Simply amazing potato salad. This homestyle potato recipe is requested at every potluck it seems we attend. Folks just love the taste of this potato salad.
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Kitchen Essentials
Batter Bowl
Stainless Steel Bowls
Bamboo Cutting Board
Pastry Scraper
Square Plate
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Ingredients
5Lbs. PotatoesCooked and Cubed
5-10LargeeggsCooked and Cubed
3StalksceleryDiced
1SmallonionDiced
Dressing
3CupsMiracle Whip dressing
2Cupssugar
1Cupmilk
1CupSweet Pickle Relish
2TBL.Yellow Mustard
1TBL.Lemon Juice
saltto taste
pepperto taste
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Instructions
Potatoes:
Peel and dice potatoes. Dice size should be the size you would like to eat, approximately ¼ “ to ½ “ dice. Since you will be just cooling and mixing after you cook the potatoes. This also helps the potatoes cook quickly and uniformly.
Bring to a boil and continue cooking for approximately 10 minutes. Just until fork tender. Don’t overcook or they will be mushy. Drain in colander until cool.
Eggs:
Make the hard-boiled eggs. Place in covered kettle with 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and let sit covered 10 minutes. Then cool slowly with cool running water. As soon as the eggs can be handled, begin peeling the eggs. Make sure to rinse off each one to remove any leftover shell. Dice eggs and egg and add to the bowl.
Add to the diced potatoes. Sometimes if I am trying to be fancy, I set aside 1 or 2 hard-boiled eggs. They can be sliced and put atop the potato salad. Then I will sprinkle a bit of paprika on top.
Celery and Onion
Dice the celery and onion and add to the diced potatoes and eggs.
Dressing
Use a bowl large enough to mix ingredients for the dressing. Add the Miracle Whip, sugar, milk, sweet pickle relish, yellow mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Use a wire whisk to mix ingredients until well incorporated and creamy. Sometimes, I find that I need to add a bit more milk to get it to a creamier mixture. Don’t worry if you make it too creamy. You can always add a bit more Miracle Whip or just let the potatoes soak up the dressing overnight before you serve it.
Pour the dressing over the potatoes, eggs, onion, and celery. Gently mix to coat. Refrigerate. Can be eaten right away or later.
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Notes
Recipe Variations
Everyone has their favorite ingredients that make up a pasta salad. Here are a few suggestions that you might want to try.
While we love the flavor of Miracle Whip, you can swap it out for mayonnaise.
If you prefer your potato salad to be a bit creamier without the tang, substitute half of the Miracle Whip for sour cream or a Greek yogurt.
We love sweet pickle relish in our potato salad; however, some people prefer not to have this in. If that is the case, leave them out.
Swap out the yellow mustard for a brown mustard.
Use red onion to add a bit more heat. Radishes are a good choice too. Green onion will give a fresh mild taste.
Fry and crumble some bacon. My son-in-law loves his with bacon.