Potato Salad

[tamouse]

The great Garrison Keillor opines that no one should buy potato salad from the store -- everyone should know how to make it. And he's right, potato salad is so dead easy that it can be done by anyone.

Ingredients

• 2 large potatoes, peeled, 1/2 inch cubes


• 2 jumbo eggs, hard boiled*


• 1/4 cup diced celery


• 2 tbsp sweet pickle relish


• 1-2 tbsp yellow mustard


• 4 tbsp mayo or Miracle Whip


• salt & pepper to taste


• a dash of paprika


• a dash of curry powder

Directions

1. boil potatoes until soft but firm (about 20 minutes). Rinse in cool water.


2. mash eggs


3. Drain potatoes (they should be no more than room temperature)


4. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and thoroughly mix together. Cover and refridgerate until ready to use (at least 2 hours).

* I hope someone has told everyone how to hard boil an egg!

Comments

[redsnake05]

I love potato salad in summer. So delicious. Instead of making a mayonnaise dressing, I sometimes just mix some plain unsweetened yoghurt with chopped spring onion and chives, and sour cream is very popular as a dressing round here.

[tamouse]

Good adds! My family is from the Midwest and of Scandinavian extraction, so Miracle Whip is the dressing of choice in many of our salads. However, having lived elsewhere where tastes aren't so "Midwest" I appreciate the use of yoghurt as a dressing.