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    Classic Potato Salad Recipe

    Published: May 25, 2009 Last updated: May 16, 2021 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    A classic, simple recipe for potato salad recipe made with cooked potatoes, celery, onion, and eggs in a mayonnaise based dressing.

    This Classic Potato Salad is a side dish recipe made with potatoes, celery, onion, eggs, and a combination of mayo and mustard dressing. It is then decorated with another hard boiled egg and grape tomatoes then sprinkled with fresh parsley.

    Classic Potato Salad is perfect as a side to the Steakhouse Bacon Cheeseburger, or Fireman's Field Day Chicken Barbecue.

    Jump to:
    • Summer Salads
    • 🥔 What Potato To Use
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 💭 Top Tips
    • Cooking The Potato
    • 📖 Variations
    • Related Recipes
    • 👪 Serving size
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    Summer Salads

    This potato salad recipe is a traditional summer salad that mom would make often. It was popular potluck salad for picnics, family reunions, or just as a side dish to one of the dinner proteins she would make on the grill.

    As a child I was not a fan of potatoes. Unless they were in french fry form or potato salad form. This recipe is light on the onions, which is something I would not eat as a child. Getting a chunk of onion as a kid was not pleasing. As a result, I like any raw onions in cold salads to be chopped fine.

    🥔 What Potato To Use

    I see this talked about all around the internet. And, like everything else, the best potato to use for potato salad is not something that in general I see everyone agreeing upon.

    Having been a long time non-fan of potatoes, I can say from my own experience, there are two types of potatoes that are the best.

    I used russet potatoes for this recipe because that is what I had on hand. While I see many people do not recommend russet, I do. Normally considered a baking potato, it has a low moisture content. For this reason alone, I think it is a great potato for this mayonnaise based salad. My interpretation of a low moisture potato means the salad will not become runny.

    My second choice of potato for this salad is the Yukon Gold. I like the buttery flavor of this potato and it lends a comfort feel to the salad.

    Potato Salad Ingredients clockwise, cooked potatoes in a blue bowl, chopped hard boiled eggs in a cream colored bowl, a red measuring cup with diced onions, a can of smoked paprika, a white dish with diced celery, a turquoise dish with yellow mustard, and a pink bowl with mayonnaise.

    🥘 Ingredients

    Potatoes, for the recipe pictured russet potatoes were used.

    Celery

    Onion

    Mayonnaise

    Mustard

    Smoked Paprika

    Parsley

    🔪 Instructions

    Step 1:

    1. Cook, drain, and allow the potatoes to cool.
    2. Chop the potatoes using a hand chopper, or dice with a knife.

    Step 2:

    1. Add the chopped egg, celery, and onion to the chopped potatoes. Toss to combine.
    2. In a small mixing bowl, mix together the mayonnaise and mustard.
    3. Add the mayonnaise mixture and potato mixture until well combined.

    Step 3:

    1. Transfer the potato salad to a serving bowl.
    2. Cut the remaining egg into quarters. Arrange on top of the salad.
    3. Place halved grape tomatoes on top of the salad. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and smoked paprika.
    Mayonnaise and mustard mixed together in a coral colored bowl with a rubber spatula in the mixture.

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    💭 Top Tips

    • Overcooked potatoes will make a watery and loose salad no matter what potatoes are used.
    • Once cooked, immediately turn off the burner and drain the potatoes. Set the potatoes back on the burner 5-10 seconds. The residual heat will to in evaporating any water left on the bottom of the pan.
    • Cool the potatoes completely before assembling.
    • Use a biscuit cutter to chop the potatoes. I use this one, it is what my mom always used, is inexpensive and lasts forever!
    Chopped cooked potatoes in a blue mixing bowl.

    Cooking The Potato

    Below are what I feel is are the best ways to cook a potato for potato salad:

    Baking: Scrub the potato, remove any eyes and stab the potato with a knife 3-4 times. Season and bake on a baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees for 50 minutes or until a fork or knife pierces the potato easily. Allow the potato to completely cool. Then, remove the skin and chop for the salad.

    Boiled, depending on the size of the potato, it can take from 15-25 minutes. The larger the potato, the longer it will take. To test the potato for doneness, stab it with a fork or knife. If it slides in easily, the potato is cooked. If it breaks when it is stabbed, it is likely overcooked. Once cooled, the potatoes can be chopped for the salad.

    Mixed potato salad in a blue mixing bowl with a rubber spatula in the bowl.

    📖 Variations

    • Add ½ cup shredded carrots.
    • To add layer of sweet to the salad add 2 tablespoons of sweet pickle relish.
    • Stir in ½ cup of diced garlic dill pickles.
    • Use a spicy, sweet hot, or yellow mustard in place of the dijon mustard.
    • Reduced-fat mayonnaise or using half greek yogurt and half mayonnaise will reduce the fat content.
    • Substitute sweet paprika for the smoked paprika.
    Overhead shot of a classic potato salad recipe in the serving bowl with quartered eggs, chopped parsley, and halved grape tomatoes arranged on top and sprinkled with red smoked paprika.

