Potato Salad Recipe like German Potato Salad Recipe and Red Potato Recipe

My potato salad recipe always tasted like the potato salad that my sister Gloria made. Neither of us ever used a recipe and we had no idea why ours tasted the same and was different from other potato salad. One day as I watched her prepare her salad, we decided it was because we both used hot potatoes to make it. The potatoes would crumble as we mixed the salad so the flavor would blend quite well. If you use cold potatoes, they usually hold together and are sometimes even hard.

GERMAN POTATO SALAD

This recipe is a good one for picnics. Since it has no mayonnaise or cream, you do not need to worry so much about it spoiling in the heat.

• 3 Pounds potatoes, boiled, peeled and sliced


• 12 Slices bacon


• 1 Medium chopped onion


• 2 Tablespoons flour


• 4 Tablespoons sugar


• 2 Teaspoons salt


• 1/8 Teaspoon black pepper


• ½ Teaspoon celery seed


• ¾ Cup water


• 1/3 Cup wine vinegar

Fry bacon until crisp in a large heavy Dutch oven. Remove bacon from grease; add the onion and sauté until tender. Add the flour, sugar, celery seed, salt and pepper to the grease and onion mixture, stirring to blend. Add water and vinegar and cook for about a minute. Add the bacon and potatoes into the grease mixture and toss lightly to coat. Serve warm.

POTATO SALAD RECIPE

• 4 Cups cubed cooked potatoes


• ¼ Cup salad oil


• 2 Tablespoons vinegar


• 3 Hard boiled eggs, chopped


• 1 Cup chopped celery


• 1 Small chopped onion


• 3 Tablespoons chopped pimento


• ½ Cup mayonnaise

Combine the oil and vinegar; marinate the cooked potatoes in the oil mixture for 1 hour. Add the eggs, celery, pimento, onion and mayonnaise; mix well.

RED POTATO SALAD

• 3 Pounds red potatoes cooked to tender


• ¼ Cup tarragon vinegar


• ¼ Teaspoon paprika


• Salt/ black pepper


• 1/3 Cup chopped green pepper


• ½ Cup chopped green onions


• 1 Teaspoon crushed caraway seeds


• ¼ Teaspoon celery seed


• ½ Cup sour cream


• ½ Cup mayonnaise

Slice potatoes in a large bowl.

Combine the vinegar, sugar, paprika, salt and pepper; pour over potatoes, stir and marinate for 45 minutes.

Add green peppers, onions, caraway seeds and celery seeds; stir to blend.

Add sour cream and mayonnaise and mix to blend; cover and chill overnight.

For more delicious recipes look at the links below.

• Caprese salad


• Three bean salad


• Cabbage salad


• Cauliflower salad


• Corn salad

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