Southern Potato Salad is a family favorite recipe that is very popular at cookouts;
however, is a versatile dish that's great anytime.
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Hey there! I'm here with another barbecue recipe for you all. Okay potato salad can be eaten anytime, but since July 4th/Independence Day is approaching we are going to call it a barbecue recipe.
That's what we do for "The 4th" right. Pull out the barbecue grill, gather family and friends around, make a few cocktails and it's a good time!
So lets get into it so I can show you how its done!
Ingredients needed:
- Russet potatoes
- Whole eggs
- Yellow onion
- Diced celery
- Apple cider vinegar
- Granulated sugar
- Sweet relish
- Miracle whip
- Mustard
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Optional: paprika for garnish
Steps to make the salad:
- Peel the potatoes then cut them into large cubes.
- In a large pot, add the potatoes and cover them with water. Boil them for about approximately 14 minutes or until tender.
- In a pot, boil the eggs for approximately 14 minutes. While eggs and potatoes are boiling, dice the onion and celery.
- Once the potatoes are finished cooking, drain the excess water and add the potatoes to a bowl. Once the eggs are done, peel and dice them.
- Add the diced eggs to the bowl with the potatoes and mix everything together.
- Add the celery, onion, sugar, relish, vinegar, and miracle whip. Fold the ingredients together then fold the mustard into the mixture.
- Garnish with paprika. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least two hours prior to serving.
Southern Potato Salad
Too bad I live within the city limits and can't pop my own firecrackers. I remember when I was a kid, we would go to my mom's hometown in Alabama for the 4th every now and then.
My family lived in a small town in the country so we could pop as many firecrackers as we pleased. My big cousins would pop them and we would all run like scary cats lol. Then we would turn around and be in awe of how beautiful they were. Those were good times!
My grandfather would smoke a hog for everyone to eat, my mom and her sisters would make potato salad, baked beans, you name it! A barbecue is not a barbecue without potato salad. Everyone loves it, but if nothing else it's tradition.
And tradition creates the memories that I shared with you today. And at the end of the day, that's all that really matters!
Enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 4 small russet potatoes
- 3 whole eggs
- 2 tbsps yellow onion- diced
- 2 tbsps celery- diced
- 2 tbsps apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsps granulated sugar
- 2 tbsps sweet relish
- 6 tbsps miracle whip
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika optional garnish
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes, then cut them into large cubes.
- In a large pot, add the potatoes and cover them with water. Boil for about 14 minutes or until tender.
- In a pot, boil eggs for about 14 minutes.
- While eggs and potatoes are boiling, dice the onion and celery.
- Once the potatoes are finished cooking, drain the excess water and add the potatoes to a bowl.
- Once the eggs are done, peel and dice them.
- Add the diced eggs to the bowl with the potatoes and mix them together.
- Fold the mustard into the mixture.
- Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least two hours prior to serving.
Nana Jo says
Closest tasty as my Mama used to make the only difference here is we use sour pickles that’s not a dill pickle it’s called sour we love it
Ashley Frederick says
Aww thanks! Glad you love it!
Jennifer says
I am always on the lookout for good Southern cooking recipes! I’ve been reading a cookbook by the late great Edna Lewis and it really inspired me to cook more Southern recipes. I am going to try this potato salad recipe. It looks delicious!
Ashley says
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy it!
Huda says
That looks really good! Definitely going to try it. Thanks for the recipe.
Ashley says
Thanks!
Noo says
I just watched David Chang’s “Ugly Delicious” series on Netflix and I was intrigued by the references to various south cuisine. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Ashley says
I've never heard of that series. I will have to check it out. Thanks!