Potato Salad with Pickled Jalapenos

Description

A spicier take on traditional potato salad made with jalapenos. This was adapted from a recipe called “Cynthia’s Potato Salad” which can be found on a number of other sites. I’ve made some modifications to the ingredients to adjust for my family’s tastes.

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds red potatoes, cubed
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
  • 1 sweet onion, diced
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 6 green onions, chopped
  • 2 cups light mayonnaise
  • ½ cup pickled jalapeno peppers, chopped
  • 2 ½ tablespoons pickled jalapeno pepper juice
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender
  2. about 10 minutes. Drain and let cool
  3. 15 to 20 minutes.
  4. Combine cooled potatoes
  5. eggs
  6. onion
  7. celery
  8. and green onions in a large bowl.
  9. Mix mayonnaise
  10. jalapenos
  11. jalapeno juice
  12. cumin
  13. pepper
  14. and salt together in another bowl and add to the potatoes. Mix well and chill
  15. 3 hours to overnight.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 4 hrs

Servings: 24

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