Ok, my FAVORITE comfort food has got to be Warm Potato Salad. Cold or hot day, nothing beats it.
Warm Potato Salad
- Rough peel a 10 lb. bag of potatoes. By this I mean to get only about half the peel of each spud. The peel is actually the good part, and the kids won't gross out if some of it is gone.
- Cut the potatoes into pieces. I prefer mine to be bigger, about apricot size. But you can cut 'em any size you want.
- Dump the cut taters into a big pot. Cover them with water. Drain. Cover them with water again. Add two dashes of salt. Heat to boiling, then turn down to medium.
- Cook them until they are fairly soft, but not mushy. I like mine best a little less done than mashed potatoes, but not so raw that they're still crunchy.
- Drain off that water. DO NOT RINSE.
- Add a medium chooped onion, a jar of pickle relish, three squirts of Ranch dressing, and a bunch of mayo.
- Now add some mustard, your choice of flavor, but I like the dijon. Add some garlic salt, a shake or two will do.
- Stir well, with a BIG spoon. Get it all mixed up really good. You can even use a potato masher if you want, I do sometimes.
Sit down, and eat it with a spoon, right out of the pot. Seriously, get yourself a bowl before you put it on the table. I take this stuff to every potluck we do at church, and I have never taken a single bite of it home with me at the end of the night.
Eat it while it's warm. Comfort food doesn't get any better than this.
