Smashed Potato Salad Recipes

SMASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cover the potatoes with water. Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are tender. Drain and place in a mixing bowl. Smash the potatoes with a potato masher. Add scallions, red onion, mayonnaise, and cider vinegar. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

SMASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and season generously with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly. Gently smash with a fork or potato masher.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the oil, parsley, mustard, vinegar, shallots and jalapeno. Season with salt and pepper. Add the potatoes and gently combine. Serve at room temperature.

DAD'S MASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cover the potato chunks with cold water in a large saucepot. Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender. Drain and return the potatoes to the pot. Add the butter, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Mash with a potato masher or electric hand mixer (essentially you are making mashed potatoes), adding warm half-and-half as needed until the potatoes are smooth and creamy. You should have a little over 6 cups of mashed potatoes.
• Add the Miracle Whip, mustard, celery, onion, pickles, pickle juice, and sugar, mixing after each addition. Stir in the eggs until combined. Chill at least 1 hour or make the night before and refrigerate. Sprinkle with the chopped freshly parsley before serving.

HERBY POTATO SALAD WITH SMASHED OLIVES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot; add 2 teaspoons salt and enough water to cover generously. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of the potatoes, until just tender when pierced with a fork. (Be careful not to overcook!) Drain and set aside until just cool enough to handle.
• While the potatoes cook, in a large bowl, combine the vinegar and mustard with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Add the olives, shallot and capers, and set aside to marinate for 10 to 20 minutes.
• When the potatoes are just cool enough to handle, cut them in half (or quarters, to end up with bite-size pieces), and add them to the bowl with the dressing. Gently combine and set aside to cool completely, tossing occasionally.
• Stir in the mint and parsley, along with more salt and pepper to taste, and serve the potato salad at room temperature.

COUNTRY-STYLE SMASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling water in saucepan 10 to 15 min. or until very tender; drain well. Transfer to large bowl; cool 5 min. Meanwhile, chop 3 eggs; slice remaining egg.
• Add chopped eggs, onions, celery, radishes and relish to potatoes; mix lightly. Mix dressing and vinegar. Add to potato mixture; mix well.
• Sprinkle with paprika; top with egg slices.

MASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cube potatoes, if desired you may peel them. Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender. Drain and place cooked potatoes in a large bowl.
• Mash potatoes with butter and salt and pepper to taste. Once mashed stir in the mayonnaise, mustard and sour cream, mixing well. Stir in the celery, onion, pickles and green pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SMASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cube the potatoes, then place in a large pot; cover with water and 1 tablespoons salt.
• Bring to a boil and cook until just fork tender (cooking time will vary depending on the size of the potatoes) drain then place in a large bowl.
• Using a fork slightly and coarsly mash the hot potatoes leaving large lumps/chunks in the mixture (do not mash till smooth).
• Mix in butter until melted, then add in onion, celery and sweet pickles; mix to combine.
• In a small bowl whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream and mustard; add to the potato mixture and toss to combine; add to the potato mixture and mix until well combined.
• Season with seasoned salt (or white salt) and black pepper to taste.
• Mix in grated cheddar cheese (if using).
• Serve warm or room temperature.

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.

SMASHED RED-SKINNED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a pot of lightly salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Continue boiling the potatoes until they are tender enough to be pierced easily by the tip of a small, sharp knife, 15 -20 minutes depending on their size. Drain the potatoes and let them cool to room temperature.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, mustard, onion, celery, and salt and pepper to taste. With your hands, coarsely crush the cooled boiled potatoes into the bowl. With a large spoon, stir the crushed potatoes into the mayonnaise mixture. Stir in the parsley. Taste the salad and, if necessary, adjust the seasonings with a little more salt and pepper.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until serving time.