Calabrese Potato and Pepper Salad

This is a recipe that my husband's mother made for him back in Italy. It's quite delicious and represents a typical recipe from Calabria in the south of Italy. It makes about four servings and I will be serving it tonight with Cod.

Ingredients:

6 potatoes, scrubbed and cut into large bite-sized pieces (do not peel)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 sweet bell peppers (red, green, yellow & orange, of your choice), chopped into 2 inch chunks, stems and seeds removed
6 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled (or 2 tsps garlic powder)
1 Vidalia (sweet white) onion, peeled and chopped into large chunks
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dried hot chili peppers
freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Place potatoes in a saucepan of water, with the water covering them & heat to a boil. Cook just until tender. Drain and cool and put in a large bowl. Toss with 1/4 tsp salt and some ground pepper.
2. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high. Toss in the chopped peppers and stir-fry for about five minutes. Add the onions and garlic and cook another five minutes. Remove from heat and cool for a few minutes.
3. Add the peppers, onion and garlic to the potatoes in the bowl. Drizzle the oil from the skillet over everything and toss lightly with the remaining 1/4 tsp salt and the dried chili peppers. Add more freshly ground pepper if desired. Serve warm.