Does anyone have a classic potato salad recipe?
Yes. Want it?
I think you’re going to find different opinions as to what ‘Classic Potato Salad’ actually is. If you search on that term, you’ll find lots of recipes - most of which have sugar or pickle relish, making them a little sweet. And lots have eggs.
I make a very plain one, with just potatoes, mayo, mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, finely minced onion and celery. I pretty much eyeball everything. This one is very like mine, if you take away the eggs and use Mayo instead of salad dressing:
https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/creamy-potato-salad/f632cea1-2421-4ebd-890a-4d91598c472d
I really dislike the supermarket salads with undercooked potatoes, almost no mustard if any at all, and too much sweetness. Good potato salad is something you really have to make yourself at home.
Are use the one off the jar of Hellmann’s mayonnaise. Are used to eyeball everything, but this is more consistent :-)
2 lbs. potatoes (5 to 6 medium), peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
1 cup Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Cover potatoes with water in 4-quart saucepot; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.
Combine Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, sugar and pepper in large bowl. Add potatoes, celery, onion and eggs and toss gently. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
I thought I would miss the mustard in it but I guess there’s enough apple cider vinegar. I wouldn’t change a thing on it.
No matter if you go sweet or vinegar, spread your cooked potatoes on a pan or piece of foil. Drisel with 2 tbsps of vinegar and let them cool. Then combine other ingredients. It keeps them from weeping when refidgerated.
Potato Salad
Boil peeled Idaho potato chunks until soft. Mash smooth. Eyeball mayo, diced dill pickles, pickle juice, onion, a couple squirts of mustard, salt and pepper. Optional - diced hard boiled egg.
Variation - Leave the potato chunks chunky, mayo, sour cream, sweet pickles, salt and pepper.
Easy cheater potato salad - use boxed dried potato flakes.
This is my favorite Potato salad. It has a savory custard base.
Potatoes Salad
4 large potatoes, boiled for 3/4 hr. and dice into cubes.
1/2 cp chopped red onion
1 cp celery
6 hard boiled eggs
1/4 cp mayo
1/4 cp parsley
homemade salad dressing
Dressing
1/2 cp sugar
1 T cornstarch
2 t dry mustard
1/2 t salt
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cp white vinegar (or less)
3/4 cp milk
Combine dressing ingredients in a sauce pan. Cook until thick and bubbly. Once cooled, stir in mayo. Toss with rest of the ingredients. Refrigerate several hours.