American Potato Salad
Add potatoes and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender but still firm.
American potato salad. Choose potatoes that are all roughly the same size if possible so they cook in the same time. Cover with cold water and season with 1 teaspoon salt. I could eat it for breakfast lunch or dinner and goes well with toast bread. Bring to a simmer and cook until tender 10 to 12 minutes.
Stir in potatoes and eggs. Add onion and celery. In a large bowl combine mayo mustard sugar vinegar salt and pepper. Refrigerate at least 5 hours or more.
American potato salad is the first potato salad recipe i learned to make. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Put the potatoes in a large saucepan. Our recipe is a variation on classic american style potato salad.
I just love the blend of potatoes with mayonnaise dressing and all the added flavors. For classic american style potato salad you can use any size of this variety but the small new potatoes cook 10 to 15 minutes faster than the larger ones. This is called heaven. Warm potatoes are sprinkled with vinegar dressed in mayonnaise and mixed with hard boiled eggs celery cornichons and scallions.
A creamy all american potato salad perfect for summer barbecues and picnics.