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
Has every item
Sainsbury'sBest choiceno items missing · £3.96 of food
£8.80
55% spare
Tescono items missing · £4.65 of food · £0.69 more
£11.41
59% spare
Aldi UKno items missing · £4.88 of food · £0.92 more
£7.56
35% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Asda· £3.86 of food
£10.91
65% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Fresh parsley
Morrisons· £4.71 of food
£9.73
52% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Spring onions
£0.99a serve
£0.99 a serve, cheapest at Sainsbury's
About £3.96 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£8.41 across 3 shops · all 7 items priced · £2.60 more for bigger packs, 61% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£3.96
no items missing
you'll pay £8.80 · 55% of it spare
Tesco£4.65
no items missing · £0.69 more
you'll pay £11.41 · 59% of it spare
Aldi UK£4.88
no items missing · £0.92 more
you'll pay £7.56 · 35% of it spare
Asda£3.86
missing 1 item
you'll pay £10.91 · 65% of it spare
Morrisons£4.71
missing 1 item
you'll pay £9.73 · 52% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£3.09
Free range eggs
£0.17/ea
need 6 itemsMerevale Free Range Eggs 6 Pack 6 each£0.99
Aldi UK£0.17/ea£0.99·Sainsbury's£0.19/ea£1.90·Tesco£3.54/kg£2.85·Morrisons£3.30·Asda£0.30/ea£3.62·
OcadoN/A
Greek yoghurt
£1.90/kg
need 100 gBrooklea Greek Style Yogurt 100g 500 g£0.95closest match
Aldi UK£1.90/kg£0.95·Sainsbury's£4.00/kg£0.80·Tesco£1.90/kg£0.95·Asda£2.30/kg£1.15·Morrisons£1.45·OcadoN/A
Spring onions
£0.65
need 50 gNature's Pick Spring Onions 100 gclosest match
Aldi UK£0.65·Sainsbury's£0.65/ea£0.65·Tesco£6.90/kg£0.69·Asda£6.56/kg£0.82·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Fresh parsley
£16.67/kg
need 20 gReady, Set…cook! Cut Parsley 30 g£0.50closest match
Aldi UK£16.67/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's£16.67/kg£0.50·Morrisons£0.60·Tesco£36.00/kg£1.80·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£4.32
Potatoes
£0.66/kg
need 1 kgAsda British White Potatoes 2 kg£1.32closest match
Asda£0.66/kg£1.32·Morrisons£0.99·Tesco£0.90/kg£0.27·Aldi UK£1.19·Sainsbury's£0.75/kg£1.50·OcadoN/A
Mayonnaise
£4.26/kg
need 100 gHellmann's Real Squeezy Mayonnaise 750ml 704.23 g£3.00closest match
Asda£4.26/kg£3.00·Aldi UK£0.89·Morrisons£2.40·Sainsbury's£5.70/L£2.45·Tesco£5.17/kg£2.79·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£1.00
Bacon
£2.00/kg
need 200 gStamford Street Co. Cooking Bacon 500 g£1.00closest match
Sainsbury's£2.00/kg£1.00·Morrisons£0.99·Asda£2.00/kg£1.00·Tesco£4.17/kg£1.25·Aldi UK£4.78/kg£2.39·OcadoN/A