Red White and Blue Patriotic 4th of July Potato Salad

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If you are planning a picnic or backyard barbcue here is a tasty and quite appropriately patriot red, white & blue potato salad recipe that you can include as both a delicious side dish and a visual reminder of the day.

 Ingredients

• 3 cups white potatoes cut to bite size
• 3 cups small red potatoes cut to bite size
• 3 cups small blue potatoes cut to bite size
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 2 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
• 5 hard-boiled large eggs finely chopped
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons olive oil (not extra virgin)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 garlic clove minced

Directions

Place white and red potatoes in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool slightly. Place potatoes in a large bowl.

Place blue potatoes in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool slightly. Add blue potatoes, onion, parsley, dill, chives, and eggs to bowl; toss gently.

Combine vinegar and remaining ingredients. Pour over potato mixture; toss gently to combine. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.

Notes
The reason to avoid extra virgin olive oil is that it has a much more distinctive flavor and will overpower the intended flavors of this non-mayo based salad
Blue potatoes are starchier than the others and tend to bleed, so cook them separately. If you need to, prepare this dish a day ahead, but add the blue potatoes just before serving. If your potatoes are larger than the ones we call for, cut them to a uniform size.

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