Serves 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes

Herby Potato Salad with Crispy ‘Bacon’ Bits

Gaz Oakley

Who would have thought you could impersonate bacon with portobellos and a handful of not-so-secret ingredients?! Give mushrooms a new lease of life with Gaz’s Herby Potato Salad – guaranteed to be a hit with vegans and meat lovers alike!

INGREDIENTS

Potato Salad

300g baby potatoes, cooked then halved
4 tbsp vegan mayonnaise
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp whole grain mustard
2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped (plus a little extra for garnish)
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
2 tbsp fresh chives, chopped
2 tbsp capers
50g gherkins, sliced finely

Fine Bean & Fennel Salad

1 small bulb of fennel, sliced finely
Half a cucumber, deseeded, sliced finely
150g fine beans, trimmed and steamed
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp dried chilli flakes
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp sea salt

Mushroom ‘Bacon’ Bits

5 portobello mushrooms, sliced finely
4 tbsp coconut sugar
2 tbsp liquid smoke (optional)
1/2 cup/125ml light soy sauce
1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika
3 tbsp vegetable oil

Method

Preheat your oven to 180C and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together the coconut sugar, liquid smoke, soy sauce, smoked paprika and vegetable oil. Stir well, then add the mushroom slices, making sure they're coated well.
Transfer the mushrooms to the lined baking tray, spread out evenly. Place the mushrooms into the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, grab two mixing bowls; in one of them add the fennel, cucumber, fine beans, lemon, chilli, olive oil and salt then mix well. Set aside for 10 minutes while you prepare the potato salad.
For the potato salad, in another bowl mix together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, dill, parsley, chives, capers and gherkins. Stir in the potatoes, making sure they’re well coated.
The mushrooms are ready when they've caramelised and gone a little crispy.
Serve the potato salad on a bed of the fine bean lemon salad and top with the mushroom ‘bacon’ bits.
The salad will keep for 2-3 days stored in your Chilly’s food pot in the fridge.

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