Zingy South-western Potato Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 celery ribs, cut into small dice
• 1/2 cup red onion, cut into very small dice
• 1/2 cup red radish, cut into very small dice
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, cut into very small dice
• 1/2 cup cilantro or 1/2 cup parsley, minced
• 1 1/2 lbs new potatoes, cooked in boiling, salted water until tender, drained and cut into chunks
• 1 firm but ripe avocado, cut into dice
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise (i prefer hellman's)
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 3 tablespoons milk or 3 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 chipotle chile in adobo, with
• 1 1/2 teaspoons adobo sauce
• 1 garlic clove

Recipe

• 1 to make dressing: whisk sugar into vinegar until it dissolves. in a mini-processor, zap all the dressing ingredients (including the sweetened vinegar) until a creamy dressing is formed. (make sure garlic has been pulverized).
• 2 put all the potato salad ingredients into a bowl. pour dressing over and combine to coat evenly. season to taste with salt and pepper. refrigerate 2-3 hours before serving to allow flavours to blend.