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Classic Southern Potato Salad

Classic Southern Potato Salad with Turkey Bacon and Chicken Ham

A classic Southern potato salad featuring creamy potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and crunchy pickles.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Southern
Servings 8 servings
Calories 219 kcal

Equipment

  • large pot
  • colander
  • potato masher
  • large bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pounds russet potatoes peeled and cubed
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 4 pieces hard-boiled eggs peeled and chopped
  • ½ cup hamburger dill pickles chopped
  • 2 tablespoons hamburger dill pickle juice
  • ½ cup Vidalia or sweet yellow onion finely minced or grated
  • 1 cup mayonnaise preferably Dukes or Hellman’s
  • ¼ cup yellow mustard
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • dash paprika for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat. When the water starts to boil add 2 teaspoons of kosher salt and the potato cubes and cook for approximately 10 minutes. The potatoes are cooked when you can take a piece of potato and mash with a fork with little resistance. Drain the potatoes in a colander.
  • Pour the drained and cooked potatoes back in the pan and use a potato masher to mash them 3-4 times. This step makes your potato salad even creamier and ensures that the potatoes soak up more of the mayonnaise mixture.
  • While the potatoes are cooking, combine the mayonnaise, mustard, onion, pickles, pickle juice, hard-boiled eggs, and salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix well. Add the cooked potatoes and fold in.
  • Garnish with a dash of paprika.
  • Refrigerate and serve chilled. Enjoy!

Notes

If you are short on time, you can purchase eggs that have been boiled and peeled at the grocery store. You can make this recipe several days ahead, and it tastes even better the second day. Leftovers should last in your fridge tightly covered for up to five days. Do not try to freeze them.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 219kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 617mgPotassium: 470mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.9mg
Keyword Classic Southern Potato Salad, lunch, potato salad, Side Dish, Southern recipes
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