MMMMM----- Recipe via UNREGISTERED Meal-Master (tm) v8.02

      Title: Warm mashed potato and bacon salad
 Categories: Side dish, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings

  1 1/2 lb Potatoes, cut in 1" chunks
      3 tb Garlic, thickly sliced
      1 c  Chicken broth
      3 sl Bacon, thickly sliced, cutup
      3 tb Olive oil
    3/4 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Pepper
      1 tb Red-wine vinegar
      1 ts Dijon mustard
      4 c  Escarole lettuce, cut in
           Bite sized pieces
      1 sm Red onion, thinly sliced

  Put potatoes and garlic in medium sized saucepan.  Add chicken broth
  and enough cold water to cover.  Cover and cook 10-12 min until
  potatoes are tender.

  Meanwhile, fry bacon in heavy skillet till crisp; drain on paper
  towels

  Remove and reserve 3/4 cup potato cooking liquid.  Drain potatoes and
  garlic well in a colander.

  Return to pot and stir 1-2 min over medium heat till potatoes are dry.

  Mash potatoes and garlic, adding reserved cooking liquid, 2 tbs of the
  oil, 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper.

  In a cup, with a fork, mix remaining 1 tbs oil, the vinegar, mustard,
  1/4 tsp *each* salt and pepper.

  Put escarole, onions and bacon in a large serving bowl.  Add dressing
  and toss to coat.  Mound potatoes on salad and serve immediately.

MMMMM