CHARLIE’S DEVILED EGG POTATOE SALAD

Description:
A savory and sweet creamy potato salad great for everyday or for that special event to share with others! Y
I have modified this recipe over the last 40 years and many love the taste.

Servings: 1 Large mixing bowl. About 2-4 quarts

Ingredients:
6-8 medium potatoes (Yukon Gold is best)
1/2 large Vidalia sweet onion
2 stalks of celery finely chopped(Optional)
1 16oz jar of sweet relish
2/3 cup sour cream
1-2 cups of Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
6-10 hard boiled eggs
1-3 tablespoons of plain mustard
1 small jar of pimentoes (OPTIONAL)
Paprika
1.5tbls chives (OPTIONAL)

Instructions:
Hard boil eggs first, when peeled divide egg whites and yolks into separate bowls.

Chop egg whites into piece. Reserve the yolks till ready to mix dressing.

Peel potatoes and cut into 1" pieces.

Put into pot and boil until cooked. Should be firm but not mushy. If it gets just a bit mushy still usable.

Drain immediately and cool with running water.

Finely chop sweet onion into pieces.

When potatoes have cooled down to at least to room temperature .

In bowl smash egg yolks to fine powder or as much as possible(I use back of a spoon to do this.), then add 1 tablespoon of mustard at a time making a slury mixture. Amount of mustard used is taste dependent and changes color of salad darker yellow the more added.

I will use a bowl in which I use a spatula to fold in onion, 1/2 cup of sour cream, 1 cup Miracle Whip, 3-6 tablespoons of sweet relish not drained. I usually end up with 1/2 cup sour cream and 1.5 cups of Miracle Whip and 5 tablespoons of relish in the mix. I will then fold in the mustard egg yolk mixture with the rest of the mixture above.

If wanted fold in chopped pimentoes for color and a small amount of relish juice to sweeten salad.

Optional: For loaded potato salad add 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese and 12 slices cooked and crumbles bacon and stir in.

Sprinkle with paprika as color topping

Notes:
LOADED POTATO SALAD OPTION Add 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese and 10 slices of bacon cooked then chopped into small pieces.
Potatoes can be cooked ahead of time. Make sure to seal chopped potatoes in a sealable container to maintain moisture and bar other things contaminating their tastes.
Eggs can be boiled and peeled a day ahead but do not chop eggs until day of use. I sometimes use a couple of sliced boiled eggs. As decoration around serving bowl when making it for an event as part of the meal.

Salad will keep up to 4 days but dispose of at end of 4th day.