Classic Southern Potato Salad
Potato salad is serious business in the South. Make Classic Southern Potato Salad and never give too much thought again about what to bring to a potluck dinner or a friend’s cookout.
Servings: 16 servings, 1/2 cup serving
Equipment
- ricer or potato masher
Ingredients
for boiling the potatoes
- ¼ cup salt
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Ingredients for Classic Southern Potato Salad
- 4 eggs hard boiled and well chilled
- 2 pounds russet potatoes peeled, diced, and boiled until fork tender
- ½ cup red onion diced
- ½ cup celery diced (I try to use celery with leaves)
- 2 ounces diced pimentos
- ⅜ cup sweet relish
- ¼ cup dill relish
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard or Dijon mustard
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
- celery leaves
- paprika
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, yellow or Dijon mustard, and 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar well. Set aside.
- Scrub potatoes well and peel. Dice the potatoes into 1 inch chunks.
- Place diced potatoes into a large stock pot with enough water to cover them. Add 1/4 cup salt and 1/4 cup granulated sugar to the water and boil until you can easily poke into the potatoes with a fork or pairing knife.
- Drain potatoes into a colander. Using a slotted spoon, scoop out about 1/3 of the potatoes and pass through a ricer. If you do not have a ricer, use a potato masher and gently break up the potatoes. You want fluffy versus mashed.
- In a large bowl, combine all of the potatoes, chopped boiled eggs, diced onion, celery, and pimentos. Add the relishes.
- Pour the dressing over the potato mixture and using a rubber spatula, mix the entire bowl of ingredients until very well combined, making sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add additional relish if necessary after tasting.
- Cover with plastic and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours. Stir well before serving. Dust with chopped celery leaves and paprika if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 1941mg | Potassium: 276mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 249IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg