This could be a recipe reminiscent of your grandmother’s, for creating the most delicious homemade potato salad. Discover the full recipe, complete with step-by-step images to guide you through the process. Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of the post to leave a comment and share with friends!
In The Kitchen
One of my favorite dishes to whip up during the summer season is potato salad. Most of the time I go with my super simple recipes using mayonnaise and a few other ingredients I have on hand. In this post I share one of the tastiest salad recipes I know you will love as much as we do! Don’t be deterred by the fact that this homemade old-fashioned recipe tastes best when refrigerated for at least 6 hours. Find the printable recipe at the bottom of this blog post.
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Old Fashion Potato Salad Recipe
Servings: 4-6
Prep Time:
Recipe Level: Medium
Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 6 medium potatoes
- 1/2 cup of diced celery
- 2 tablespoons of fresh dill springs
Dressing
- 1 1/2 cup of milk
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons of corn starch
- 1 large egg yolk
Topping
- 4 eggs (hard boiled and sliced)
- pinch of dill sprigs
Directions:
- Peel potatoes and cut into bite size pieces before boiling. Bowling should take about 10 minutes or until a fork can go into the piece easily. Set aside after draining to let cool.
- While potatoes are cooking, dice up onion, celery and dill.
- FOR DRESSING mix cider v vinegar, milk, sugar and egg yolk over medium heat. Whisk in the corn starch and continue whisking until the mixture starts to thicken. This should take about 8-10 minutes over medium heat.
- Pour warm salad dressing mixture over the potatoes, onion, celery and dill that is in the mixing bowl. Toss carefully before adding to a serving bowl that will be refrigerated for about 12 hours.
- Top old fashion potato salad with sliced eggs and a dusting of fresh dill.
NOTE: This is old fashion potato salad dressing that only gets better if left in refrigerator for up to 5 days. It is best to not serve until 12 hours in refrigeration so the potato can soak up the dressing.
Printable Old Fashion Potato Salad Recipe Card HERE!
More Potato Salads
Potato salads are one of my favorite side dishes to serve throughout the year. Click on each image below to find other potato salad recipes on my website.
Find additional side dish recipes and more in my Side Dish Category on BrenHaas.com
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In conclusion to trying this old fashion potato salad recipe I would love to hear from you. Do you enjoy making things from scratch? DO tell by leaving a comment below or reaching out to me on my contact page.
Happy Cooking,
