Easy Southern Potato Salad Recipe
A classic Southern Potato Salad, just like Grandma used to make; this easy old-fashioned side-dish is creamy, tangy deliciousness. And, it’s full of crunchy dill pickles, yellow mustard, mayonnaise, and must-have hard-boiled eggs!
Prep: 15min
Total: 27min
Yield: 10
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 219 kcal, Carbohydrate 33 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 13 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 91 mg, Sodium 617 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 3 g, unSaturated Fat 9 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 3 pounds russet potatoes (peeled and cubed (About 7-8 medium size potatoes))
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 4 hard-boiled eggs (peeled and chopped)
- 1/2 cup hamburger dill pickles (chopped)
- 2 Tbsp hamburger dill pickle juice
- 1/2 cup Vidalia or sweet yellow onion (finely minced or grated)
- 1 cup mayonnaise (preferably Dukes or Hellman’s)
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- dash paprika (for garnish)
Instruction:
- Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat. When the water starts to boil add 2 teaspoons of kosher salt and the potato cubes and cook for approximately 10 minutes. The potatoes are cooked when you can take a piece of potato and mash with a fork with little resistance. Drain the potatoes in a colander.
- Pour the drained and cooked potatoes back in the pan and use a potato masher to mash them 3-4 times. This step makes your potato salad even creamier and ensures that the potatoes soak up more of the mayonnaise mixture.
- While the potatoes are cooking, combine the mayonnaise, mustard, onion, pickles, pickle juice, hard-boiled eggs, and salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix well. Add the cooked potatoes and fold in.
- Garnish with a dash of paprika.
- Refrigerate and serve chilled. Enjoy!
OLE SKOOL SOUTHERN POTATO SALAD
FAQ
How do you make Paula Deen’s potato salad?
- 1 (3-pound) bag small red potatoes, quartered.
- ½ cup mayonnaise.
- ½ cup sour cream.
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill.
- 1 teaspoon salt.
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper.
- 10 slices bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled.
- 5 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and chopped.
How do you make Patti Labelle potato salad?
- 3 lbs red potatoes + 1 tbsp sea salt for boiling.
- 4 large eggs hard boiled.
- 1 cup red onion finely chopped and diced.
- 1 cup green bell pepper finely chopped and diced.
- 1 cup celery stalks finely chopped and diced.
- 2 tsp celery seed.
- ⅔ cup mayo.
- 3 tbsp sweet relish.
What is in old fashioned potato salad?