- I was fortunate to growup in Southern California,
and many of my childhood memories
are from happy days spent at the beach.
We pretty much lived at thebeach during the summer months,
and my mom would whip up herfamous potato salad recipe,
store in a big cooler thatwe would take with us,
so that we could enjoy itsitting under a beach umbrella
under the sun.
Now, if we were carefulenough not to get sand in it,
it was super tasty andit's the same recipe
that I have now been makingfor more than 20 years,
and I'm happy to share it with you today.
Unlike most potato salad recipes
that are pretty beige and bland looking,
this one has quite a bitof color and texture,
and that's because it's acombination of red potatoes,
hard boiled eggs, celery,radishes, green onion,
dill, and mayonnaise.
It's creamy, has a nicelittle crunch to it,
and it's the perfect saladrecipe to take with you
to the beach or to serve up as a side dish
for all of your outdoorparties and barbecues.
So, let me show you how to make it.
To make the best potato salad recipe,
you need to choose the right potatoes,
and I recommend red or white new potatoes.
They're creamy, lower in starch,
and hold together well after cooking,
so you don't end up witha mushy potato salad.
And of course, I like the red potatoes,
as it just adds more color.
You definitely want to stearclear of russet potatoes,
and I explain why on the full recipe post.
So, fill a pot with water
and then place your potatoes in the water.
Turn the heat to highand bring that to a boil.
While you're waiting for thepotatoes to come to a boil,
fill another pot with water,
and we'll use this for the eggs.
Once your potatoes are boiling,you can salt the water,
but remember to never saltuntil the water is boiling,
otherwise the salt willpit the bottom of your pot.
Then, reduce the heat to a simmer
and set the timer for 20 minutes.
After the other pot has come to a boil,
reduce the heat to low
and carefully transferyour eggs with a skimmer.
Once the eggs are in the pot,
turn the heat back up to high,
and cook them for 12 minutesfor perfect hard boiled eggs.
While the potatoes and eggs are cooking,
get an ice water bath ready.
After 12 minutes, removethe eggs from the pot
and transfer them to the ice water bath,
so that they immediately stop cooking.
Then once your other timer has gone off,
use a fork to poke one of your potatoes
to make sure it's fully cooked.
Your fork should go through fairly easily,
but you do want a little resistance,
because if your fork justslides right through,
your potatoes will end up really soft
and likely fall apart more in the salad.
Transfer the potatoesto the ice water bath,
just to blanch them,
and then transfer both theeggs and potatoes to the fridge
to cool completely.
So once everything is cooled,
we can start to dice it up.
Cube the potato intoabout 1-inch sized pieces
and add it to the mixing bowl.
I know some people liketo cut their potato first,
then boil when they make potato salad,
but I like to cut mypotatoes after boiling,
as I find that they hold up better
and don't seem to get as waterlogged.
Next, dice up your hard boiled eggs
and add those to yourmixing bowl, as well.
You'll notice there's nogreen tinge around the yolk
with my eggs, which meansthey've been perfectly boiled,
and I've got a separatevideo for how to make
perfect hard boiled eggs,
if you happened to miss that.
Slice up three stalks of celery
and four green onionsfor that delicious crunch
and bright pop of greencolor in the potato salad.
I cut the celery length-wise first
for more bite-sizedpieces, then slice it up.
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And now, for the ingredientthat I think makes
my mom's potato salad recipe the best,
and that's radishes.
These little radishesadd such amazing flavor
to the potato salad,
so just slice the tailand stem off the radish
and use a box grater to grate them up.
But, do be careful asradishes are quite small,
and you wanna keep allof your fingers intact.
Add about a tablespoon of chopped dill
for that fresh herb flavor,
and then add one cup of mayonnaise,
a quarter-teaspoon of black pepper,
and half-a-teaspoon of sea salt,
and then gently stir it all together
until it's creamy and well combined.
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This potato salad will lastfor about three to four days
in the fridge and itreally does get better
after the flavors haveall melded together.
But I can tell you fromfirsthand experience,
that there's rarely any leftovers,
because it gets devoured right up.
For the printable versionof this potato salad recipe,
make sure to visit mywebsite, downshiftology.com,
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make sure to hit that subscribe button
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and I will see you guys again next week
with a tasty new recipe.
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