Momma's Potato Salad

So last time I blogged I said the next post would be my mom's potato salad which I LOVE. Perfect for any barbeque or even if you just want to surprise someone with your amazing cooking skills, I promise you'll be asked to bring it to the next picnic too!




Momma's Potato Salad

Ingredients

-2.5 pounds of potatoes
-4 eggs
-1 cup mayonaise
-3 tbsp mustard (I like deli but whatever you prefer)
-2 celery stalks
-2 tbsp sweet relish
-2 tbsp salt
-2 tbsp mayonaise
-1 tbsp pepper
-parsley, onion powder, garlic powder
-paprika

Preparation

Peel the potatoes, place in a large stock pot & fill with water. Bring the potatoes to a boil & boil on medium heat until potatoes are tender, not falling apart, but soft enough to stick a fork through. Drain the potatoes in order to cool enough to touch, I like to add a little cold water to cool faster. Place the 4 eggs in another pot & fill with water. When the water begins to boil turn on the timer for 8-10 minutes, afterward dump out water & refill with cold water to cool down the eggs.

Cube the potatoes, I like to make the cubes smaller than larger. Place the potatoes in a bowl and add 1 cup of mayo. Stir together, coating the potatoes with the mayo. Add 2 tbsp of sweet relish and the 3 tbsp of mustard to the mixture & stir together.

Chop the 2 stalks of celery into small pieces and also add the egg, chopped. I like to crumble the yolks and add it also to the salad but if you'd prefer to use less yolk it will still be fine. To be able to properly mix the ingredients together add the extra 2 tbsp of mayonaise. (Just in case you aren't a huge fan of celery, I like to leave it out, or what I did this time was boil it for a couple minutes so it is more tender, less crisp.)

The last part is seasoning your potato salad. Add 2 tbsp of salt, 1 tbsp of pepper and mix. Then add a little garlic powder, onion powder, and parsley and mix again. If you don't want the little extra flavor you can leave it out or add more to your liking. Before you serve sprinkle the top with paprika. And Enjoy!