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In reply to the discussion: Potato Salad Recipes, submit yours [View all]Kali
(55,007 posts)35. mine is basic
also eyeballed
peeled cooked potatoes, diced 1/2 to 3/4 inch or larger decent size chunks
chopped sweet onion, chunky - LOTS (sorry onion haters)
chopped hard boiled eggs, chunky - lots
either sweet relish or finely chopped sweet pickle and a bit of the liquid
some mayo and a little bit of mustard
celery seed (optional)
salt and pepper
mix and chill for several hours or overnight
adjust seasonings, add more onions
dump a drained can(s) of black olives on top so people that don't want olives mixed in can pick them out easily
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Flavor. Raw onions taste like rotting garbage soaked in battery acid.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jul 2018
#9
You probably know that raw onion doesn't taste anything at all like that to most of us.
hedda_foil
Jul 2018
#25
I like to put a couple of tablespoons of vinegar on the cooked drained potatoes
csziggy
Jul 2018
#38
A meme online about a clueless white woman using raisins in her potato salad &
irisblue
Jul 2018
#19
Protip: rinse the chopped onion to get that icky onion juice flavor out. you'll never go back ...
elehhhhna
Jul 2018
#16
My recipe is very close to yours (but no celery) and I add additional good stuff!
PearliePoo2
Jul 2018
#31
Potatoes, hard boiled eggs, celery, red pepper, scallions, green olives mixed with
Vinca
Jul 2018
#41