The Smuggler's Journal

No self-respecting BBQ spread runs without a proper potato salad. This is the loaded version - bacon, seasoning-spiked dressing, built to feed a crew.

What you need

Boiled chat potatoes, bacon, mayo, mustard, chives and a savoury seasoning to lift the dressing.

Smuggler's Pick (and two ways to run it)

Every good smuggler runs a few routes. Pick the one that suits your crew:

• The Classic Run — Fancy Hanks Chicken Salt Seasoning: stirred through the mayo dressing base.
• The Mustard Route — your favourite Mustard BBQ Sauce: swap half the mayo for a tangy Carolina-style mustard sauce.
• The Bacon Run — Misty Gully Bacon Salt: for a bacon flavour boost even if you're going light on the real thing.

Method

1. Boil chat potatoes whole until just tender, halve while warm.
2. Whisk mayo, a spoon of mustard, seasoning and a splash of pickle juice into a dressing.
3. Fold potatoes, diced bacon and chives through the dressing while still warm.
4. Chill at least 1 hour before serving - it tightens up and the flavour settles.

Serve it with

Anything off the smoker - this is the classic all-rounder side.

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