My hubby LOVES my mom’s cooking. There is one thing in particular though that he loves above all else…. her famous Potato Salad Recipe. He craves it fortnightly and would always secretly hope she made it as a side any time we had a BBQ. The entire family loves it but everyone knows that you better save some for Lorin. 🙂
Even I admit that I do not like Potato Salad (in general), but I LOVE my mom’s recipe. My mom has actually helped me make it for several events in the past and any time I brought it to an event people asked for the recipe. Unfortunately, my mom just makes it from memory and without a recipe so I made her sit down and measure everything out so we could get it all written out. Being two states away I can’t rely on her to make it anymore (insert sad face) so I’ve had to master this delicious Potato Salad recipe for the hubby. I’m happy to report I’ve made it at least 4 times since we’ve moved here (the last time being last week), and the hubby has declared it tastes just like my mom’s. Mission successful!! 😀
If you’re a fan of Potato Salad, you will definitely want to try this recipe. It is perfect any time of year, but is especially wonderful any time you BBQ. Best of all, it saves really well and is a great leftover (if there are any leftovers that is – ha!)
- 10-12 potatoes (we use a 5 lb. bag)
- 6-7 boiled eggs
- 1 can black olives (we use about 20 and slice)
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 3-4 TB pickle juice
- baby dill pickles (diced)
- 2 tsp. mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
- Place your potatoes in a pot and bring to a rolling boil. Boil Potatoes for 40-45 minutes or until tender (a knife should easily pierce a potato).
- While potatoes are cooking, boil your eggs. Peel them and set aside.
- Let potatoes cool. Peel off skins and cube your potatoes. It's okay if they are soft or fall apart. Place in a large bowl.
- Cube eggs and add to bowl.
- Cut olives and desired amount of pickles (we used 3) into small pieces as well and add to your bowl.
- Add your mayonnaise and mustard and mix well (add more or less mayonnaise depending on what you like). Add salt and pepper and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to serve. (We like to make this the day before and let it refrigerate for 18 - 24 hours).
*NOTE: For a great tutorial on how to boil eggs go HERE.
This is another salad we like to have at our summer BBQs:
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ENJOY!
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This looks good! Perfect for summer BBQ’s!
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It is perfect for BBQ and is easier to make than you think. 😉
Are you sure Lorin and I aren’t related? I swear we love the same exact things. Maybe our moms just cooked the same way! Potato salad is my favorite and the recipe my Mom (and I) make is like this. YUM!!
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I love potato salad and will be making some for Easter Sunday. I never thought to put pickle juice into instead of using pickles! I love that idea and will have to try it out this weekend!
Looks Amazing!
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I love potato salad, this looks yummy.
Let me know if you ever try the recipe. It’s super easy and my favorite potato salad ever. 🙂
Are the times listed to boil the potatoes right? 40-45 minutes? That seems a bit excessive. Must’ve been a typo, right?
Because there a lot of potatoes, that is right. It takes a while for them to get soft:) Hope you give this recipe a try..it’s our absolute favorite!
Yum this potato looks so good! I will have to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Let me know if you do – would love to know what you think. Have a great weekend. 🙂
YUM!!! Pinned! I’d love for you to share this at my Saturday Dishes Link Party this weekend! It’s a themed link up & this week’s theme is Memorial Day & Grilling! Feel free to share other posts that fit the theme as well if you have them! (: http://lifeisfantasmic.blogspot.com/
How many does this recipe serve?
We usually can get 10-15 servings from this, but I’ve never actually counted. :/
This is amazing! So different from what I have made in the past and so much better. My husband ate a couple servings before it even made it to the table. Yum!!
Oh, I LOVE hearing that! Sounds like your hubby and mine would get along just great – my husband is OBSESSED with this recipe!!
Gong to try this next week. My sister uses sweet pickles in her salad. Have you ever made with sweet
instead of dill?
Made this potato salad this week. Substituted sweet pickles and juice for the dill. It was outstanding. Everybody loved it.
Glad that it was a hit!! We love dill so we’ve yet to try it with the sweet pickles. 😉
patato salad is very testy. This recepie making in my home.
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Potato salads are delicious if it’s made healthy…
Store bought mayonnaise uses high refined and processed vegetable oils like sunflower or canola oil. Instead,try making your own mayonnaise using extra virgin oil and cage-free organic egg yolks.
We should all stay away from processed foods and eat healthy!!🙂
Raquel
Thanks so much!
This is very similar to the way I make it! I use green olives and olive juice in mine! And everyone here loves it’s! I love potatoe salad! And yours looks wonderful might have to whip up a batch this weekend!
That sounds great! I’ll have to try that! Let me know what you think, if you give this a try 🙂 Thanks!