My potato salad

[jonnyjonny_uk]

Potato salad




Ingredients
Quantities are only a guide as this is prepared according to taste
8 medium potatoes
1 stick celery finely chopped
bunch of spring onions chopped
handful chopped fresh parsley
220g mayonnaise
1 tbsp wine vinegar
1 tbsp mustard
Salt & Pepper
4 boiled eggs


I peeled 8 medium potatoes and chopped into cubes ensuring all were the same size as this will make sure they cook evenly. I then placed the cubed potatoes into cold salted water and brought to the boil for approx 10 minutes or until they are soft enough to be pierced with a fork but without breaking up. Once the potatoes were cooked I drained the water and ran under cold water in a sieve to cool down and stop the cooking process. I then set them aside to make the sauce.

For the sauce:

I chopped a cup of spring onions into 1/4 inch pieces and only use the green part not the white end. These I placed into a large bowl. Then I chopped a good handful of fresh parsley and added this to the bowl. Then I chopped finely one stick of celery and also added to the bowl. I then added the mayonnaise, mustard, wine vinegar and salt and pepper and mixed it all up together. Finally I put on 4 eggs to hard boil and once done chopped up three of them and added to the sauce mixture and quartered the fourth one for decoration. Then I added the potaotes and mixed thoroughly but carefully making sure you don’t break up the potatoes. Adjust the ingredients to your taste if you think it needs more or less of something. I don’t usually measure these kind of recipes but use according to taste. I spooned this mixture to a serving bowl and garnished with the egg quarters in each corner and used some more chopped spring onion in the middle and sprinkled with chopped parsley.

[msmofet]

looks beautiful!!

[jonnyjonny_uk]

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Originally Posted by msmofet looks beautiful!!

Thanks MM

[JoAnn L.]

I am going to make your recipe this weekend.Thank you so much for sharing. It looks delicious.

[sarah]

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Originally Posted by jonnyjonny_uk Potato salad Ingredients Quantities are only a guide as this is prepared according to taste 8 medium potatoes 1 stick celery finely chopped bunch of spring onions chopped handful chopped fresh parsley 220g mayonnaise 1 tbsp wine vinegar 1 tbsp mustard Salt & Pepper 4 boiled eggs I peeled 8 medium potatoes and chopped into cubes ensuring all were the same size as this will make sure they cook evenly. I then placed the cubed potatoes into cold salted water and brought to the boil for approx 10 minutes or until they are soft enough to be pierced with a fork but without breaking up. Once the potatoes were cooked I drained the water and ran under cold water in a sieve to cool down and stop the cooking process. I then set them aside to make the sauce. For the sauce: I chopped a cup of spring onions into 1/4 inch pieces and only use the green part not the white end. These I placed into a large bowl. Then I chopped a good handful of fresh parsley and added this to the bowl. Then I chopped finely one stick of celery and also added to the bowl. I then added the mayonnaise, mustard, wine vinegar and salt and pepper and mixed it all up together. Finally I put on 4 eggs to hard boil and once done chopped up three of them and added to the sauce mixture and quartered the fourth one for decoration. Then I added the potaotes and mixed thoroughly but carefully making sure you don’t break up the potatoes. Adjust the ingredients to your taste if you think it needs more or less of something. I don’t usually measure these kind of recipes but use according to taste. I spooned this mixture to a serving bowl and garnished with the egg quarters in each corner and used some more chopped spring onion in the middle and sprinkled with chopped parsley.

thats how i make my potato salad too,except i dont put celery and put boiled eggs inside,instead of garnishing.But yours looks beaurtiful!!!

[jonnyjonny_uk]

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Originally Posted by sarah thats how i make my potato salad too,except i dont put celery and put boiled eggs inside,instead of garnishing.But yours looks beaurtiful!!!

Thanks very much Sarah I have actually added 3 boiled eggs into the salad and used 1 for garnishing. I'm not sure if the celery was that noticeable but it tasted very nice so I'll be sticking to this recipe now

[sarah]

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Originally Posted by jonnyjonny_uk Thanks very much Sarah I have actually added 3 boiled eggs into the salad and used 1 for garnishing. I'm not sure if the celery was that noticeable but it tasted very nice so I'll be sticking to this recipe now

i love celery.i just never tried it with the potato salad.never thought of it.But i'm sure its a great addition.will add it the next time i make my potato salad.

[Mark Webster]

If you have ever have bitten into a potato and found that the potatoes themselves have no flavor do I have a trick for you. To many times we have a great sauce recipe we can use when making a potato salad, but the potatoes don't absorb any of that flavor.
After you have cut your potatoes and simmered them in a salted water bath, drain them and then splash a light vinegar over the top of them (don't soak them in it, just give them a good splash and toss them while they are hot.
Lay them out on a half sheet pan or similar type and place in the freezer for about 20 minutes to stop the cooking process.
Remove fom the freezer and toss with your other ingredients.
Wow, what a difference.

[msmofet]

i always put celery in my potato salad.

[jonnyjonny_uk]

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Originally Posted by Mark Webster If you have ever have bitten into a potato and found that the potatoes themselves have no flavor do I have a trick for you. To many times we have a great sauce recipe we can use when making a potato salad, but the potatoes don't absorb any of that flavor. After you have cut your potatoes and simmered them in a salted water bath, drain them and then splash a light vinegar over the top of them (don't soak them in it, just give them a good splash and toss them while they are hot. Lay them out on a half sheet pan or similar type and place in the freezer for about 20 minutes to stop the cooking process. Remove fom the freezer and toss with your other ingredients. Wow, what a difference.

Thanks for the tip Mark The potatoes did taste pretty good and I don't know if that had anything to do with adding the small amount of wine vinegar?