That's Right, We're Basic {Recipe: Potato Salad}

It took a long time for me to come around to liking potato salad. Potatoes swimming in mayo with pickles and celery just does not appeal to me. It doesn't help that when I finally tried it at a family picnic I got food poisoning. It probably wasn't the potato salad, but that is what I blamed it on. Anyway, the Old Fashioned Potato Salad at Trader Joe's caught my attention a few years ago and I decided to try it; my family and I loved it! It is a good basic, no frills s potato salad (although if you go to their website they have recipes to dress it up). This is my homemade version of Trader Joe's potato salad. 

Potato Salad

My family and I like a very basic potato salad that is a little on the dry side. This recipe can easily be adjusted to taste. More mayonnaise can be added, different vinegars can be used, dill relish instead of sweet, and red onions instead of green are just a few ideas to change up this recipe. 

3 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4" cubes
1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup mayonnaise 
1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
1 teaspoon yellow mustard or your favorite mustard
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Salt and pepper to taste (I use about 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper)
3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
1/4 cup chopped green onions, plus a bit more to garnish top of salad

1. Place prepared potatoes in a large stock pot and add enough water to come about 1 inch above the potatoes. Bring potatoes to a boil over medium-high heat, add kosher salt, then reduce heat to medium. Cook potatoes until they are just fork tender, about 8-10 minutes. Be Be careful not too over cook potatoes or they will be mushy. Drain potatoes and return to stock pot; toss with apple cider vinegar and let cool to room temp. 

3. In a small mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, mustard, onion powder, and salt and pepper. Stir until well combined. 

4. Place cooled potatoes into a large mixing bowl, add hard boiled eggs and green onions. Gently stir in mayonnaise mixture until well combined. Cover and chill for a couple of hours.  Garnish with chopped green onion just before serving, if desired. Serve chilled.

Makes about 8 servings.

Enjoy!