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    👪 Serving size

    For this Classic Potato Salad recipe I used 5 large russet potatoes. This yielded almost 7 cups of chopped potatoes. 1 serving is ½ cup of salad and should serve 14 people. Be sure to adjust accordingly if the potatoes are not large.

    📖 Recipe

    Classic Potato Salad Recipe

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    A classic, simple recipe for potato salad recipe made with cooked potatoes, celery, onion, and eggs in a mayonnaise based dressing.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 14
    Calories 293 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • 5 large potatoes cooked, cooled, and chopped
    • 1½ cups Mayonnaise
    • 1½ tablespoon dijon mustard
    • 2 stalks celery diced small
    • ¼ cup onion diced small
    • 4 hard boiled eggs divided
    • 1½ teaspoon smoked paprika

    Instructions
     

    • Place the potatoes in a large mixing bowl. Add the diced celery, onion and 3 of the hard boiled eggs, chopped. Stir to combine.
    • Combine the mayonnaise and mustard in a small mixing bowl.
    • Add the mayonnaise mixture to the potato mixture and stir to combine.
    • Transfer the potato salad to a storage container. Top with 1 egg, quartered, grape tomatoes, halved, and chopped fresh parsley. Sprinkle with smoked paprika.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 293kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 5gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 598mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 224IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    1. Elyse

      May 29, 2009 at 3:11 am

      Ooo, this potato salad sounds amazing! I love that there's a vidalia in there, and hardboiled eggs!! What an awesome combination. So glad you wrote your recipe down for us!

      Reply
    2. Bobby

      May 27, 2009 at 12:32 pm

      your potato salad looks so creamy and delicious. I will have to try adding paprika sometime.

      Reply
    3. Stephanie

      May 27, 2009 at 3:10 am

      I make my potato salad by just throwing everything in too. Similar to yours, but I always add lots of chopped up dill pickles! I'm not a huge fan of sweeter potato salads either, but a good savory salad will always get me drooling. 🙂

      Reply
    4. J.Danger

      May 26, 2009 at 11:39 pm

      I LOVE LOVE LOVE potato salad!

      Reply
    5. Mrs. L

      May 26, 2009 at 10:39 pm

      I'm a big "dill pickle juice" in the potato salad person, which I know really turns a lot of folks off. Haven't made a potato salad in ages but of course now I'm craving some!

      Reply
    6. Linda

      May 26, 2009 at 10:26 pm

      HoneyB, like you, I will eat just about ANY potato salad. This one looks scrumptious.

      My SIL makes the best, and she only uses Hellmann's too.

      Reply
    7. noble pig

      May 26, 2009 at 4:20 pm

      I do love potato salad!

      Reply
    8. Creative One

      May 26, 2009 at 3:13 pm

      Great potato salad recipe!

      Reply
    9. Pam

      May 26, 2009 at 3:01 pm

      Yummy. Nothing says summer like a tasty potato salad. Yours looks simple and delicious.

      Reply
    10. Ingrid

      May 26, 2009 at 2:14 pm

      That's the way my mom makes! :)She just eyeballs everything too!
      ~ingrid

      Reply
    11. Navita

      May 26, 2009 at 2:14 pm

      Hi Honey, long time no see.
      How have you been?

      love this salad ...only I will reduce the potatoes and add some soya chunks instead. 🙂

      Reply
    12. Rachel

      May 26, 2009 at 2:05 pm

      a very very creamy salad!

      Reply
    13. ButterYum

      May 26, 2009 at 12:09 pm

      I'm sure it's very yummy... never met a potato salad I didn't like :).

      Reply
    14. Katy

      May 26, 2009 at 9:03 am

      We eat potato salad year round. Always a welcomed dish!

      Reply
    15. Barbara Bakes

      May 26, 2009 at 2:22 am

      Sounds like a perfect potato salad!

      Reply
    16. Lynda

      May 26, 2009 at 12:52 am

      I love potato salad and this is similar to the way I make mine. It's one of summers pleasures!
      Your picture is so yummy looking!

      Reply
    17. Susie

      May 25, 2009 at 10:47 pm

      I swear I live for potato salad!

      Reply
    18. Frieda

      May 25, 2009 at 9:35 pm

      This is EXACTLY how I like my potato salad! My mom would add a little bit of evaporated milk into the mayo to make it extra creamy. Yum!

      Reply
    19. Gera @ SweetsFoods

      May 25, 2009 at 8:31 pm

      Love potato salads and on this recipe the mustard with paprika tinge, impossible to not turn out so appetizing 🙂

      Cheers!

      Gera

      Reply
    20. Bellini Valli

      May 25, 2009 at 8:20 pm

      Simple, delicious and perfect anytime of the year:D

      Reply
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