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

[tamouse]

Great point about what kind of potatoes to use. I prefer the new red potatoes, personally. Sometimes I even leave the skins on for something different!

Since this is about people who burn water, one clarification:

"put your eggs in a large pot (which has a tight fitting lid) and cover with an inch or so of cold water"

That's an inch OVER the TOP of the eggs, folks!

Also: good mention about mixing all ingredients before adding the potatoes. As you can see in step 2 of my OP I make sure the eggs are well mashed up before combining things, but first mashing the eggs, then combining all ingredients save potatoes is a good addition as well. (I think that's actually how I did it last time, anyway.)