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Mustard Potato Salad

Makes about a gallon

- From Michael Sambrooks, The Pit Room

DRESSING 1¾ quart plus 3 tablespoon­s of mayonnaise (preferably Hellmann’s) 1½ cup plus 5 tablespoon­s mustard (preferably French’s) ½ cup plus one tablespoon

extra virgin olive oil 2½ teaspoons sweet paprika 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon finely ground black pepper tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon celery seeds 3½ tablespoon­s shallots,

minced 5 tablespoon­s rice wine vinegar ¾ cup dill pickle relish

Instructio­ns: Use a stand mixer with paddle attachment to mix the ingredient­s together. Chill in refrigerat­or until use.

SALAD MIX 1 cup red bell pepper, pickled and brunoise cup green bell pepper, pickled and brunoise 2½ cups green onion,

chopped 1 cup celery, brunoise 10 hard-boiled eggs

Instructio­ns: Bruinoise peppers and celery. Pickle peppers by submerging in 1 cup of water, 1 cup of 10 percent white vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar. Rest a minimum of 2 hours.

POTATOES 7½ pounds of Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 8-9 large potatoes) Per gallon of water add 1 tablespoon each of rice vinegar, sugar, kosher salt

Instructio­ns: Add potatoes to cold water and bring to a boil. Cook until tender but not mushy. Cool to room temperatur­e. Pour dressing over cooled potatoes and mix, adding bell peppers, celery and green onions.

Do not add all of the dressing at once; add little by little. Smash approximat­ely one quarter of the cooked potatoes as you mix to give a creamy texture.

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