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Making potato salad is really easy! It is an all-time
favorite side dish or vegetable dish that people crave with
barbecue, picnics, and outdoor events in the summertime. I have
my easy potato salad recipe further down on this page. If you
follow this simple potato salad
recipe, you will be able to make the best potato salad too. If
you are looking for a fast and easy dish to make, potato salad is
it. And, it's what most people enjoy at a large gathering.
The best thing about how to make potato salad is how easy it is to change the
ingredients to match your taste. Potatoes mix well with a
wide range of unique flavors, so combining potato salad recipes
is recommended. Many
potato salad recipes are made with oil, without oil, with mayonnaise,
and without mayonnaise. Once you find a
basic recipe that works the best, its easy to change it up and
make it more interesting.
The only common denominator to easy potato salad recipes is some kind
of oil. There are several important things to
know about how to make potatoe salad. First, potato salads usually come in two general
descriptions; potato salads made with mayonnaise, and potato salads made with a vegetable oil
or even olive oil. Some
potato salad recipes use mustard, assorted
vegetables, and lots of different seasonings. But most potato salad
recipes
include a main ingredient of mayonnaise or miracle whip, especially the southern
style recipes for potato salad.
My favorite is the mayonnaise based potato salad recipe. This is
normally the kind of potato salad people immediately think of when they think of
a potato salad recipe.
While its very tasty, it does involve a fairly large amount of
mayonnaise, which is of course high in saturated fat and
cholesterol. But hey, my
grandparents lived into their late 80’s even though they
routinely ate large quantities of high fat food! Potatoe salad is
just one of those dishes that stands the test of time. My
favorite easy potato salad recipe is further down the page and worth trying.
The potato salad recipe that uses no mayonnaise
at all though is gaining popularity. For people thinking
about a low fat diet, the potato salad recipes that use the no mayonnaise
option are available. Typically, these easy recipes use mustard and other
seasonings to replace the mayonnaise. Under the quantity specified
in a recipe, just substitute the mayonnaise with sour cream,
a plain yogurt, or some cottage
cheese to make potato salad with no
mayonnaise in it at all! Then, you can puree these
substitutes in a blender for the best results. And remember,
just try the low fat or fat-free alternatives to reduce on
calories or fat consumption.
Most people today are becoming more
aware of their health in their choices of food. For example, oil based potato salads are
becoming more popular. Remember, the first
potato salad recipes our grandparents made were made with olive oil. Of course, this
was probably because there was no mayonnaise available in those
days. So, potato salad made with olive oil is
just as good as the easy mayonnaise based recipe. With the right seasoning,
it can be just as good as the original potato salad.
My favorite recipe for potato salad is made with miracle whip
or mayonnaise. This easy potato salad recipe makes the best potato salad for a large
crowd! Many people ask me which kind of potatoes are best for
making potato
salad. My favorite is just the plain ole Idaho white potato. Boil about 5 or 6 potatoes with the skin left on the potato for about 20 minutes. Don't
put them in the water until it is boiling. Cut larger potatoes in
half. Use
a knife to poke the center and see if it slides through the
potato easily. Drain the water, let cool, and peel by hand under
cool running water. Now you are ready to chop!
Chop about 1/2 of a white onion. Add about 3/4 cup of mayonnaise,
1/2 cup of pickle relish, 1-tsp of salt, and a little pepper.
For
potato salad with no mayonnaise, just substitute with sour
cream, cottage cheese, or plain yogurt. Chop and add the potato
to the salad. Stir
while everything is still slightly warm and it makes for a
creamier texture of potato salad. Last, add 3 or 4 chopped,
hardboiled eggs. Cool before serving. I've even had to throw the
bowl in the freezer for a half hour to cool potato salad quickly
for the hungry crowd! I won't go into how to make potato salad
ingredients in this article, but you can go out on the internet
for those ideas. Here's an idea for a gift for a
shower or a party! Type up this good easy potatoe salad recipe on decorative
stationary. Laminate it and punch a small hole in the top & add
a ribbon. Slide it into a basket along with a chopping
board, cutting knife, and Corning-ware bowl. This gift will be very unique! You can even throw in a jar of
Terry's Barbecue Sauce and use this basket as a business gift idea for everyone at the office!
Food baskets make great thank-you gifts for neighbors and
friends.
There are so many free potato salad recipes
online to choose. Do some research if you don't think my potato
salad recipe will work for you. But whatever you decide, learning
how to make easy potato salad is all up to
you!
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