Potato Salad (American)

Potato Salad (American)

Some years ago I had my friend Diane over for a BBQ and I had made the Dutch potato salad. Diane mentioned to me that my potato salad taste a lot like her Mom’s. The difference between hers and the Dutch potato salad is that we have meat in the potato salad ;). I asked Diane to share her Moms recipe with me. The secret ingredient to her potato salad is sandwich spread, who would have thought. She was telling me “why do all the work when you can find it all in one jar”? And now I am sharing her recipe with you. Take this recipe to a potluck and I promise you, people will ask for this recipe.

Ingredients

  • 4 lb potatoes (Yukon gold)
  • 1 onion
  • 1 jar of sandwich spread (15 oz)
  • 1 tbsp mustard
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 7 boiled eggs
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Peel the potatoes and rinse them twice in cold water, till the water is clear. cut the potatoes up in small cubes. Boil them in a pot for about 10-15 minutes. Put the eggs in a pot and boil them for 8 minutes. Rinse the water of the potatoes and set the potatoes aside. Rinse the eggs with cold water, and peel.
  2. While the potatoes are cooling down. Mince the onion, and add to the sandwich spread. Cut up the boiled eggs. Add the mustard, sugar, black pepper, eggs and potatoes. Mix well. Store in the refrigerator till needed. The longer it sits, the better it taste.
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    Potato Salad (American)

    Some years ago I had my friend Diane over for a BBQ and I had made the Dutch potato salad. Diane mentioned to me that my potato salad taste a lot like her Mom’s. The difference between hers and the Dutch potato salad is that we have meat in the potato salad ;). I asked Diane to share her Moms recipe with me. The secret ingredient to her potato salad is sandwich spread, who would have thought. She was telling me “why do all the work when you can find it all in one jar”? And now I am sharing her recipe with you. Take this recipe to a potluck and I promise you, people will ask for this recipe.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes
    Course Salad
    Cuisine American
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    Ingredients

    • 4 lb potatoes Yukon gold
    • 1 onion
    • 1 jar of sandwich spread 15 oz
    • 1 tbsp mustard
    • 1 tbsp sugar
    • 7 boiled eggs
    • 1 tsp black pepper

    Instructions

    • Peel the potatoes and rinse them twice in cold water, till the water is clear. cut the potatoes up in small cubes. Boil them in a pot for about 10-15 minutes. Put the eggs in a pot and boil them for 8 minutes. Rinse the water of the potatoes and set the potatoes aside. Rinse the eggs with cold water, and peel.
    • While the potatoes are cooling down. Mince the onion, and add to the sandwich spread. Cut up the boiled eggs. Add the mustard, sugar, black pepper, eggs and potatoes. Mix well. Store in the refrigerator till needed. The longer it sits, the better it taste.
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4 thoughts on “Potato Salad (American)”

  • 5 stars
    I was. delighted to find this recipe. My mom made her potato salad exactly like this and I do now as well. I thought we were the only family that used sandwich spread. Every potato salad I’ve tried made by someone else here in the South make it with lots of mayo, yellow mustard and dill pickles. Yet everytime I make my mom’s potato salad and take it to dinners , picnics and BBQ s everyone loves it.
    It wouldn’t be Thanksgoving or Christmas without this potato salad.
    Now my mom swore by Kraft brand Sandwich Spread only. I tried using a cheaper knock off store brand sandwich spread and it just wasn’t as good. KRAFT SANDWICH SPREAD is sometimes hard to find here in Florida. I have found that if I’m making a really large batch I can use 1 kar of Kraft and 1 jar of the knock off and it is fine.
    Thank you so much for sharing your take on the best REAL potato salad. .

  • This potato salad reminds me how my mother used to make it. It was great. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

5 from 1 vote

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