Old-Fashioned Potato Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 lbs yukon gold potatoes
    4 large hard-boiled eggs, divided
    1 1/2 cups chopped celery
    1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
    1/2 cup mayonnaise (Hellmann's is my favorite. And, please, NOT reduced-fat or nonfat)
    2 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (plus more, if needed)
    1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
    1 1/2 teaspoons ballpark-style yellow mustard (I like French's, NOT Dijon)
    1 teaspoon kosher salt (plus more, if needed)
    1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (ground red pepper)
    1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (Italian parsley)
Preparation
    Bring a large pot with 3 quarts of water to a boil. While water is coming to a boil, peel and cut potatoes into 1-inch dice. Add diced potatoes to boiling water and cook about 10 minutes, or until tender (NOT mushy) when pierced with a knife. Remove and drain well in a colander.
    Place potatoes in a large non-reactive bowl (a glass bowl is best), and cool to room temperature. Chop 3 of the hard-boiled eggs and add to the bowl with the chopped celery and onion. Mix well to blend.
    Mash the remaining egg in a small bowl, then add the mayonnaise, 2 1/2 teaspoons of lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, 1 teaspoon of salt, and cayenne. Whisk well to blend. Add to the bowl with the potatoes and mix well to combine. Taste and season with a little more salt and lemon juice, if needed. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed (Salad can be made 6 hours ahead, bring to room temperature for 30 minutes before serving).
    When ready to serve, sprinkle with the chopped parsley.

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