghurt
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Pak'nSaveBest choiceno items missing · $25.92 of food
$41.73
38% spare
Woolworths NZno items missing · $26.28 of food · $0.36 more
$42.24
38% spare
New Worldno items missing · $27.45 of food · $1.53 more
$34.10
20% spare
$6.48a serve
$6.48 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $25.92 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$32.34 across 3 shops · all 7 items priced · $1.92 more for bigger packs, 31% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$25.92
no items missing
you'll pay $41.73 · 38% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$26.28
no items missing · $0.36 more
you'll pay $42.24 · 38% of it spare
New World$27.45
no items missing · $1.53 more
you'll pay $34.10 · 20% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$14.86
Bacon
$19.95/kg
need 200 gBeehive Shoulder Bacon 200 g$3.99
Pak'nSave$19.95/kg$3.99·Woolworths NZ$4.50·New World$31.92/kg$3.49
Greek yoghurt
$1.81/100g
need 100 gMeadow Fresh Kalo Natural Greek Yoghurt 160 g$2.89closest matchreal special
Pak'nSave$1.81/100g$2.89·Woolworths NZ$3.15·New World$1.99/100g$3.19
Fresh parsley
$2.66/10g
need 20 g2 × Superb Herb Cut Italian Parsley 10g 15 g$3.99closest matchreal special
Pak'nSave$2.66/10g$3.99·New World$3.49/10g$2.79·Woolworths NZ$5.45
Buy at New World$5.98
Potatoes
$3.99/kg
need 1 kgWhite Washed Potatoes 1 kg$3.99closest match
New World$3.99/kg$3.99·Pak'nSave$4.39/kg$4.39·Woolworths NZ$9.50
Buy at Woolworths NZ$11.50
Mayonnaise
$4.50
need 100 gOttogi mayonnaise gold 500 gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$4.50·New World$2.44/100g$4.49·Pak'nSave$2.75/100g$5.49