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Title: Potato salad
Post by: grislyatoms on May 26, 2018, 06:03:15 PM

Yeah, I know. Pedestrian and run-of-the-mill. A good potato salad though, is a good potato salad (sorry for the tautology).

Over the years I have realized a couple of caveats for potato salad -

1. New (red) potatoes
2. Bacon
3. Red onion and green onion.
4. Finely diced celery

Potato salad is one of those things where it's either hum-drum or better than everything else.

Title: Re: Potato salad
Post by: charby on May 26, 2018, 07:40:32 PM

No mustard, mayo or eggs?

Title: Re: Potato salad
Post by: zxcvbob on May 26, 2018, 07:54:59 PM

Food Fight!!

Title: Re: Potato salad
Post by: grislyatoms on May 26, 2018, 10:25:03 PM

Damn, but that doll from the X-files reboot creeps me out, zxcvbob!
Charby - A little mayonnaise, a little mustard.

Title: Re: Potato salad
Post by: French G. on May 27, 2018, 12:46:10 AM

Red potato salad to me demands parsley in it. Kinda gotten tired of most mayo based, but a German potato salad is just fine.

Title: Re: Potato salad
Post by: MillCreek on May 27, 2018, 01:58:21 AM

My favorite German potato salad recipe is from the Betty Crocker cookbook, but I double the amount of dressing: https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/hot-german-potato-salad/39665c22-834a-4d6b-9d9e-218b1e423365

Do speak up if you have a better recipe.

Title: Re: Potato salad
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on May 27, 2018, 02:23:55 PM

Love German Potato Salad.

However, since most potato salad has celery in it, I generally stay away. I've found one store bought brand that I can tolerate.

Title: Re: Potato salad
Post by: K Frame on May 30, 2018, 08:41:10 AM

Best German potato salad I've ever had was made by my friend's mom, Mama Groninger.

Yeah, she grew up in Germany.

I tried to duplicate it for many years and never could.

I generally like most potato salads. The local Safeway chain has two good varieties -- three potato (that has an orange cast but doesn't have sweet potatoes), and bacon blue cheese.

The local Giant chain's potato salad generally sucks the fingerling.

Amish style potato salad is really damned good. It's done in more of a sweet and sour type dressing -- https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/73875/amish-potato-salad/