Mom’s Mashed Potato Salad

Description

Mashed potato salad that can be made with or without the chopped egg. This is the only kind of potato salad my dad will eat; try it and you’ll see why.

Ingredients

  • 6 Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 1 small sweet onion, diced
  • 3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
  • ½ cup diced celery
  • ¼ cup chopped sweet pickles
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ⅓ cup sweet pickle juice
  • 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard

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 20 minutes. Drain and transfer potatoes to a large bowl.
  3. Mash potatoes with a potato masher. Stir in onion
  4. eggs
  5. celery
  6. pickles
  7. salt
  8. and black pepper. Mix mayonnaise
  9. pickle juice
  10. and mustard in a separate bowl; pour over potatoes and mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Servings: 8

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