Really Good Potato Salad!

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 medium potatoes, peeled, cooked and well chilled
• 8 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 3 -4 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 5 green onions, chopped
• 1 cup sweet gherkin, chopped (or use bread and butter pickles)
• 8 -10 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 pinch garlic powder
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry ranch dressing mix (i use hidden valley ranch dry for this)
• 1 -2 tablespoon dijon mustard
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 whisk all dressing ingredients together in a bowl until well blended.
• 2 in a large bowl, add in the chilled, chopped cooked potatoes, all the chopped eggs, celery, green onions, pickles, bacon, cheddar cheese and green bell pepper; toss to combine.
• 3 pour the dressing over and mix well to combine.
• 4 season with salt and pepper.
• 5 cover and chill for a minimum of 3 hours or longer.
• 6 delicious!