This recipe for potato salad is quick, easy, tasty and only has 4 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. If you don't like eggs try the even simpler egg free version.
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Makes enough for approx. 8 servings
Ingredients
- 8 medium waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 – 3 cm pieces
- 2 - 4 Hard boiled eggs chopped to a similar size as the potatoes - NB the eggs can be cooked in with the potatoes if you want to save energy
- 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 onion and mayonaise and gently stir them together adding more mayo if necessary.
- Gently fold in the chopped eggs
- 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
- Stir in some chives to add a little colour
- Cook the eggs with the potatoes to save some washing up but make sure the shells are clean before you add them to the pan.
- For a more unusual potato salad try our Fully Loaded Jacked Potato Salad.
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 ont like the idea of eggs in there you are as bad as Simon!!
You might also like to try one of these recipes from our collection;
- You can't beat a quiche or flan on a summers day and our Minted Pea and Pancetta flan is a must with potato salad
- Looking for a monster burger then try a Great Australian Burger with the lot, it's an Aussie winner
- Many of us are on the look out for a low fat option instead of chips, give our Oven Baked Jacket Wedges a go, fab with baked fish and mushy peas.
We hope you have enjoyed this recipe.
Happy eating!