How Do You Make Old Fashioned Potato Salad?
Once upon a time, potato salad recipes were as numerous as church picnics and school graduations. Although we have more cooks today, we’ve unfortunately narrowed the number of potato salad recipes to two or three–however many there are in the deli case. American potato salad has taken a bad rap in recent years as a high calorie, high fat food. That’s only true when you limit your experience to those bland, fatty concoctions in the deli. Make your own, using the freshest ingredients you can find and you’ll never buy it in the deli again. Prepare your ingredients. Use red or yellow potatoes. Don’t use baking potatoes. You need a firm potato because, although you won’t peel them, you will scrub them well and cube them before you cook them. Chop the onion (red or Texas sweets can also be used, just don’t use any of
Once upon a time, potato salad recipes were as numerous as church picnics and school graduations. Although we have more cooks today, we’ve unfortunately narrowed the number of potato salad recipes to two or three–however many there are in the deli case. American potato salad has taken a bad rap in recent years as a high calorie, high fat food. That’s only true when you limit your experience to those bland, fatty concoctions in the deli. Make your own, using the freshest ingredients you can find and you’ll never buy it in the deli again. Prepare your ingredients. Use red or yellow potatoes. Don’t use baking potatoes. You need a firm potato because, although you won’t peel them, you will scrub them well and cube them before you cook them. Chop the onion (red or Texas sweets can also be used, just don’t use any of those nasty strong onions) and slice the celery. Julienned red pepper or sliced radish makes a colorful addition. Boil a pot of water and cook your cubed potatoes for about ten
