Potato Salad with Bacon, Olives, and Celery

Potato Salad with Bacon, Olives,

and Celery

When cleaning out my pantry the other day, I discovered that I had some leftover golden potatoes - my favorite - and I wanted to do something with them so they wouldn't go to waste. I had a "hankering" for potato salad as it had been

warm outside for the last few days. I searched "Mother Hubbard's" cupboards

and the refrigerator until I gathered together some ingredients to

combine that seemed to me to be a tad on the unusual side.

There are several variations you could use with this recipe and I included

some of them below.

Plus, potato salad reminds me of summer - which is just around the corner!!

Potato Salad with Bacon, Olives, and Celery

• 6 medium-sized golden potatoes - peeled and cubed
• 1 lb. bacon - cooked and crumbled - you could even use low-sodium bacon
• 4 - 5 stalks celery hearts - washed and cubed
• 1 tbsp. minced onion - or you could use 4 small green onions - chopped
• 1 small jar green olives with pimentos - cut in half - or you could use black pitted olives
• 1/2 cup Miracle Whip - or you could use regular mayo
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
• 3 hard-boiled eggs - Peeled and sliced

Boil the peeled and cubed potatoes in a stock pot with lightly salted water. Cook potatoes until they are tender - about 10 minutes on high heat.

I always cook my bacon in the oven - see my earlier post to find out how - but you can always cook yours on the stove top in a skillet. I find that my oven method is less messy and I avoid being splattered with hot bacon grease. Chop the celery hearts and olives and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the cooked potatoes and crumbled bacon and mix gently. Add the lemon juice, garlic salt, and Miracle Whip, stirring gently.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap - or use a plastic bowl with a tight-fitting lid - and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving, although I have to say it tastes great even without refrigeration before serving. When ready to serve, top the potato salad with sliced hard-boiled eggs.

This is a terrific and easy salad to make and was a hit with my family! ENJOY!!