Momma’s Tater Salad. This old-fashioned potato salad recipe doesn't have many ingredients, so it isn't as colorful as many that you find nowadays. But Mama made it the way her mother did, and that's the way I still make it today. Try it and see if it isn't one of the best-tasting potato salads you have ever eaten! —Sandra Anderson, New York, New York Why this recipe works.
I hate potato salad but it is one of my husband's favorite summer foods.
I was making this recipe as it is gluten free and dairy free (my kids are allergic) and got rave reviews.
If it doesn't get eaten up before then.
You can cook Momma’s Tater Salad using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Momma’s Tater Salad
- You need of About 4 medium potatoes or 2# red potatoes.
- You need 1 1/2 cups of your favorite mayonnaise (give or take on how you like).
- Prepare 4 tablespoons of yellow or Dijon mustard.
- You need 1/2 of red onion chopped fine.
- It's 1/2 of sweet onion chopped fine.
- You need 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper (or to taste).
- It's 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika (or regular if you’re out).
- It's 20 of (or so) slice dill (or favorite) pickle chopped.
- You need 2 tablespoons of (3ish for me) pickle juice.
- You need 4 of boil eggs chopped.
- It's 3 of celery stalks chopped fine.
- You need 1/2 tablespoon of onion powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of garlic powder.
Hail to mom mom's best potato salad. Everyone has their favorite ingredients that make up a pasta salad, just check out the comments below. When possible make mom's potato salad the day before you plan to serve it. However, if you don't have time to make it a day ahead, refrigerate the potato salad for as long as humanly possible before meal time.
Momma’s Tater Salad step by step
- Chop potatoes bite size, boil with teaspoon salt until fork tender, not mushy.
- In a bowl add chopped eggs, celery,onions, pickles, mix, add pepper paprika, garlic and onion powder, fold in mayonnaise, pickle juice, mustard.
- After potatoes are done drain and cool when cool put in big bowl and fold in mayonnaise mixture.
- Sprinkle paprika on top and chill couple hours or over night.
I made your Best Ever Potato Salad yesterday for Father's Day dinner. It was the first time I made potato salad-my mom always made it for picnics and holidays. My husband and son-in-law loved it! I followed the recipe as is, it was easy to put together and they enjoyed it very much! Thank you for helping me add to my recipe collection, again!
