Southern Potato Salad Recipe | I Heart Recipes

Let’s start off with the potatoes. I use regular russet potatoes for my potato salad. I know a lot of people think that russet potatoes are only good for baking, and mashing… But honey, that is far from true. I use boiled eggs in my potato salad. I’m one of those people that won’t touch potato salad, unless it has eggs! A true southern & soul food style potato salad has eggs.. and lot’s of it! Pickles or relish? It really depends on you. My mom has always used chopped dill pickles for her potato salad. I was taught to use pickles. However, as I got older, I started to use relish. I use a combination of sweet and dill relish, but you can use either or.

In order to have an amazing dish of southern potato salad, you must have an amazing dressing. Some people use miracle whip in their potato salad, but around here- that will get your feelings hurt! I use Best Foods Mayonnaise (aka Hellmans) as my dressing base. I then add regular yellow mustard, and a splash of pickle juice (my secret ingredient…don’t tell nobody! Shhh!). After everything is mixed, I then add in the relish, seasoning, and mix. Then voila- this is seriously such an amazing Southern Potato Salad Recipe!

Timestamps for video:
0:10 - Rinse and scrub the potatoes under cool water.
0:20 - Place the potatoes into a large pot.
0:26 - Pour in cool water, enough to cover the potatoes.
0:30 - Boil until the potatoes are fork tender.
0:36 - Drain the water.
0:44 - Chop green onions.
0:59 - Chop celery.
1:10 - Peel the potatoes.
1:15 - Cut the potatoes.
1:30 - Crumble the hard boiled eggs.
1:41 - Add the eggs to the potatoes.
1:46 - Add the green onions and celery.
2:00 - Sprinkle in the seasonings.
2:20 - Add mayonnaise to a bowl.
2:25 - Drizzle in mustard.
2:32 - Add dill relish.
2:34 - Add sweet relish.
2:43 - Pour in pickle juice.
2:47 - Mix until well combined.
2:58 - Pour the dressing on top of the potatoes and eggs.
3:07 - Fold the ingredients together and chill.
3:18 - Once chilled, spoon out into a serving dish.
3:38 - Garnish with paprika.

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[abbymx]

I'm from Mexico and I love food from the South of the United States. Thank you for the recipe.

[Carnivore_Oma]

Tried this potato salad for Sunday dinner. My husband and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for helping the cooking challenged.

[simpsonkorok]

Wow....I'm gonna make this southern potato salad recipe on my son's GED graduation on May 26, 2019..thanks keep up the good work!!!

[firewolfSG]

I love that you used both dill & sweet relish AND pickle juice! I always used that in mine too.

[maradi]

This southern lady is smiling you nailed that recipe and adding the pickle juice over the top tasty

[SusanH-CatLady]

Thank you for this wonderful Southern potato salad recipe!

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[solitaire]

This is the best Potatoe salad out there! Fabulous!!

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[amarie_love]

This is pretty much how I grew up making potato salad. Minus the celery and sweet relish

Boiling the potatoes with the skin on them and using Hellman's mayonnaise was always the key to my grandma's potato salad 😊

[megancomacho]

Easy and straight to the point. Making this today for my sons birthday party... thank you!

[sheilaschnee]

This was so good...The only addition I made was to add a little sugar but it’s was good even without it

[cdcopley]

I've watched a bunch of potato salad recipes but this is my favorite. Great video!

[AZ-nbep]

Hi. I made your potato salad and both me and my husband loved it. Green onions tasted so much better . I normally used yellow no more🙂. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

[jackksterr]

About to make this for dinner for my me and my boyfriend!! Thanks for this recipe!!!

[MissRuRuTru]

Omg! I just learned some cooking hacks. I never thought to boil the potatoes whole. Cutting up potatoes was the reason why I hate making potato salad even though it comes out delicious. And I just learned to never dice up my eggs again. Beat them suckers! Looks good.

[angiel]

Wow, great recipe. I love your editing! Straight to the point, grabs our attention, and wonderful voice!! I love this!

[tiffanyjohnson]

rosie i made this for a bbq yesterday and it was a hit..people loved it..thanks for the recipe

[chereneahlstrom]

I am a potato salad snob, almost to the point of not liking it! I’ve tried so many potato salads & recipes only to be disappointed until, yours! This is a great potato salad (IMO)! Thank you for sharing!

[Marinerdiva]

this is my favorite side dish I could eat it 24/7 and twice on Sunday lmbo. Thanks for sharing god bless take care xoxo.