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Baby new potatoes wrapped in bacon with harissa cheese dip

Name: Baby new potatoes wrapped in bacon with harissa cheese dip
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: baby new potatoes 500g, (see notes below); soft cheese 180g; rose harissa 2 tbsp; chives 6-8, very finely snipped; smoked streaky bacon 10 rashers, halved lengthways; vegetable oil for frying

45 minutes
serves 4-6
Easy

Serve these fun BBQ skewers alongside a punchy, creamy harissa soft cheese dip – perfect for summer entertaining

By Sabrina Ghayour

Published: July 28, 2018 at 4:01 pm

*This recipe is gluten-free according to industry standards

Ingredients

baby new potatoes 500g, (see notes below)
soft cheese 180g
rose harissa 2 tbsp
chives 6-8, very finely snipped
smoked streaky bacon 10 rashers, halved lengthways
vegetable oil for frying

Method

Step 1

Soak 18 small wooden skewers in cold water for 30 minutes or use metal skewers.
Step 2

Cook the new potatoes in a pan of boiling salted water for 15-20 minutes or until tender to the point of a knife, then run under cold water to cool. Drain, then tip onto kitchen paper to dry.
Step 3

Whip the soft cheese with the rose harissa, chives and a generous seasoning of salt and pepper, and 1-2 tbsp of warm water to thin down the cream cheese to a dip-like consistency.
Step 4

Lay out the strips of bacon and season, then roll each potato in a strip of bacon. Skewer each potato through the bacon.
Step 5

Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat or cook over indirect heat on a BBQ. Drizzle a little oil onto each potato, then fry for about 5 minutes on all sides until the bacon is crisp and well-browned. Serve them with the harissa cheese dip on the side.