Potato Salad With Mustard Dressing And Bacon

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup coarse grain mustard or 1/2 cup mustard, your favorite
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 lb bacon
• 5 lbs potatoes, peeled if desired, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
• 4 stalks celery, sliced thin
• 6 green onions, sliced thin
• 1 1/2 cups red onions, chopped
• 9 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped

Recipe

• 1 whisk mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar and garlic in medium bowl to blend.
• 2 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 3 cover, chill.
• 4 cook bacon in large skillet until crisp.
• 5 drain on paper towels.
• 6 crumble.
• 7 boil potatoes in large pot until just tender.
• 8 drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• 9 cool for 15 minutes or so.
• 10 mix bacon, celery, green and red onions, eggs and dressing into potatoes.
• 11 season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
• 12 chill.
• 13 note: i usually hold back about ¾ cup of the dressing to toss with salad just before serving.
• 14 while chilling the potatoes soak up a good bit of the dressing and if not careful it can become dry. if this happens just moisten with a small amount of milk and stir to encorporate.