Southern Potato Salad
Southern Potato Salad

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, southern potato salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

We like our potato salad chilled so I boiled the potatoes, skin on and then refrigerated them I have been eating southern potato salad for sixty years and trying to perfect a recipe for at least forty. Southern style mustard potato salad is the perfect side dish! Boiled potatoes are mixed with crunchy celery, cooked eggs, and a creamy mustard dressing in this classic southern recipe.

Southern Potato Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Southern Potato Salad is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have southern potato salad using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Southern Potato Salad:
  1. Make ready 5 large Red potatoes
  2. Make ready 2 stock Celery chopped
  3. Make ready 1 small Onion chopped
  4. Get 1 small Green bell pepper chopped
  5. Make ready 4 Eggs
  6. Take 6 slice Bacon
  7. Prepare 1 Mayonnaise
  8. Take 1 Yellow or brown mustard
  9. Get 1 Cajun seasoning
  10. Make ready 1 Salt and pepper
  11. Take 1 dash Crab and shrimp boil seasoning
  12. Get 1 Green onion chopped
  13. Take 1 Sweet relish

This recipe is basically the same as hers - simple, basic, southern potato salad. Nothin' fancy or highfalutin' - just potatoes, eggs, onion, celery. Potato salad is pretty simple yet delicious side dish that complements any Southern meal. With it's smooth, creamy texture mixed with a zesty crunch from onions and relish, it's sure to be a crowd.

Steps to make Southern Potato Salad:
  1. Bring water in large pot to a boil add a pinch of salt and dash of crab and shrimp boil seasoning. Wash and cube potatoes add to boiling water and cook until you can stick them with fork. (Should not be too soft or potatoes will turn mushy in salad) Add eggs gently, and immediately after you add potatoes.
  2. When potatoes are done drain DO NOT RINSE, place eggs in cool water and let potatoes cool. Finely chop celery, onions, green bell peppers, and bacon (save some bacon bits for top garnish) - put in large serving bowl. Add cooled potatoes (it's ok if they are still a little warm) sprinkle with Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper toss to coat evenly.
  3. Add mayonnaise, mustard, relish (to your preference of taste) toss gently to coat. Add sliced eggs toss once more. Garnish with green onions and bacon bits. Enjoy!
  4. Notes: You can use powder or liquid crab and shrimp boil seasoning. To add a little kick use spicy brown mustard and dash of paprika. This is also great served with Cajun Stew!

Health benefits of southern potato salad. This salad is a good source of vitamin C and iron thanks to all these potatoes. Did you also know that potatoes are a pretty good source of protein? This Southern Potato Salad recipe is the best classic, creamy version with hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, pickle relish and a dash of mustard. It's a must-have for any celebration or barbecue.

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