Ingredients
- 2 pounds red potatoes (or 2 pounds thin skinned white potatoes, skins on, larger potatoes cut in half)
- 2 tablespoons salt (for water, to cook potatoes)
- 5 large eggs (hard boiled, and chopped fine)
- 1/2 yellow onion, chopped fine
- 1/4 cup green onions, chopped fine
- 3 stalks celery, chopped fine
- 1/4 large green pepper, sliced into strips, then chopped fine
- 1 medium carrot, finely shredded
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise, to taste (Do NOT use fat free or low fat, or it will make the potato salad runny, unless you are eating it right away)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
- 1 to1 1/2 teaspoons salt, to taste
- Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
How to Make
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Step 1: Cover same size potatoes with water by 2 inches in a 3 quart saucepan. Add 2 tablespoons of salt, and bring to a boil, then cook uncovered, until just tender, 15-25 minutes, depending on size of potatoes. (If you cook them too long, they will be mushy.)
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Step 2: Drain in a colander, and cool to room temperature, then refrigerate in a covered bowl until well chilled.
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Step 3: Meanwhile, run the eggs under cold water while cracking, and peeling the eggs. When done, put the eggs in the bowl with the potatoes, to chill. When potatoes are cold, (and if you want to do this in a hurry, you can put them in the freezer for a 1/2 hour or so to cool) take out of the refrigerator, and cut into 1" pieces (leaving the skins on).
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Step 4: Cut up eggs in a small bowl, then squeeze between your fingers, to make them fine.
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Step 5: Cut yellow onions, green onions, celery and green pepper, and shred carrots. Add to potato mixture, and mix together carefully, trying not to break up potatoes.
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Step 6: Add mayonnaise, vinegar, and mustard together in a small bowl, mixing well.
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Step 7: Add to potato mixture, and carefully mix together.
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Step 8: Adjust flavor with salt, and lots of freshly ground pepper.
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Step 9: Serve cold, on a platter with a bed of fresh greens, and a sprinkling with paprika, to garnish.
We hope you enjoy this recipe!
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