Best potato salad?

[spindrifter]

I need to come up with something soon!

[cbayer]

1. I like it traditional

Chopped potatoes, celery, onioins with a mayo, mustard, salt and pepper dressing. Fixed warm but served cold with some paprika on top.

I don't like eggs in mine, but lots of people do.

Of course, there are lot of fancified things you can do to it as well.

:hi:

[pleah]

2. In my book, less is best for potato salad.

boiled potatoes, boiled eggs, sweet pickles and some of the juice, fresh celery (NOT CELERY SEED), onions, miracle whip and mustard. :)

[lisa58]

3. Everyone loves my mom's....

potatoes, eggs, mayo, mustard, salt, pepper, oil, vinegar.

Can't lose.

[eleny]

4. Love it

Potatoes, finely diced onion, diced celery, some minced parsley, mayo, a little vinegar, s&p to taste.

[JustJeking]

5. IF you don't like mayo - here's a great mustard/vinegar based one...

(from AllRecipes.com)

Grilled Mustard Potato Salad

3 Yukon Gold potatoes, cubed
3 red potatoes, cubed
1/4 cup canola oil
3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, and cook potatoes 10 to 15 minutes, until tender but firm. Drain, and transfer to a medium bowl.
In a small bowl, mix canola oil, vinegar, Dijon mustard, celery salt, and pepper. Toss 1/2 the mixture with the potatoes.
Arrange potatoes in a single layer on a sheet of foil, and place on the prepared grill. Turning occasionally, cook 7 to 9 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from heat, and cool. Toss with remaining oil mixture to serve.

[pipoman]

7. This sounds good...a little different...I think I'll try it...thanks eom

[japple]

28. This recipe sounds similar to the way I make potato salad.

I usually use olive oil (canola gives me heartburn), diced celery, finely diced green onion, and the rest of the ingredients are about the same. I don't put it on the grill, but I bet it would really add another dimension to the flavor. I'm going to try it.

[pipoman]

6. I make different ones

my favorite is a mayo free version. Red 'b' sized potatoes diced to 3/4" boiled in salt water until cooked through (skin left on) but not over cooked. The dressing is sour cream and buttermilk in equal amounts then salted to taste it takes quite a bit of salt (important step). Yellow mustard about 1/5 the volume of the butter milk/sour cream. Ground horseradish to taste. Coarse ground pepper to taste. To the potatoes add finely diced red and green bell pepper, celery, and green onions, boiled eggs, and dill pickle. Add the dressing and use your hands to mash the potatoes with the dressing leaving some chunks. Add the dressing a little at a time until the desired flavor and consistency is achieved. Sorry for the inexact measurements, I do it by feel. Potato salad in general is easy, put in the things you like and taste throughout the process. Good luck!

[Warpy]

8. Everybody raves about this one

2 pounds small red potatoes, cooked and cut into bite sized pieces, skin on.

Sprinkle with cider vinegar, salt and pepper while they're hot and put them into the fridge to chill.

Chop 1/2 red onion, 2 ribs celery, 2 green onions, and enough parsley to make 2 TBS full. Mix 1/4 cup mayo and 1/4 cup sour cream, toss with veggies and then stir into potatoes when they're thoroughly chilled.

Not only is this a wonderfully bright and fresh potato salad, the colors are just beautiful.

[spindrifter]

9. Mmmm. Sounds great!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

12. My mother did that -

half sour cream, half mayo, which makes it wonderfully rich.

Plus, she did hers in chicken stock instead of vinegar; after the chilling, she tossed the potatoes with white vinegar.

I like yours.

Gotta try this.

Thanks.................

[Stinky The Clown]

10. Red potatoes with dill with sour cream dressing

Red spuds
Onion (sliced *very* thin)
Fresh dill
Salt and pepper to taste
Sour cream

[Tangerine LaBamba]

11. Here's something spectacular

from our resident German potato salad expert:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=236&topic_id=51464

[spindrifter]

13. Interesting recipe. I have not had much in the

way of German potato salad.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

14. Mira's is SO good .............

Very different from the traditional mayonnaise-based potato salads we all know, but, boy, is it good!

Fix it with grilled bratwurst.

Some husky rye bread.

A beer of your choice (mine is Pilsner Urquell or Yunengling Later).

You got a serious feast going on .....................

