Old-Fashioned Potato Salad |
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Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This classic potato salad is a family favorite. It is made with plain, honest, good old-fashioned ingredients...Yukon Golds (which hold up well after cooking), hard-boiled eggs, celery, and onions...a dressing made with purchased mayonnaise, ballpark-style mustard, a few splashes of cider vinegar and lemon juice, and the enhanced richness of mashed hard-boiled eggs. I guarantee that everyone will want seconds (I was told that one of my nephews ate a whole bowl at one sitting...WOW!!). This salad can easily be doubled or tripled for those larger crowds. Ingredients:
2 lbs yukon gold potatoes |
4 large hard-boiled eggs, divided |
1 1/2 cups chopped celery |
1/2 cup chopped yellow onion |
1/2 cup mayonnaise (hellmann's is my favorite. and, please, not reduced-fat or nonfat) |
2 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (plus more, if needed) |
1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar |
1 1/2 teaspoons ballpark-style yellow mustard (i like french's, not dijon) |
1 teaspoon kosher salt (plus more, if needed) |
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (ground red pepper) |
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (italian parsley) |
Directions:
1. Bring a large pot with 3 quarts of water to a boil. While water is coming to a boil, peel and cut potatoes into 1-inch dice. Add diced potatoes to boiling water and cook about 10 minutes, or until tender (NOT mushy) when pierced with a knife. Remove and drain well in a colander.
2. Place potatoes in a large non-reactive bowl (a glass bowl is best), and cool to room temperature. Chop 3 of the hard-boiled eggs and add to the bowl with the chopped celery and onion. Mix well to blend.
3. Mash the remaining egg in a small bowl, then add the mayonnaise, 2 1/2 teaspoons of lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, 1 teaspoon of salt, and cayenne. Whisk well to blend. Add to the bowl with the potatoes and mix well to combine. Taste and season with a little more salt and lemon juice, if needed. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed (Salad can be made 6 hours ahead, bring to room temperature for 30 minutes before serving).
4. When ready to serve, sprinkle with the chopped parsley.
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