What is the secret to your potato salad?

[applegrove]

My brother made one with curry powder, mayo and cumin tonight. He also added barely cooked peas, chopped red pepper and celery. Was great. Crunchy.

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[applegrove]

9. There was curry powder so it already was yellow. Not a big stretch to green.

[siligut]

2. Pour a little of the pickle juice onto the potatoes while they are still hot

I also add mustard, but I think that is part of a standard recipe. Curry is always good, though I haven't tried it with potato salad.

[sammytko]

5. I like to add the mayo to hot potatoes.

Lots of crushed black pepper

[siligut]

7. It seems like the potatoes really soak up the flavor when they are still hot

Pepper is a good addition too.

[sammytko]

3. Green olives stuffed with jalapeño.

Garlic powder, onion salt, pickle juice, roasted red peppers.

[NYC_SKP]

4. Little bits of diced Bubbies Pickles and Green Olives, nothing sweet.

It's a savory potato salad.

[seabeyond]

6. waxy or yellow potatoes, not russet. red oinions and plenty of celery thinly sliced

then the regular hard boiled eggs, sweet pickles and i add sweet pickle juice.

my family and i have not been a fan of potatoe salad, but this recipe we all like.

•4 to 5 cups cubed waxy potatoes, cooked, drained, cooled*
•1/2 cup chopped celery
•1/2 cup chopped red onion
•3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
•2 tablespoons chopped sweet pickle
•2 teaspoons sweet pickle juice
•1/2 to 2/3 cup mayonnaise
•1/2 to 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
•1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
•1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

[siligut]

8. You can also replace the potatoes with cauliflower

Keep everything else the same, just replace the potatoes with gently steamed cauliflower. It is a healthier alternative and just as tasty.

[applegrove]

10. That is a good idea. I'll try that next week.

[siligut]

12. You will like it, I am pretty sure at least

It is especially good for people with diabetes, because of the way potatoes raise blood sugar.

[WinkyDink]

17. GREAT idea! I love cauliflower!

White, golden, purple....!

[MiddleFingerMom]

11. Chopped hard-boiled eggs and a little smoked paprika n/t

[HopeHoops]

13. "Is it oregano? No, no, NO! Is it parsley? No, no, NO! It's ME GANJA!"

[AngryAmish]

14. no mayo

[surrealAmerican]

15. that would be adding the potatoes to the dressing ...

... while they are still hot

[sarge43]

16. Crispy bacon crumbles n/t

[geardaddy]

18. German it up.

[grasswire]

19. dill weed

I make a very traditional New England potato salad in the manner of my Connecticut grandmother.

potatoes cooked in their jackets then peeled -- more potato flavor when cooked in their jackets!

hard-boiled eggs
diced celery
diced onion
diced dill pickles
black olives
mayo
some mustard
dill weed
pinch of sugar
salt & pepper

Of course redskins also make great potato salad and ya don't have to peel them.

[frogmarch]

20. Real mayo, not Miracle Whip

I add a dab of horseradish mustard, and sometimes some sour cream.

Sometimes I mash the egg yolks and add them to the mayo, and cut up the whites and put them with the dry ingredients.

[fizzgig]

21. my husband makes a killer tater salad

he adds bacon, spicy mustard and celery salt/seeds.

[LiberalEsto]

22. sour cream

the national vegetable of Estonia

[distantearlywarning]

23. Red wine vinegar.

[LNM]

24. Blue cheese and yogurt dressing

Also roasted, not boiled, yukon golds with sliced leeks, green onions and radishes. Simple and yummy.

[JVS]

25. No potatoes

[Shagbark Hickory]

26. LOL. mayonaise soup.

[JVS]

29. People like apples better, they're sweeter.

[begin_within]

27. That it was made out of wedlock

[dixiegrrrrl]

28. mustard POWDER

just a pinch, depending on size of the salad.Never more than 1/4 teaspoon in a large salad.
Along with a splash of yellow prepared mustard, a bit of dill pickles juice and we use Miracle whip AND regular mayo mixed together...All of the seasonings are mixed with the dressing, then mixed over warm potatoes.
the dried mustard goes a long way but adds depth and body.
I also like to add minced green onions along with chopped regular onions,
and the salad tastes best the next day.

[applegrove]

31. My brother did say he put mustard seed in his salad.

[Brother Buzz]

30. Follow the Best Food® mayonnaise recipe and double up on the hard boiled eggs

Adding crumbled bacon always helps, too.

[trof]

32. CHOPPED BACON!

Really.
Fantastic.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

33. well, I would be glad to tell you

but, then it wouldn't be a secret now would it.

[woo me with science]

34. Tabasco. nt

[NNN0LHI]

35. This is weird

I had such a taste for homemade potato salad yesterday around noon I literally begged my wife to make some. She hadn't made it for me in over a year. Been so long she nearly forgot how to make it. It came out great too. Don't forget the paprika sprinkled on top.

Then later last night you post this.

Weird.

Don

[femmocrat]

36. No onions! No green peppers!

Ugh... those two ingredients will ruin the best potato salad.

[Kablooie]

37. Lots of alcohol about an hour before dinner.