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Classic American Potato Salad

Potato salad is a summer staple at parties. This recipe is easy to follow and is best made the day before serving. Potatoes are peeled and cubed before being boiled. The cooked potatoes are tossed with salt and vinegar to flavor the potatoes while they cool. Mayonnaise is mixed with sour cream, mustard, sugar and brine from a pickle jar. Chopped pickles, celery, scallions and parsley are next added to the mayonnaise mixture. The cooled potatoes are added into the mayonnaise mixture. Hard boiled eggs are folded in last. After covering, this finished American potato salad is refrigerated several hours or overnight.
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword Potato
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs russet potatoes peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • cup chopped dill pickles plus 2 tbsp brine
  • 2 tbsp yellow mustard
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 3 stalks celery chopped
  • 4 scallions thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Paprika for topping

Instructions

  1. Put the potatoes in a large saucepan; cover with cold water and season with 1 tsp salt. Bring to a simmer and cook until tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add the vinegar and ½ tsp salt; toss. Let cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, put the eggs in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to boil, and then remove from the heat and let sit, covered 10 minutes. Drain the eggs and run under cold water until cool; peel, chop and set aside.
  3. Whisk the mayonnaise, sour cream, pickle brine, mustard and sugar in a small bowl. Stir in the pickles, celery, scallions and parsley. Spoon the mayonnaise mixture over the potatoes and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Add the hard-boiled eggs and gently stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight. Sprinkle with paprika just before serving.