Mom’s Potato Salad with a Twist
My mom is a great cook and one of her best dishes is potato salad–it’s always a huge hit with everyone that eats it. I have never made it before and decided to give it a try –I added just a few things to make it my own. My stepfather-in-law Bud uses big chunks of black olives in his version and I really liked the flavor and color they added. This was a very tasty potato salad that went well with the barbecue ribs I made. Don’t worry Mom, your version is still my favorite.
Mom’s Potato Salad with a Twist:
Ingredients:
- 5 large potatoes, skinned, boiled until fork tender & diced into bite-size chunks
- 5 hard-boiled eggs, diced
- 1/4 sweet yellow onion, diced finely
- 1/2 cup of sliced black olives, drained
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/4 cup dill pickle juice
- 2 tsp of red wine vinegar
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup of good mayonnaise
- 1 tsp celery salt
- 1 tsp dried mustard
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Paprika (sprinkled on top for garnish)
How to Make Mom’s Potato Salad with a Twist
Just like my mom, I boil my large potatoes with the skin on. Once they are fork-tender I let them cool and simply peel off the skin. I then dice them into bite-size chunks.
Combine the remaining ingredients (except paprika) in a large bowl & mix thoroughly. Taste and re-season if needed.
Put into a serving bowl & sprinkle the top with paprika. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 large potatoes skinned, boiled until fork tender & diced into bite-size chunks
- 5 hard-boiled eggs diced
- ¼ sweet yellow onion diced finely
- ½ cup of sliced black olives drained
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- ¼ cup dill pickle juice
- 2 tsp of red wine vinegar
- ½ - ¾ cup of good mayonnaise, to taste
- 1 tsp celery salt
- 1 tsp dried mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Paprika sprinkled on top for garnish
Instructions
- Just like my mom, I boiled my potatoes in a large pot with the skin on. Once they are fork-tender I let them cool and simply peel off the skin, which prevents the potato from getting watery. I then dice them into bite-size chunks. Side Note: Feel free to peel and dice before boiling if you'd prefer.
- Combine the remaining ingredients (except paprika) in a large bowl & mix thoroughly. Taste and re-season if needed.
- Put into a serving bowl & sprinkle the top with paprika. Enjoy.
Looks awesome, I hadn’t thought of boiling the potatoes whole. I just made it too for the first time not too long ago! and I love the olives!
please make the wasabi olive on on the 4th and I’ll award the winner… Aunt Barb wins of course but we’ll work something out on the side Pam. Cool? Jack
Those potatoes look good. I like the use of the dill pickle juice and the olives!
Barbecue ribs and potato salad…life cannot get better than this combo…
Great idea to add olives! Never would have thought, but it does sound good.