Swiss Potato Salad

I am American/Swiss and I really like both American potato salad and German. So I just made a twist of both in my country. Hope you enjoy it as well as my family does.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 2  lbs potatoes, quartered (1 to 2 inches in diameter)
• 3  tablespoons table salt
• 8 -10  slices smoked bacon
• 1  large red onion, chopped fine
• 2  finger sized pickles, diced (I use garlic ones)
• 3 -4  hard-boiled eggs, diced
• 1⁄2  a carrot, finely diced
• 1  teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 cup white vinegar
• 3  tablespoons  whole-grain German mustard
• 1  teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄4 teaspoon rosemary
• 1⁄4 teaspoon thyme
•  additional salt

Directions

1. boil potatoes with salt until tender reserving 1/4 cup of water.
2. fry bacon until crispy then set aside reserving fat in pan.
3. add onion until tender and then add vinegar and potato water and allow to reduce a bit.
4. once reduced to desired consistency add to potatoes along with remaining ingredients folding in bits at a time.
5. served warm or cold.