This is the way my mother and my grandmother always made their potato salad. A really nice side dish to go with BBQ! Not bad with fried chicken or for the holiday meals either. I'm sure this basic recipe has be around forever. It's tried and true in our household and the only way our family eats potato salad. Hope you enjoy!
Provided by Diane Atherton
Categories Potato Salads
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Peel potatoes and cut into 1 inch cubes; place in a 5 quart pot, cover with water (I add some salt to water); boil for approximately 7 to 8 minutes (time may vary so check for firmness around 5 to 6 minutes, don't over cook and don't under cook, you don't want mashed potato salad and you don't want under cooked potatoes; drain and rinse in cold water; drain well.
- 2. While potatoes are draining and cooling off; combine chopped onion and eggs; set aside.
- 3. In a separate bowl, combine pickles, celery, salt and pepper, mustard and mayonnaise.
- 4. Once potatoes are cooled; add chopped onion and eggs; fold together gently; add mayonnaise mixture and combine gently with other ingredients; if salad seems like you don't need all the mayonnaise mixture; don't use it all, if salad seems to dry, add additional mayonnaise.
- 5. Garnish top with sliced boiled eggs and sprinkle with paprika if desired.
- 6. NOTE: This was an excellent choice for a side to go with https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/diane-smith/sweet-jalapeno-bourbon-ribs-dee-dees/pork and https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/diane-smith/sweet-cheese-biscuits-dee-dees/biscuits.
- 7. Pretty good with Crock Pot BBQ Chicken and some baked beans on the side...yum!!
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Khalid Khalidzaman
[email protected]This recipe gets a 5-star rating from me!
ebenezer annor
[email protected]Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Mike Allen
[email protected]I will definitely be making this potato salad again.
Parves Alam
[email protected]This potato salad is a must-try for potato salad lovers.
Ashraf Ali 2662
[email protected]I highly recommend this recipe.
Tanbir Hossin8855
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper!
Mikailu Muhammed
[email protected]I've tried several different potato salad recipes, but this one is my favorite.
Jihad Haidar
[email protected]This potato salad is perfect for picnics and potlucks.
Md Rahul Mia
[email protected]I love this recipe because it's so versatile.
Uday Thakur
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times and it's always a hit.
Perla Grimalauskaite
[email protected]This recipe was easy to follow and the potato salad turned out great!
Ghost Realm
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of potato salad, but this recipe was really good.
Sima Esmaeili
[email protected]My family loved this recipe! They said it was the best potato salad they've ever had.