Tri-Color Potato Salad

The holiday weekend is approaching y'all.  There's a staple in every picnic or family get together when grilling season begins and that's potato salad.  There are many ways to dress up a potato salad but what if you like a good old fashioned, traditional taste but still want to jazz it up?

Use a bag of tri-colored potatoes!  You can usually find a bag of "sunrise medley" potatoes on an end at your local big box grocery store.  Here's what you'll need for this lighter version of a traditional potato salad:

1 bag Sunrise Medley tri-colored potatoes
3/4 cup Miracle Whip Light (yes, you can use Light Mayo or Vegenaise)
1 tbsp mild yellow mustard
1/2 cup red pepper, diced
1/2 cup onion, diced
1/2 stalk celery, diced
Salt free spices (I used rosemary, basil, paprika, garlic powder and black pepper)
1/2 cup scallions (1/4 to mix in and 1/4 to garnish)

Here are those loverly tri-colored potatoes.

Cut each potato in half.  They're small enough that each potato is bite sized.  How cute and festive is that purple potato?!

All cut up and ready to roll...

Well ready to go into a pot of water at a rolling boil.  Cook them for about 13-15 minutes.

I let Mr. Tiki corn cob holder tell me when they're "fork tender" so that a fork doesn't break apart my test piece.

When they're ready, put the potatoes in an ice bath to stop the cooking process so the potatoes don't get mushy.

In a small bowl, add the Miracle Whip and mustard and mix together.

It should look a loverly pale yellow when it's well combined.

In a larger bowl, add the potatoes, mayo/mustard combo, celery, red peppers and onion.

Add your spices.  I used rosemary, black pepper, paprika, basil and garlic powder.

Add your scallions.

Combine until each bite is coated in this loveliness, sprinkle a little more scallions on top for a garnish.

Dig in!

Nutritional Info per serving  (6oz) as pictured using Light Miracle Whip:  Calories 161  Total Fat 4g  Poly Fat 2g  Cholesterol 12g  Sodium 357mg  Potassium  100mg  Total Carbs 30g  Fiber 3g  Sugars 5g  Protein 3g  Vitamin A 18%  Vitamin C 83%  Calcium 3%  Iron 15%

Alternate Nutritional Info per serving (6 oz) using Hellmann's Light Mayo :  Calories 196  Total Fat 9g  Sat Fat 1g  Poly Fat 6g  Mono Fat 2g  Sodium 357mg Potassium 100mg  Total Carb 28g  Fiber 3g  Sugars 3g  Protein 3g  Vitamin A 18%  Vitamin C 83%  Calcium 3%  Iron 15%

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