Diggy’s Smoked Potato Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 lbs colorado gold potatoes, washed quartered
• 1/2 cup fresh sweet basil, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, minced
• 1/3 cup fresh stevia, plant minced
• 6 slices thick cut pepper bacon, diced
• 3 teaspoons dried ground dill weed
• 18 hard boiled large brown eggs, diced
• 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish (zucchini is better)
• 8 red yellow orange sweet bell pepper, diced
• 1 large vidalia onion, diced
• 6 green onions with tops, diced
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 2 1/2 cups miracle whip
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 4 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
• 4 tablespoons dried cilantro
• 2 tablespoons dried tarragon, flakes
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried rosemary
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons honey mustard
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh cracked black pepper
• 2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 dice bacon into small 1/2 inch squares. fry up peppered bacon and reserve the grease. slather potatoes with bacon grease, season heavily with kosher salt, fresh cracked black pepper and dill weed.
• 2 preheat grill set up for indirect low heat (225 degrees). add apple wood chips soaked in water for 1 hour to create smoke. arrange potato quarters over drip pan and smoke for 1 – 1 1/2 hours, turn occasionally and move around if you have hot spots, until almost fork tender. (they should still hold together but bite through nicely al dente).
• 3 while those are smoking, make dressing. in a blender mix together all ingredients for dressing until smooth and all the herbs are nicely incorporated into the dressing. taste, you may need to add a bit more sugar to your liking. remove from blender, put into non-reactive bowl. set aside in fridge.
• 4 while potatoes are still smoking, dice/mince all salad ingredients, refrigerate. once potatoes are done, let them cool completely before dicing them. once diced, combine with other egg/veggies mixture. pour sauce over top and gently mix ingredients together. garnish with paprika, basil leaves, cooked reserved bacon. enjoy!