Experience the tastiest potato canapes with bacon and asparagus! Learn how to make these mouthwatering bites, perfect for any occasion.
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Mayonnaise, for more than just sandwiches
I confess when I was growing up in Canada, mayonnaise was not one of those things that regularly appeared on the menu. In fact, I actively avoided it, as it was this strange, unusual condiment, and I really had no idea what I was supposed to do with it.
It wasn’t until I immigrated to the UK and was introduced to the concept of dipping one’s hot, chunky oven chips into a great dollop of cold, straight-out-of-the-fridge mayonnaise that I became a firm convert.
Mayonnaise is one of my store cupboard essentials. I use it in tuna sandwiches, devilled eggs, mixing with low-fat yoghurt to make a soured cream substitute (I can never get soured cream in my village shop), and dunking oven chips.
So, I’ve created a new potato canapé with bacon and asparagus. Keep it simple. The flavours speak for themselves.
For this recipe, new potatoes are boiled until tender in salted water and allowed to cool. I fried up a few rashers of bacon, set them aside to cool, and then fried asparagus tips in the hot bacon grease in plenty of Maldon sea salt. The cooled potatoes were then halved, and the cut sides were fried in the salty bacon grease. They were then turned upright, squirted with a dollop of delicious creamy mayo, and topped with bacon and asparagus. Spring onions were sprinkled over as a garnish.
Delicious, hot or cold!
Recipe Difficulty Levels
Easy
Requires basic cooking skills and ingredients you most likely already have in your kitchen.
Moderate
Requires more experience, preparation and/or cooking time. You may have to source special ingredients.
Challenging
Recipes requiring more advanced skills and experience and maybe some special equipment.
Potato Canapés with Bacon and Asparagus
Ingredients
- 12 Jersey Royal new potatoes
- 4 smoked back bacon
- 24 asparagus tips only
- Shetland sea salt
- 2 spring onions
- 6 tbsp mayonnaise
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Instructions
- Place 12 Jersey Royal new potatoes in a pot of cold, salted water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are tender, then drain and set aside for at least half an hour to cool.
- Fry 4 smoked back bacon rashers, chopped, in a non-stick pan until crispy. Set aside to drain on a kitchen towel and slice into 1/4-inch strips when cool.
- Place 24 asparagus in the frying pan with the bacon grease and sprinkle liberally with sea salt. Fry for a few minutes until they begin to soften but still retain their crunch. Set aside on a piece of kitchen towel to drain.
- Halve the cooled potatoes lengthwise and place, cut side down, into the hot frying pan you’ve just cooked the bacon and asparagus in. Fry for a few moments just to brown the cut edge of the potato. Transfer to a plate.
- To assemble the canapes, squirt a little dollop of the 6 tbsp mayonnaise onto the browned cut edge of the potato. Top with two strips of bacon and one asparagus tip. Sprinkle with 2 spring onions and serve.
- You can serve these warm just after the potatoes have been fried, or cold.
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A splendid recipe, thank you!
It looks really amazing and its really easy to cook. I will Definitly try this at home. Thanks for sharing.
These look delicious, and I’m sure my family would love these. Going to give them a try.
A super cute idea. It all pairs together so well. I really like your food styling on this one.
These look great! What a fun way to dress up a simple potato. Yum
I didn’t like mayonnaise when I was growing up, but I use it a lot now. I’ve heard of the new Heinz mayonnaise and I’m looking forward to trying it. Your potato canapés are gorgeous – so fresh and summery. And of course they look delicious too!
I would give it a try with smoked tofu (or veggie bacon but never tried it so far), great idea 😀
This is such a lovely idea for a canape at summer parties or BBQs. Yum!
Bacon and asparagus always work really well together! Not a big fan of mayonnaise but it actually really sounds nice with this mix!
This looks amazing! I could eat mayo with anything though 🙂
Nor a fan of mayonnaise before but I learned to love it when I live in Europe. The potato canapé with bacon and asparagus looks so perfect in a mayo.
Oh my gosh this looks soooo delicious!! what a great combination of flavours and textures – will try this one at home ; )
Yum, that looks amazing. And good tip on the mayo plus yoghurt for soured cream.
I have never found a way I could stomach asparagus until now, this potato canape with bacon has given me life, so delicious
Oh my Elizabeth I am literally drooling right now, these canapes are so tasty and look fabulous too – excellent flavour combination:-) Seriously loving the new Heinz mayo too:-)
Crispy potatoes dipped in cold mayonnaise is SO perfect, I can’t believe there are parts of the world where they haven’t cottoned on yet haha. These are like a very elegant version of chips and mayo 😉
Ahh, Elizabeth! I just love how you do your photography! It’s just so clean and elegant!
Now I am now hungry having read this post and these look just lovely, I really love how you have displayed them x
Those potato canapes look delicious, I’d have mine without bacon as I’m vegetarian, but my husband would love those.
I am loving the look of these. The perfect canapé. I also have serious cutlery envy, love the personalisation.
These look seriously good! Definitely need to try it! Potato and bacon are a match made in heaven.
I love the idea of potato canapes! And anything with mayo is all right by me 🙂
Stunning! I can’t wait to try that mayo!
I am quite literally drooling! All of my favourite things is one tasty spoonful. I’m a huge mayo fan. Have it woth everything!
Great looking canapes. I think they would also be good as a side with meat dishes as well. Nice color contrast too.
I love mayo and your bite looks so delicious.
Well I am officially hungry, these look incredible!!
All ingredients used make the super combination for a tasteful bite! Nice recipe… 😉
i would demolish everything haha my favourite ingredients in one
These look very good and I love the pictures! I love mayo on chips too.
Although I don’t like mayo myself, my husband does. I guess we could do a with and without version to suit us both.
I’ve never tried anything like before but as I branch out into the cooking world I’m hoping to make lots of things and I think I’ll just have to have a go at this! I Absolutly love mayo, use it for everything!
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I’m a big fan of mayo, though sometimes I like to combine it with tomato ketchup to dip my chips into it 😉 Those canapes look delicious! I’ve been looking for asparagus recipes since I sort of want to incorporate it in our diet and this looks fab.
What a yummy way to present your canapes – look delicious!
These are the kind of comfort food canapes I can get behind! Yes please!
I am on board with anything that involves potatoes – it is what is getting me through my pregnancy.
This mayo is awesome too.
I absolutely love the food combo and pretty presentation! Potatoes and bacon were meant to be together, but the asparagus makes such a refreshing twist 🙂 Well done!
Mmmm that looks delicious, great combination lardons, asparagus and a good potato. I don’t think we get Heinz mayonnaise here in Paris, one to find when we’re next back in London.
What a fabulous way to use mayonnaise! I am definitely a fan of chips dunked into mayo. Your canapes look wonderful
I love the look of this dish. I need to try the Heinz Mayonnaise.
Oooh, these do sound good. I’m glad they’re easy to make! I feel like they’d be good with steak.
Oh these look divine! Perfect for parties – I’m going to bookmark the recipe for Christmas x
I’m not a fan of mayonnaise, more a salad cream girl. My husband and daughter love mayonnaise and use it in dishes all the time X
oh my god, spot the paddy. I love potatoes and mayo. There’s nothing better… except maybe with bacon lol.
This sounds and looks amazing, I need to try this recipe
So simple, but so yummy. LOVE the first photo! x
Pictures are gorgeous. I’d like to try adapt this into a vegan version x
These look delicous and a fab idea to make potatoes a little less boring.
Love the way you have jazzed up the humble potato in this way – a must try!