This is my Mom’s potato salad – a wonderful classic recipe that is perfect for all those family barbecues and backyard parties with friends. We usually add a few dill pickles chopped up too!
Mom’s Potato Salad
submitted by Brittany ~ The Sister’s Cafe
2 lbs potatoes (about 6 medium)
1 1/4 cups mayonnaise
1 Tb white vinegar
1 Tb regular prepared mustard
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 cup chopped celery (about 2 medium stalks)
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
6 hard boiled eggs, chopped
Boil potatoes, with skins on, until barely fork tender. (You don’t want to overcook the potatoes or they will tend to mush and fall apart when you try to cut them in chunks.) Remove from hot water and allow to cool. Once cooled, peel and cut into 1-2 inch chunks. Stir together mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. In a large bowl combine potatoes, celery, onion, and chopped eggs. Pour mayonnaise mixture over the top and gently stir together until the potatoes are well coated. Place in refrigerator until time to serve.
*If you add a few dill pickles chopped, decrease salt to 1/2 tsp.
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Sounds delicious. Love potato salad! Thanks for sharing!
There is nothing I love better than potato salad. I am just drooling over that picture so I think I should go in my kitchen, drag out some potatoes and start peeling.
Oh I have loads of potatoes to use, and I love this potato salad. I have been in the mood for this for the last week, and now you’ve just escalated my craving!
This is the same way my own mom made her potato salad. She would add a couple of small sweet pickles and a couple of radishes, chopped up into tiny pieces, just to add some red and green “confetti”. She sometimes used sweet pickle juice instead of the vinegar, too. YUMM!!