Moms Famous Potato Salad Recipes

MY MOM'S GOOD OLD POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pan of water and boil over medium-low heat until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain the potatoes, and place in the refrigerator to cool.
• Place the eggs in a saucepan of cold water over medium heat, and bring to a full boil. Turn off the heat, cover the pan, and allow the eggs to sit in the hot water for about 15 minutes. Cool the eggs thoroughly under cold running water and shell them. Chop the cooled eggs and place them in a large salad bowl.
• Stir the onion, sweet pickles, and mayonnaise into the eggs, and let the mixture chill in the refrigerator at least l/2 hour to blend the flavors. Mix in the chilled chopped potatoes, and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour. Serve cold.

MOM'S CLASSIC POTATO SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place the potatoes in the pot and cover. Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork-tender. Drain and rinse under cold water until the potatoes are cool. Cut the potatoes into ½" chunks, peeling the skin off as you go (although if you like, you can keep the skin on).
• Place the potatoes in a large bowl. Pour in the vinegar, then add in the celery, onion, boiled egg, pickles (if desired), mayo, and seasonings. Using a spatula, stir the mixture until evenly coated. Cover and place in the refrigerator to chill, for about 1 hour.

MOM'S BEST POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a 2" sauce pan fill with 4-6 peeled chopped potato's (about 1/2" squares).
• pour in larger pan and pour water about 1/2" below top of potato's.
• salt and pepper.
• Bring to boil and simmer for 5-10 min, or until potato is "fork tender".
• chop/dice dill pickle.
• dice medium onion.
• fine dice celery.
• mix 1 cup mayo and 2-3 tablespoons of regular mustard.
• drain potatoes in collander (don't rinse).
• pour hot water from eggs and let sit in cold water.
• peel when cooler and chop.
• salt and pepper dill, onion, and celery in serving bowl, mix, then GENTLY fold in potato (while hot).
• GENTLY mix in mayo/mustard and 4 chopped hard boiled eggs.
• slice 2-4 eggs to put on top of salad, salt pepper and sprinkle light with cayenne.
• Cover with saran wrap and let sit over night for best flavor or serve immediately.
• tastes great hot too.

MOM'S POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Toss together.
• chill.
• EAT!

MOM'S DILL POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool in an ice water bath until cold, about 5 minutes. Leaving skins on, cut into bite-size pieces, and place in a large mixing bowl.
• Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, dill weed, and green onions in a bowl and stir until blended. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour mayo mixture over potatoes and toss to coat evenly. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, or overnight.

MOM'S MASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and transfer potatoes to a large bowl.
• Mash potatoes with a potato masher. Stir in onion, eggs, celery, pickles, salt, and black pepper. Mix mayonnaise, pickle juice, and mustard in a separate bowl; pour over potatoes and mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

MOM'S BEST POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil potatoes, with skins on, until tender.
• Drain and allow potatoes to cool.
• Once cool enough to handle, remove skins and cut into bite-size cubes.
• Meanwhile, dice onion, carrot, radish, and celery.
• Mix ingredients for dressing and refrigerate until needed.
• Combine potatoes, vegetables, and 2 sliced hard boiled eggs.
• Pour dressing over and mix well to combine.
• Top with remaining sliced egg and sprinkle with paprika if desired.

MOM'S EASY POTATO SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring two pots of water to a boil. In one pot boil your potatoes for about 30-40 minutes, or until fork can easily pierce through the potato, but not too soft that they just fall apart. Drain water off of potatoes and let them cool (I usually put the potatoes in the fridge to cool).
• Once your potatoes are cool, peel and dice. Place diced potatoes, diced celery, and pickles in a large bowl. Dice the eggs and add it to the bowl (sometimes I will set aside 1 egg and slice it to put on top of the potato salad for presentation - totally not necessary, it's just what my mom always did).
• In a separate small bowl, mix your mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, vinegar all together. Pour your sauce over the potato mixture in the big bowl and gently fold together. Add salt and pepper to taste. If it is dry, you can add more mayo to get it the texture you like. Top with Salad Supreme seasoning. As mentioned before, you can also save 1 hard boiled egg to slice and add it to the top.