A Man's Salad: Potato Salad with Chipotle Peppers

Ingredients

 * ½ red pepper, diced
 * 3 scallions, finely sliced
 * 0 – 2 stalks celery, sliced
 * 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro or parsley, chopped
 * 1 cup mayonnaise
 * 2 – 4 chipotle chiles in adobo, deseeded and diced finely (or more, use the seeds if you like the heat)
 * 1 tablespoon sugar
 * 8 slices bacon, cooked very crisp and crumbled reserve 1 tablespoon for garnish
 * 1 (15 ounces) can black beans, rinsed and drained
 * 6 hard-boiled eggs, diced
 * 8 medium red potatoes, cooked,cooled and diced
 * salt and pepper

Directions

 * 1) Mix first 7 ingredients together.
 * 2) Toss in remaining ingredients except 1 tablespoon bacon and salt and pepper.
 * 3) Mix well.
 * 4) Taste to see if you need to add salt and pepper.
 * 5) I myself like lots of pepper.
 * 6) Top with bacon bits.
 * 7) Chill and serve.