Momma's Potato Salad

Submitted by Marsha D.

"My mother used to make the best potato salad. Anytime we had a family gathering everyone requested she make her potato salad. Unfortunately I lost my mother before I could get her original recipe, but from experience of knowing the ingredients she used this recipe is the closest I have came. It's the same but not my mothers touch, as everyone would know a mother's touch is always the best. Hope you enjoy this as much as I do."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 -8 medium idaho potatoes, cooked and diced
• 1⁄2 cup celery, diced
• 1⁄2 cup onion, diced
• 1⁄4 cup green pepper, diced
• 4 hard-boiled eggs, shelled and diced
• 1⁄4 cup sweet pickle relish
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon french's yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon paprika

directions

1. Cook and drain potatoes.
2. In a large bowl add potatoes, celery, onion, green pepper, hard boiled eggs, and sweet pickle relish.
3. Set aside.
4. In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper.
5. Combine mayonnaise mixture to the potato salad and mix well.
6. Sprinkle paprika over top of salad and chill for 1 hr before serving.
7. Note: You may add more seasoning of each if needed and more mayonnaise if needed.
8. It can also be served warm.

Reviews

[ohgal]

I follow this recipe exactly every time I make potato salad, it is so close to how mother made her's, but as you've said, it needs her touch.

 

[maroon7baby]

My mom made the best!!!!! also she put vinagar to line out the mayo.GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[H C.]

Very yummy. My variations: used baked potato, didn't have enough relish so used diced pickled dill beans, dijon mustard instead of french, & left out the green peppers, didn't know what the recipe meant (bell peppers??)

 

[RecipeNut]

WoW, a great potato salad and full of flavor! Next time I will add extra mayonnaise mixture to make it even creamier. Thanks Marsha D.

 

[Carla C.]

Delicious recipe Marsha - I hope my photos have done your mother's recipe justice! This was an easy recipe to prepare - I couldn't find relish here but I did find finely chopped pickles which I used instead. Surely a keeper in our household - thank you for posting :)