Baby Potato Salad
My go to potato to use in a potato salad is always the beautiful baby potato. I like to slice them up into 1/4″ rounds, just for something a little bit different. You could however just half, quarter or keep them whole. Just keep the skins on (extra flavour) and adjust the boiling times accordingly. You could also substitute any other waxy/starchy potato.
Boiled Potato Salad
In all cases you want to boil the potatoes until fork tender. My two top tips for boiling potatoes are: From there, you want to steam dry the spuds.
How to boil potatoes for a potato salad (quick summary)
Creamy Potato Salad
For me, a potato salad ain’t a potato salad if it’s not wrapped in a creamy dressing. For the dressing I use mostly mayonnaise, with a dollop of sour cream just to sooth it out. Here’s the other essentials for the perfect potato salad:
Herbs – Here I use Parsley and Chives, both of which go perfectly with potatoes. I highly recommend using fresh herbs for a potato salad. Hard Boiled Egg – When Egg Mayo and Potato Salad collides, beautiful things happen. White Pepper – Gives a nice little bit of heat to the dressing. Bacon – Do I even need to explain this!?
How to make a Potato Salad (quick summary)
After another potato salad recipe? Check out my Warm Herbed Potato Salad and Cajun Potato Salad! Alrighty, let’s tuck into the full recipe for this creamy potato salad shall we?!
How to make Creamy Potato Salad with Bacon (Full Recipe & Video)
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