Smashed Red-skinned Potato Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs small red potatoes
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1/2 medium red onion, finely diced
• 2 celery ribs, finely diced
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 put the potatoes in a pot of lightly salted water. bring to a boil over high heat. continue boiling the potatoes until they are tender enough to be pierced easily by the tip of a small, sharp knife, 15 -20 minutes depending on their size. drain the potatoes and let them cool to room temperature.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, mustard, onion, celery, and salt and pepper to taste. with your hands, coarsely crush the cooled boiled potatoes into the bowl. with a large spoon, stir the crushed potatoes into the mayonnaise mixture. stir in the parsley. taste the salad and, if necessary, adjust the seasonings with a little more salt and pepper.
• 3 cover the bowl with plastic wrap. refrigerate until serving time.