4th of July Potato Salad

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I hope everyone enjoyed their July 4th holiday :)  We ended up barbecuing the day before the big event and just stayed home to watch our neighbors shoot off fireworks.  Why leave the house when you can have a front row seat right in your own backyard?  Works for us and is much more convenient ;) 

For our dinner on Sunday, I made this wonderful potato salad.  I was inspired by Angie over at Angie's BIG Love of Food to make this recipe.  When she posted it a few weeks ago, my mouth was drooling the second I read it.  Then, she posted it again on Facebook...making my mouth drool even more!  As I was making our menu for the 4th, it came to mind that I should really try and make her recipe so my mouth can stop salivating. 

I am so very glad I made it!  I did make a few adjustments to it which is why I decided to rename it.  She originally uses a bag of hash browns in hers.  However, I wanted to use up some potatoes we had so I just used regular potatoes.  She also uses dill relish in hers...and I decided to use 7 sweet gherkin pickles in ours because we already had those on hand.  I also decided to double the recipe. 

So thank you Angie for such a wonderful recipe.  It made a delightful and tasty side dish to our meal :)  Next time I'm going to have to try it with hash browns ;)  To view her version of the recipe, go here. 

4th of July Potato Salad

Ingredients:

6 cups of cubed Russet Potatoes

5 hard boiled eggs, chopped

4 tsp. yellow mustard

6 or 7 Sweet Gherkin Pickles, chopped

1 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

3/4 cup diced onion

2 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. black pepper

Directions:

1.  Fill a stock pot half way with water and bring to a boil.

2.  Add the cubed potatoes and bring to a boil again.  Boil for a good 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender...but not mushy.

3.  Drain potatoes and let cool.

4.  Mix the rest of the ingredients in a big mixing bowl.

5.  Add potatoes and mix until well blended.

6.  Place in the fridge until it's time to serve.

***Recipe Notes:  You can add more salt and pepper to taste if it's not to your liking.  Also can add more mayonnaise and mustard as well.***