This recipe for potato salad is quick, easy, tasty and only has 3 ingredients. Many recipes you find have a whole heap of ingredients that make this dish unnecessarily fussy. My advice is keep it simple. Our version of potato salad is one that we have been asked to take along to buffet parties on many occasions and is a store cupboard item in my mother’s refrigerator all through the summer. It is no fuss, you throw it together and it tastes great. There are no hard and fast measurements to this one so adjust to your own taste.
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Makes enough for approx. 8 servings
Ingredients
- 8 medium waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 – 3 cm pieces
- 1 medium onion chopped quite finely
- 3 – 6 tablespoons of mayonnaise start with less and add more to suit your taste – homemade or bought, we use Hellmans.
You will also need
- A saucepan
- A mixing bowl
Method
- Steam the potatoes for 10 – 15 mins until tender, don’t overcook them or you get mash.
- Allow the potatoes to cool then put them into a mixing bowl
- Add the remaining ingredients and gently stir them together, adding more mayonaise if necessary.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, then remember to share it with your nearest and dearest!
Serving suggestions and variations
- Potato salad is a great side for any salad or cold buffet
- Also great with meat or fish, grilled or BBQ’d, or served without gravy
- Add 2 – 4 hard boiled eggs chopped to similar sized pieces as the potatoes
- Stir in some chives to add a little colour
Acknowledgements
I really can’t tell you were this recipe came from other than I brought it home with me after a year in Australia and that was many years ago. I hope you try and enjoy this version and if you love it try adding some chopped hard boiled eggs, I love it, Simon hates it!
You might also like to try one of the follwoing recipes from our collection;
- A nice alternative potato side for a BBQ or Curry are our Hot Aloo Potatoes, a great prepare ahead dish.
- For a really tasty gravy with sausages or chops have a go at this Onion Gravy, simple and tasty.
- Carrot cake is one of the few carrot dishes I really love, make it one of your favourites too.
We hope you have enjoyed this recipe.
Happy eating!