Monday, July 26, 2010

Prize Winning Potato Salad


I made this potato salad yesterday and thought I'd share it with you today. This is my favorite potato salad. I found the recipe many years ago in a magazine. It didn't win the top prize in their contest, but was right up there near the top. Personally, I think it should have won.

Prize Winning Potato Salad
(Serves 8-10)

Dressing:
½ cup sugar
1 T. cornstarch
1 t. dry mustard
½ t. salt (I omit salt in all recipes.)
¾ cup water
¼ cup vinegar
2 eggs – slightly beaten
1 cup mayonnaise

In heavy saucepan combine first 7 ingredients; cook, stirring until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat, cover with plastic wrap and cool in refrigerator. (I do this part the day before.) Stir mayonnaise into cooled mixture.

Salad:
6 cups potatoes, cooked in jackets, cooled, peeled and cut into ½ inch cubes
5 hard cooked eggs
¼ cup shredded onion
¼ cup parsley, chopped
1 ½ t. salt (I omit)
½ t. pepper
Paprika

Mix all ingredients and toss gently. Add dressing and stir until well mixed. Garnish with some egg and paprika.



I didn't bother garnishing it with some of the egg. I just mixed all the hard cooked eggs into the salad. Please don't judge the recipe on my lousy picture. Try it instead. It's really, really good.

5 comments:

  1. Betty, I love potato salad and this recipe looks delicious!
    Thanks for sharing it with us!

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  2. This looks delicious Betty! Hopefully this summer will give us some more cooler and less humid days so I can have a bar-be-que and eat outside. I love potato salad served along with hamburgers and hot dogs.

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  3. Oh yummers that recipe reads soooooo good (and your picture is nice too :-) )!

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  4. I love potato salad and like to try new recipes. This one looks yummy!

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  5. This sounds yummy! I never add salt to anything; Robert has HBP. I always add chopped pickles to my salads too. Mmmm....

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