Potato Salad

8 servings Prep: 15 m Cook: 10 m Total: 1 h 30 m Beginner
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Potato Salad
A Cajun and his potato salad question - Do you eat your potato salad in the gumbo or on a plate and not in the gumbo dish? This classic Creole-style potato salad with stuffed olives, bell pepper, and pickle relish answers the question deliciously either way.

Ingredients

8 servings
  • 5 cups peeled cubed potato (about 2 pounds)
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1-1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup minced stuffed olives, optional
  • 1/4 cup minced green bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup minced celery
  • 2 tablespoon minced onion
  • 2 tablespoon minced green onion
  • 1 tablespoon minced parsley
  • 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon olive juice, optional
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. In sauce pot, combine cubed potato, water, eggs and 1 tsp salt; bring to boil and cook for 10 minutes until potatoes are fork-tender.
  2. Drain potatoes and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour; meanwhile cool eggs by running under tap water, peel and dice eggs, chill for later use.
  3. In a separate bowl, stir together mayonnaise, olives, bell pepper, celery, onion, green onion, parsley, pickle relish, vinegar, olive juice (if using), Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, and remaining 1/4 tsp salt until a dressing is formed.
  4. Fold in chilled potatoes and diced eggs until blended. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving for best flavor.

Tips and Techniques

Boiling the eggs with the potatoes is a time-saving trick. The total chill time of about 1.5 hours is important - this allows the potatoes to cool completely so the mayonnaise doesn’t get thin and runny, plus the flavors marry together beautifully.

Ingredient Substitutions

  • stuffed olives: sliced black olives or kalamata olives
  • white wine vinegar: apple cider vinegar or regular white vinegar

Equipment Needed

  • large sauce pot
  • mixing bowls
  • knife and cutting board