Curried Potato Salad

Oh.  My.  God.

The Food Gods smiled down upon me today when my friend Kelsey and I lunched.

There's a cafe in the Pataka Museum and Gallery building next to the Porirua Public Library; Kelsey thinks it might be called Kaizen, but I wasn't paying any attention to the name.  I was focused entirely on my 'salad.'

It cost me $6.20 for a serving, and it was $11 for a larger bowl that also came with a green salad and I think bread.  The $6.20 small serving was just the right amount for lunch; I wanted the bigger one, but I definitely didn't need it!

From what I could tell, they were slightly waxy potatoes that had been boiled, skin on, and then lightly sauteed in a pan with non-streaky, non-fatty bacon, peas and I think spiced with curry powder and extra cumin.  There was very little salt in the dish other than what the bacon added, which was excellent for those watching their sodium; the meal was pleasantly light when it came to oil, the majority of fat coming from the bacon grease.

I'm craving it right now.  I want more!  I'm going to experiment later in the week- or next week, maybe- with making a similar dish.  I'll let you know how it turns out.


And now a word from my Guest Booger, Kelsey:
"I had a turkish bread with bacon, some greenery and tomato- which I took out and Allie ate- and it also had a bit of cheese and a chutney.  There was dried parsley on the top, which was a bit unnecessary and didn't add to the sandwich.  The bacon was great, none of that all-fat, no bacon bacon, and just crisp enough.  It was filling and very large; it came out piping hot and was definitely worth the $8 I paid for it."