Picnic-Perfect Potato Salad

Submitted by brittmarie

"This is one of my top-treasured recipes of Mom's; though the ingredients are simple, it is truly a labor of love because of all the dicing and chopping, which can take a surprisingly long time. (One of the keys is chopping the pickle, celery, olives fairly small--pickle esp.) You'll enjoy this if you have a taste for tangy things; my mom usually served it with barbecued chicken & corn for the perfect summertime dinner. It's also a dish that seems to get better the longer it's in the fridge (within reason), so you can make it a day or 2 ahead."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 3 cups diced cooked potatoes
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons salad oil
• 1⁄3 cup mayonnaise (or Miracle Whip)
• 2 cups chopped hard-boiled eggs
• 1⁄4 cup chopped ripe olives
• 1⁄2 cup diced dill pickle
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 teaspoon grated onion

directions

1. While the potatoes are cooking, dissolve the salt into the vinegar.
2. Dice the potatoes and toss while still warm with the vinegar/salt, pepper and salad oil.
3. Combine remaining ingredients together and toss lightly with a long fork.
4. Add to the potato mixture.