Mom’s Classic Potato Salad

Make this simple but delicious potato salad to serve with any main dish. Yum!  It comes from my Mom’s kitchen and is one of my fall time favorites.

Potato Salad

I struggle with side dishes. Am I alone or do you have the same issue? Other than salad or bread, I’m stumped for what side to pair with what dish. My Mom made a simple but super good potato salad growing up. It’s the one that I now make for my family. It’s usually in the summer to go to a barbecue or something like that.

With some pretty basic ingredients, you can put this recipe together quickly.  The best is when you leave it in the fridge for a bit and it’s cold.  Yum.

There’s no reason that you couldn’t make this potato salad throughout the year.  But it’s especially delicious on a warm summer day.  Bring it to a potluck, a neighborhood party, or family get together.  Everyone will love it.

If you like this recipe, you’ll like these too:

• Pesto Pasta Salad
• Pasta Salad 

Potato Salad Recipe

Your family will love this potato salad recipe.  It’s delicious!

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Mom's Classic Potato Salad

My Mom’s Classic Potato Salad is a simple but delicious potato salad to serve with any main dish. It's perfect on a warm summer's day but can be made throughout the year too.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time45 mins

Refrigerate Time1 hr

Total Time2 hrs

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Mom's Classic Potato Salad

Servings: 6

Calories: 306kcal

Author: Mique Provost

Ingredients

• 5-6 medium potatoes (brown or red)
• 2 eggs hard boiled
• ¼ c sweet relish
• 2 stalks celery sliced
• 2.25 oz sliced olives
• ½ green pepper chopped (optional)
• ½ c mayo
• 1 tsp mustard
• 2 green onions (optional)
• salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

• Boil potatoes with skins on until soft (approximately 45 mins). Drain.
• Cool potatoes for about an hour. Peel.
• Boil eggs for approx 12 minutes.
• Cut potatoes and eggs.
• Mix in all other ingredients.
• Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

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Nutrition

Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 429mg | Potassium: 962mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 395IU | Vitamin C: 33.4mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 7.4mg

Note: You could lighten this up using low-fat or light mayonnaise. You can also omit olives if your family members don’t like them.

I love that the recipes that my Mom made and I loved, I am now making for my family. I’ve added some from Josh’s side too.  Our kids kind of get the best of both worlds- some from my side, some from his side.