Easy, Creamy Potato Salad
If I’m not making my potato salad with a homemade sauce then this is the recipe I use. Â Although some would consider this potato salad to be “homemade” since well…I made it! But around here a true southern homemade potato salad better not even have a drop of mayo in it.
This recipe is the next best thing to a homemade potato salad in my humble, greedy opinion. It’s easy, simple, and this is the recipe that I’ve found that most people, no matter where they’re from, loves!!!!
It’s creamy, chunky and just some good ‘ol summer-time, southern, soulful comfort food at it’s best. A cookout really wouldn’t be complete without a really good potato salad on the table. In my family the potato salad is a BIG DEAL!! And only a few people are “allowed” to bring it to family gatherings.
So what makes a good potato salad to me? Well is has to be super cold for starters. It has to have lots of eggs, bite-sized potatoes cooked to perfection, and good balance of mayo so that it doesn’t dry out by the next day, yet it isn’t too wet either.
It must be creamy! It also needs to have a good mayo- mustard ratio & relish with just a pinch of sugar to balance it out but not to sweeten it. A few seasonings thrown in the mix doesn’t hurt and yes, it MUST have a nice dusting of paprika on top.
Yeah…I’m kinda picky when it comes to potato salad but aren’t we all??? I’m happy to share with you one of my favorite potato salad recipes. Give it a try and it just might become yours too!!
Easy, Creamy Potato Salad
“Easy potato salad that’s so good, it’ll make you slap yo mama and get slapped right back!”
Watch me make this easy potato salad from start to finish!
**update* I’ve started making this potato salad using half Dukes mayo & half Helmans mayo. I really LOVE the two of these mayo’s combined. I also omit the sugar and celery seed. Â I Â add in celery flakes instead and then sprinkle paprika & celery flakes on top for a more festive look. I also cube the potatoes really small now. Â
Easy, Creamy Potato Salad
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Ingredients
- 2 large russet potatoes
- 5 eggs
- 1/3 of a white onion
- 3/4-1 cup of Mayo (I always use Dukes)
- 1/4 cup sweet relish
- 1/4 cup dill relish
- 1 Tablespoon prepared mustard
- 2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/2 teaspoon white sugar (optional to balance out the salt) 2-4 dashes seasoning salt + more if desired
- 2-4 dashes of black pepper
- Paprika (to cover the top)
Instructions
- Wash, peel and dice potatoes into small, uniform cubes.
- Bring a saucepan half-full of water to a boil and add potatoes. Cook for 7-8 minutes until firm to the touch but tender to the bite. Do NOT overcook. Potatoes will need to be firm enough to withstand being tossed around when we add the mayo mixture.
- In a separate pot, bring 5 eggs to a boil and cook until done.
- Drain hot potatoes and place in a large bowl.
- Peel the eggs. Separate the yolks from the egg white.
- Mash up the yolks in a bowl and dice up the egg whites in a separate bowl.
- Place the potatoes, eggs whites, yolks, and onions in the refrigerator to until cold.
- In a large bowl add egg yolks, egg whites and the onion.
- Next add in the mayonnaise, dill relish & sweet relish.
- Add in the mustard, seasoning salt, black pepper, celery seed, Worcestershire sauce and sugar.
- Stir it all up.
- Taste. Now it’s time to adjust the seasonings to your liking. I always add in a bit more of everything. Taste it after each addition until it taste perfect!
Serve super cold!Â
This taste great served the same day you make but it taste out of this world the next day!!
 So make this the day before your event!Â
Is that supposed to be 2lbs? Has anyone figured that out?
I love this Potato Salad I have made it twice and will be making it again today for my Hawaiian Friends!!! My Mother in Law always makes her Potato Salad sweet with the Red Peppers and Ive always been intimidated to make it because my husband loves his momma Potato Salad…but I must say he LOVES yours too! Change is good! Thanks Diva!
Do you mean 2lbs. of potatoes?
I am making this potato salad very soon. But I wanna try making your southern sweet potatoes first. You have maple listed as an ingredient. But maple what? Thanx.
Hi Monique!
Thank goodness I was googling picnic baskets and stumbled upon the video of you packing yours!
I spent the next couple of hours watching your videos and checking out your website.
(That was last night).
It’s now the next day and I just finished making your potato salad…I have a good sour cream/dill/red potato salad but wanted an alternate and after DECADES of trying I know I have finally found the one that’s the keeper. I can officially cross “find a good potato salad” off my bucket list.
My oven just beeped that the cake part of the Strawberry |Shortcake Bars is ready. They’re a surprise for a man who’s retiring at work. He’s going to love it!
I can’t wait for supper. I’ve also been looking for a great fried chicken and I’m hopeful
that Country Fried Chicken is going to be THE ONE!
Thanks so much Monique. I look forward to trying many more of your recipes. You’re a very talented cook!
hey girl. I just used regular Idaho potatoes, reg helmans mayo and miracle whip, onions 1 pack of splenda and girl recipe came out banging and that was just a sample before i let it chill over night. thanks for the lead of ingredients. I used most of what u said but the rest I had to make due w/what was in my cabinet. anyway. ur awesome and thanks for the heads up. Klez…