Cuban Potato Salad

Gay Gilmore's Note:

This was a huge hit at our wedding. It went terrifically well with the whole roast pig we did ;-)!

• Total Time: 12 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 lbs small red potatoes or 2 lbs small yellow potatoes
• salt

Salad stuff

• ¾ lb thick sliced bacon , fried crisp and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 ½ cups diced red onions
• 4 green onions , sliced
• ¾ cup dill pickles , chopped
• ¾ cup good quality green olives , chopped (with pimentos is okay, just good quality)
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder

Dressing

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons habanero sauce

Directions:

1. Peel (or not) the potatoes and boil with a good bit of salt.
2. Drain and then cube when cool.
3. Add salad ingredients to potatoes.
4. Mix Dressing ingredients and then toss with salad ingredients& potatoes.
5. Best if let to set overnight in the refrigerator, but let sit on counter 30 minutes before serving for the flavors to be most apparent.

Reviews

[iris5555]

Yegads, this is a great salad. I did decrease the habanero sauce by about 1/2 and added some seasoned salt. Love all the good "stuff" that goes into the salad as it makes it extra tasty.

[masterpat81]

Living in Idaho and having no idea as to what Cuban cuisine should taste like,This recipe was a great hit. We do a weekly poker evening and have a suprise cuisine night once a month. I served this along with cuban sandwichs and had an instant hit. This will definately be in the front of my recipe box from now on.

[Glutton]

Perfect. I made it as a side for my chicharrones de pollo - todo esta bien!!! It totally complimented the chicken and the broccoli I served with it. The dijon mustard and habanero sauce gave it a kick to distinguish it from regular potato salad....I will definitely make this again. Thanks, so much, Gay Gilmore.