Moms Tater Salad Food

MOM'S MASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and transfer potatoes to a large bowl.
• Mash potatoes with a potato masher. Stir in onion, eggs, celery, pickles, salt, and black pepper. Mix mayonnaise, pickle juice, and mustard in a separate bowl; pour over potatoes and mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

MOM'S CLASSIC POTATO SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place the potatoes in the pot and cover. Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork-tender. Drain and rinse under cold water until the potatoes are cool. Cut the potatoes into ½" chunks, peeling the skin off as you go (although if you like, you can keep the skin on).
• Place the potatoes in a large bowl. Pour in the vinegar, then add in the celery, onion, boiled egg, pickles (if desired), mayo, and seasonings. Using a spatula, stir the mixture until evenly coated. Cover and place in the refrigerator to chill, for about 1 hour.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

MOM'S BABY POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl. Add potatoes. Chill.

MOM'S POTATO WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Quarter potatoes and place in a medium saucepan, cover with water, and place over high heat to bring water to a boil. Boil potatoes until just tender, 10 minutes. Drain and return to warm sauce pan. Drizzle potatoes with a touch of oil and let stand 5 minutes in warm pot to dry them out.
• Transfer cooked potatoes to a bowl. Combine yogurt, oil, and horseradish and pour over potatoes. Coarsely chop the leafy tops of watercress and add to the mixing bowl with potatoes. Sprinkle a little coarse salt over the bowl and toss salad to coat evenly. Adjust salt to your taste and serve at room temperature.

MY MOM'S GOOD OLD POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pan of water and boil over medium-low heat until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain the potatoes, and place in the refrigerator to cool.
• Place the eggs in a saucepan of cold water over medium heat, and bring to a full boil. Turn off the heat, cover the pan, and allow the eggs to sit in the hot water for about 15 minutes. Cool the eggs thoroughly under cold running water and shell them. Chop the cooled eggs and place them in a large salad bowl.
• Stir the onion, sweet pickles, and mayonnaise into the eggs, and let the mixture chill in the refrigerator at least l/2 hour to blend the flavors. Mix in the chilled chopped potatoes, and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour. Serve cold.

TOLAN'S MOM'S POTATO SALAD (TYLER FLORENCE)

Steps:

• Place potatoes and eggs in saucepan of cold, salted water.
• Bring to a simmer.
• Remove eggs with a slotted spoon after 12 minutes and let cool.
• Continue cooking potatoes until tender, about 3 minutes longer.
• Drain potatoes in a colander and let them cool.
• Reserve some scallions and capers for garnish.
• Stir together mayonnaise, mustard, pickles with juice, onions, remaining scallions and capers, parsley and lemon juice in a bowl large enough to hold the potatoes.
• Peel the cooled eggs and grate them into the bowl.
• Peel cooled potatoes with a paring knife.
• Cut potatoes into chunks and toss with the dressing to coat.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Garnish with reserved scallions and capers.

MOM'S POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Serve warm or chill.

MAMA'S POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large kettle, cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and cool. Peel potatoes; cut into chunks. Separate egg yolks from whites. Set yolks aside. Chop whites and add to potatoes with onion., In a small bowl, mash yolks. Stir in mayonnaise, milk, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper. Pour over potatoes; toss well. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Spoon into a serving bowl. Garnish with egg slices and paprika. Chill until serving.

MOM'S MASHED POTATO PARTY SALAD

Steps:

• Separate cooked egg whites from yolks; refrigerate yolks for use when serving.
• In large bowl, combine mashed potatoes *need not be hot*, onions, mayo, Half and Half vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper, and chopped egg whites-only.
• Mix thorougly to blend; add additional mayo and Half & Half, if needed. Mixture should be moldable.
• Spray mixing bowl lightly with cooking spray, sized just large enough to hold filling completely to the top.
• Place mashed potato mixture into bowl, making sure no air holes are within.
• Compact firmly.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve: Place lettuce leaves on serving plate.
• Run very thin bladed knife around inside of bowl to help with unmolding.
• Carefully, plate lettuce-lined plate upside down over molded potato salad.
• Flip and tap gently to release.
• Using a medium-fine grater/microplane, grate the cooked egg yolks over the top of the molded salad.
• Decorate with sliced stuffed olives, if desired.

MOM'S TATER SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together sugar and mayo, add mustard and relish. Let stand for sugar to dissolve. Meanwhile boil potatoes til almost done (otherwise will turn into mashed tater salad). Drain, let cool. Add dressing and onions, adding more mayo and sweet relish as needed. Fold in eggs. I like to have 1-2 extra eggs to slice onto top for looks, sprinkle with paprika.