Red, Hot and Spicy Potato Salad - Cooking by the Book

Ingredients

• Salt
• 2 ½ pounds red potatoes, washed cleaned and NOT peeled
• 1 red onion very finely diced [or 3 bunches of scallions for a different look and feel but great taste]
• ¾ cup finely diced pickles [I prefer something sweet]
• 1 stock of celery, very finely diced
• 1 crushed garlic clove
• ¾ cup of mayonnaise
• 1 Tablespoon of pickle juice
• 2 Tablespoons of raspberry vinegar
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 Teaspoon of paprika, SMOKEY
• 1 Tablespoon of mustard [horseradish mustard is a nice twist here]
• ¼ cup of chives
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ¼ cup of parsley or cilantro for decoration [chive flowers is an option, too]