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Best Potato Salad

This recipe came from a weekly recipe column in the Chicago Tribune. I have been making it for many years, and always told it is the best.





List of Ingredients



• 5 pounds new potatoes
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  
• 1/2 cup salad oil
  
• 6 thinly sliced green onions, with the tops
  
• 2 cups celery, diced
  
• 1 cup cucumber, peeled and diced
  
• 1/2 cup minced parsley
  
• 4 eggs, hard cooked, divided
  
• 1 cup mayonnaise
  
• 1 cup sour cream
  
• 1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
  






Instructions



1. Cook potatoes: peel and dice while hot
   
   
2. Boil eggs,
   
3. Mix salt, pepper, oil and cider vinegar; mix with warm potatoes.Let stand while preparing cucumbers, celery, onions and parsley.
   
   
4. Blend mayonnaise, sour cream, and tarragon vinegar
   
5. Dice 3 of the hard cooked eggs
   
6. Mix dressing with vegetables and 3 eggs
   
   
7. Chill several hours before serving
   
8. Garnish with slices of remaining boiled egg
   
   
9. Yields 12 generous servings