I'm so excited to be having Michelle from The Complete Savorist guest hosting on the blog today with an a tasty recipe for Basic Potato Salad! I can't wait to try it!
She has a gorgeous blog with tons of delicious recipes! Please make sure to take a minute to stop by her blog and say hi!
Hi everyone, I’m Michelle from The Complete Savorist and am really excited to be here with you today.
Thank you Serena for the opportunity to share a recipe with you.
Thank you Serena for the opportunity to share a recipe with you.
How many of you have a potato salad recipe? Most of you I bet. I have many.
My parents divorced when I was young, so I don’t have just two recipes, one from the maternal grandma and one from the paternal grandma, but over six different potato salad recipes.
Who needs six?
Ok, I totally need 6.
But that got me thinking at what each of these recipes had in common, as they all tasted different but yet, all tasted like, well, potato salad.
Potatoes, eggs, and mayonnaise were at the base of each recipe, except one had Miracle Whip, but it still was creamy white fatty stuff.
Salt and pepper were also at the core and then from there each recipe morphed into what made it unique.
One thing, each recipe used a different potato; three were russets, two goldens or yukons, and one using reds.
Using my very, um, scientific method, I broke them all down and created a potato salad base which after following can utterly be customized to each palate.
I chose to go with goldens vs russets for two reasons despite the majority of my recipes calling for russets. I like the creamy or buttery texture of goldens and I had them on hand.
I want to thank Serena for allowing me here today. Thank you for this opportunity. Now, what might you add to this basic recipe to customize it to your family’s tastes?
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Other favorite Potato Salad recipes you might love are:
- Fully Loaded Baked Potato Salad
- Ripe Olive Potato Salad
- Dill Potato Salad
- Warm Potato Salad with Bacon Herbs
Yield: 8
Basic Potato Salad Recipe
Basic Potato Salad is a good solid base for a basic potato salad recipe.
5
out of 5
based on 2 user ratings
prep time: 20 Mcook time: 30 Mtotal time: 50 Mingredients:
- 2 pounds Golden Or Yukon Potatoes (or any)
- 1 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Yellow Mustard
- 5 whole Hard-boiled Eggs; Chopped, reserving a few for garnish
- 6-8 whole Green Onions; Both White and Green Parts, thinly sliced and reserve a few for garnish
- 1 tablespoon Dill Pickle Juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt; +/- To Taste
- 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper; +/- To Taste
instructions:
How to cook Basic Potato Salad Recipe
- Place whole potatoes in large sauce pan and fill with water, add a pinch or two of salt and bring the potatoes to a boil over a medium high heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and allow the potatoes to cook through, until fork tender, between 20-30 minutes, depending on the size of the potatoes.
- Once cooked, drain the potatoes and allow them to cool long enough to handle. Peel while still warm, as the skins will come off easier while still warm. Cut half the batch into cubes and place in a large mixing bowl. Using a masher or ricer, mash the remaining half.
- Toss the chopped eggs with the potatoes, and add the salt and pepper, mix well.
- In a different bowl, combine the mayonnaise, mustard, green onions, and pickle juice, stir until combined and then add to the potatoes and eggs.
- Once the mayonnaise mixture has been fully incorporated into the potatoes, taste for seasoning, adding any additional salt and pepper if needed to taste.
- This can be served immediately, but if not, cover and chill until ready to be served. Enjoy.
Calories
341.98
341.98
Fat (grams)
29.21
29.21
Sat. Fat (grams)
5.07
5.07
Carbs (grams)
14.02
14.02
Fiber (grams)
1.69
1.69
Net carbs
12.34
12.34
Sugar (grams)
1.89
1.89
Protein (grams)
6.00
6.00
Sodium (milligrams)
472.89
472.89
Cholesterol (grams)
131.00
131.00
Calories are estimated
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ReplyDeleteHi Michelle, There is a question for you on this recipe! Thanks, Serena
DeleteLove the sound of this potato salad as I would never have thought to add egg or dill pickles but it sounds delicious:-)
ReplyDeleteHow fine do you mash the potatoes? And do you add the mashed potatoes to the cubed
ReplyDeleteHi! They need to be mashed pretty fine. Michelle states you can use a potato ricer which makes really smooth mashed potatoes. Yes, the mashed potatoes are added to the cubed potatoes. Thanks, Serena
DeleteLove this recipe! Only thing is I omitted the dill pickle and added LAWRY’S seasoned salt.
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