[Duer 157099]

15. America's Test Kitchen recently did one

I didn't write it all down, but the one aspect that I remembered that they said made a critical difference, was to use pickle juice.

If I locate the whole recipe, I'll post it.

[Name removed]

16. Deleted sub-thread

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[eridani]

19. I didn't think it was even possible to get deleted posts in C&B

WTF?

[spindrifter]

23. Weird--maybe it was one of those Rethugs railing against

root vegetables.

[Enthusiast]

26. Maybe it was Dan Quayle.

:rofl:

[pleah]

21. I use sweet pickle juice in my recipe.

:)

[Enthusiast]

25. My wife made that one.

It was the very best ever potato salad.

Pickle juice
onions
chopped pickles
mustard
mayonnaise

I don't know the proportions, sorry.

[Duer 157099]

29. Gosh I guess I just bring controversy with me everywhere I go!

Sigh.

But seriously, I did see the post before it was deleted, and it was completely innocuous! I think it must have been an error.

I thought it was posted by the OP although I can't be sure, but all it said was something like "Oh good, I hope you find the recipe soon" or something like that.

[grasswire]

17. my New England grandmother's

...and I love it very much.

The key to making traditional potato salad (I think) is to simmer russet potatoes quartered in their jackets in salt and peppered water. Then peel them when they have cooled. You get a much deeper flavor that way.

potatoes
diced onion
diced celery
black olives, drained
dill weed or fresh dill
hard boiled eggs, chunked
diced dill pickles
Best Foods or Hellman's mayo
a short squirt of yellow mustard
a teaspoon of sugar
a dash of celery seed
ground black pepper
chopped jarred pimento for color if desired
salt to taste

mmmmmmmm...

But I also like redskin potatoes and blanched haricot vert (baby green beans) tossed in a vinaigrette.

[sandnsea]

18. My mom's

Potatoes boiled whole, refrigerate and peel and dice the next day. Eggs. Yellow onion, chopped fine. Chopped sweet pickle or pickle relish. Salt. Pepper. Mayo & mustard, dab of pickle juice. Actally, she used Miracle Whip. Either one. It's still my favorite.

[Stinky The Clown]

20. You gotta share by PM or give a synopsis. A deleted subthread in C&B????????

[spindrifter]

24. I never saw whatever was deleted...see my comment above,

though.

[Arkansas Granny]

22. I get a lot of compliments on my potato salad.

I use potatoes, onion, eggs, sweet pickle relish, finely diced celery, salad dressing, yellow mustard, salt and pepper. I like to put a good squirt of ranch dressing in at the end which makes it creamy and adds a little extra flavor. It's best to mix it up while the potatoes are still warm and then chill several hours or overnight before serving.

[MagickMuffin]

27. This is what my mom made, not a traditional potato salad

Basically it is mashed potatoes ( butter, milk, salt and pepper ) with chopped dill pickles, onion, boiled eggs, vinegar or pickle juice.

I never had "traditional" potato salad until my late teens. I still love the version she made.

[The empressof all]

30. Here are some of my tricks

Make sure you cook the potatoes in salted water.

Add finely chopped onion and celery to HOT potatoes. I also dress them with a light vinaigrette when they are hot. This flavors the potatoes throughout. I still add Mayo and mustard but wait till they are cooler. The vinaigrette can be adjusted to what ever you put in your salad and this is a terrific opportunity to use all those flavored vinagers. Tarragon Vinager is one of my favorites and is especially nice if you are serving the potato salad with grilled chicken.

I really, really like traditional potato salad. Most of the time I use just plain white vinager in the first dressing. I do use yellow potatoes rather than reds and I put in as many eggs as potatoes. (Sometimes more- but don't tell). I do add the pickle juice and lots of black pepper. I prefer sweet onions diced very finely and will use the food processor as the onion juice just adds to the over all flavor. Celery I always dice by hand or with my chopper.

For some reason...I find I must taste the salad frequently to adjust the seasonings to perfection...The family complains that I never make enough....I just don't know how that happens. :shrug:

[HappyCynic]

31. Lighter

This may sound a bit strange, but if you want a lighter potato salad, you can add small chunks of apples to it. Make sure they're the crisp type, not the baking style (like spartans). It makes for a pretty good summer potato salad and gives it a nice bit of crunch (the same way bits of celery add a bit of texture).