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Traditional Potato Salad

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May 4, 2020 · Roscoe · 1 Comment

Traditional Potato Salad is a simple and creamy recipe to serve as a side dish with your favorite meal.

traditional potato salad

One of my Cajun friends taught me the saying: “We’ve got all this Gumbo, but no Potato Salad to go with it!” Gumbo is usually just served with rice, but my family always had a side dish of traditional potato salad to be served with Gumbo.  Now that I’ve moved back to Louisiana, I’ve found that potato salad and Gumbo go together like peanut butter and jelly! Check out my Chicken and Sausage Gumbo recipe.

Potato salad is also a very versatile southern side dish. It is a traditional side for all types of barbecue, fried chicken, and backyard cookout fare like hamburgers and hot dogs.  I love potato salad because it’s easy to prepare and there are several different ways to prepare it. 

This recipe is for traditional potato salad, but you can also check out my loaded baked potato salad, scalloped potato salad, and mustard potato salad – coming soon!  This recipe serves 4 or less, and if you want to make more for a large gathering, then doubling the recipe will yield more potato salad.

Traditional Potato Salad

Ingredients:

  • 12-15 bite size potatoes (you can buy red skin, gold, or traditional varieties at your grocery store) (or 2 potatoes – again your choice of variety)
  • 2 celery hearts
  • 1 small onion
  • 3-4 stalks of green onion
  • ¼ cup of mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • ½ tsp of vinegar
  • 1 tsp of sugar
  • ½ tsp of salt
  • ½ tsp of pepper

Directions:

Cut the potatoes into small pieces.

Boil the potatoes for 18 minutes. 

Once the potatoes are cooked, drain the water and set the potatoes into a mixing bowl. 

Dice the onion, celery, and green onion then add them to the potatoes.  Set aside some green onion for a garnish.

Traditional Potato Salad
Traditional Potato Salad

In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. 

Whisk the ingredients until mixed well. 

Pour the sauce mixture over the potatoes, celery, and onions.  Mix well until all of the vegetables are well coated.

Sprinkle the remaining green onions on top. 

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Traditional Potato Salad

Traditional Potato Salad

Ingredients

  • 12-15 bite size potatoes
  • 2 celery hearts
  • 1 small onion
  • 3-4 stalks of green onion
  • ¼ cup of mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • ½ tsp of vinegar
  • 1 tsp of sugar
  • ½ tsp of salt
  • ½ tsp of pepper

Instructions

Cut the potatoes into small pieces.

Boil the potatoes for 18 minutes. 

Once the potatoes are cooked, drain the water and set the potatoes into a mixing bowl. 

Dice the onion, celery, and green onion then add them to the potatoes.  Set aside some green onion for a garnish.

In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. 

Whisk the ingredients until mixed well. 

Pour the sauce mixture over the potatoes, celery, and onions.  Mix well until all of the vegetables are well coated.

Sprinkle the remaining green onions on top. 

More Recipes:

Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Creamy Mac and Cheese

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Tomato, Cucumber, and Onion Salad

Jalapeno Poppers

Shrimp and Sausage Grits

Ranch House Pinto Beans

Smoked Ribs

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  1. AvatarNicole Harvey says

    May 25, 2020 at 7:25 pm

    Potato salad is one of my favorite things to eat at a BBQ!

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