Old Fashioned Potato Salad Recipe
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Old Fashioned Potato Salad

By: jewellkay 
"This is potato salad the old fashioned way - with eggs, celery and relish. It's really good to serve with chili."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (531)

Prep Time:
45 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 5 potatoes
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool, peel and chop.
  2. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil; cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, celery, onion, relish, garlic salt, celery salt, mustard, pepper and mayonnaise. Mix together well and refrigerate until chilled.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 206 | Total Fat: 7.6g | Cholesterol: 82mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2007 by jettyw78   view full review
I really enjoyed this recipe. I did make some minor changes--I added extra mayo to make it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 20, 2006 by shandy   view full review
Wow. I never made potatoe salad before and this disappeared very quickly. I cut the onion...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2006 by WAMMER25   view full review
My husband was craving potato salad so after looking at a few different recipies I tried this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by CRISI   view full review
I made a few changes - 2 lbs. red potatoes, reduced eggs to 2, reduced sweet pickle relish to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2011 by Sarah Jo   view full review
I really enjoyed reading through the reviews to see other reviewers personal touches they put...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2004 by Momof2   view full review
This was my first attempt at potato salad...and I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed....
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 10, 2003 by SYNTHETICHOPES   view full review
i had to make a few changes on this recipe- i cut the celery down to 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup onion,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 28, 2008 by Jillian Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Pretty good and tastes a lot like my mom's. I didn't add the relish and added an extra egg. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 25, 2007 by BAMBAM3   view full review
I have made this Potato Salad several times, and each time it is wonderful. People are always...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2004 by MISTY LENZ   view full review
Converted recipe for 125 servings and it was a hit. I added a little more mayonnaise than...

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