Liege Style Salad Recipes

SALADE LIéGEOISE

Steps:

• Cook the beans.
• Peel and slice the potatoes and boil them.
• In a large pan, bake the chopped onions in butter until glazed.
• Add the chopped bacon.
• Finally add the beans and the potatoes to the onion-bacon mixture and bake for another 5 minutes on medium heat.

LIEGE SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large saucepan of salted water, bring to the boil and cook for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through.
• Place the beans in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and season with salt. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 5-8 minutes or until just tender.
• Meanwhile, heat the butter in a frying pan, add the bacon and fry for 5 minutes or until crisp, turning from time to time.
• Add the wine vinegar to the frying pan and boil rapidly, scraping up any bits of bacon. Continue to boil until reduced by 2/3rds.
• Drain the cooked potatoes then peel them and cut them into slices.
• Drain the beans and arrange in a salad bowl.
• Place the potatoes around the outsides, sprinkle with the chopped parsley and spring onions then pour the diced bacon together with the vinegar over the top.
• Serve warm.

GREEN BEANS, POTATOES AND BACON SALAD FROM LIEGE

Steps:

• Trim and wash the beans and cook them in boiling, salted water.
• They must remain firm.
• At the same time, cook the potatoes in their skins in boiling salted water.
• While the vegetables are cooking, dice the bacon and fry in 15 g- 1/2 oz.
• butter until it changes color.
• When the potatoes are cooked, peel them and cut them into rounds.
• Drain the beans.
• Put the beans in a salad bowl, arrange the potatoes all around, sprinkle with the chopped parsley and spring onions, and pour the diced bacon and its fat over the lot.
• Pour the wine vinegar in the frying pan and boil, scraping up the crunchy remaining bits of bacon and bacon juice until the liquid has reduced considerably.
• Pour over the salad, and serve warm.

SALADE LIEGEOISE

Steps:

• 1. Cook the potatoes in pan covered with water until just fork tender.
• 2. Steam green beans until firm yet cooked.
• 3. Heat olive oil in pan over medium heat. Add the onions and bacon. Continue cooking over medium heat until everything is cooked well, yet the onions retain their shape.
• 4. Slice the cooked potatoes into nice sized pieces and put in a bowl. Add the drained green beans (string beans) and the bacon.
• 5. Add the red wine vinegar to the pan and put on low heat for approximately 1 minute so the vinegar cleans the pan and mixes in with all the remaining grease and flavor. Use a spatula to scrape the vinegar mixture on top of your salad bowl. Add the fruit vinegar. Add a splash of oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. More vinegar or olive oil can be added for personal preference.
• 6. Mix and Serve.