Two Thumbs Up Potato Salad

This recipe gets Dan's seal of apporoval, and that means something coming from a chip off the old Spud.

Two Thumbs Up Potato Salad
8 medium Yukon Gold potatoes - scrubbed

3 HB eggs - see How to make Hard Boiled Eggs
3/4 cup mayo
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar (I use Bragg's - the best!)
1 small jar pimentoes
1/4 - 1/2 red onion finely chopped - see Red Onions That Don't Bite
1 t salt
1/2 t pepper
1/2 t celery seed

Put the potatoes in a large pot, cover with cold water, cover the pot and place on the stove over medium - meduim high heat, bring to a boil, then turn down and simmer for 20 minutes or so. While the potatoes are cooking, chop the HB eggs and mix them along with the rest of the dressing ingredients until well combined.

When the potatoes can be pierced easily with a fork, remove from heat and rinse with cold water so they're cool enough to handle but still quite warm. Don't peel. Slice into bite size cubes, put in a large mixing bowl, pour the dressing over and mix well. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Red Onions That Don't Bite

Peel and slice a red onion. Place in a storage dish (either a glass one or one you don't care if it absorbs the onion odor), cover the onion with water, put the cover on the dish and put the dish in the refrigerator. Use within a couple days. Before adding the onion to the dish, rinse it in cold water and dry off with paper towel. Delicious onion flavor without the bite.

How to make Hard Boiled Eggs

These eggs really aren't boiled. Or not for long.

Take 6 eggs and place in pot deep enough to cover them with an inch of water of cold water. Put the open pot on the stove and bring to a boil slowly - heat set at medium to medium high. When water is bubbling, but before it really starts to roll, turn the heat off, cover the pan and let the eggs sit for 14 minutes.

Prepare a sink or large container dish of cold water and ice cubes. Once the 14 minutes are up, place the eggs in the ice water and let sit until cooled off completely. Peel right away or refrigerate until needed. Should yield tender easy to peel eggs without the gray ring around the yolk.