Because Shawna asked for it:
Yayas Perfect Potato Salad

This salad is always asked for at family gatherings,potlucks,and dinner parties, where I make a full gallon most times. Everyone asks for it. Everyone asks for the recipe, which I give them. It's never really exactly like mine. Ever.
The Uncles really eat this stuff up! Mike whines when I make this, he always wants to know why we can't have macaroni salad instead!
Disclaimer:
OK, I have to be really honest here. I never measure any of this, so I am telling you ABOUT how much of everything to use. Yeah, its has a lot of egg and pickle.Yeah, it has pickle juice in the dressing, it's the secret ingredient! Yeah, its heavily dressed. When it sits, some of the dressing gets absorbed by the potatoes. I didn't promise you it was health food.
NO, It doesnt use miracle whip (gross) and Stephanie makes me leave the celery out, altho I do like it in there.
Disclaimer:
OK, I have to be really honest here. I never measure any of this, so I am telling you ABOUT how much of everything to use. Yeah, its has a lot of egg and pickle.Yeah, it has pickle juice in the dressing, it's the secret ingredient! Yeah, its heavily dressed. When it sits, some of the dressing gets absorbed by the potatoes. I didn't promise you it was health food.
NO, It doesnt use miracle whip (gross) and Stephanie makes me leave the celery out, altho I do like it in there.
- 8 or 9 large potato boiled and cooled
- 5 eggs, hard-boiled
- 6 large dill pickles diced
- ½ cup onions diced
- 1 ½ cups mayonaise
- ½ cup yellow mustard
- pickle juice
- salt and pepper
Method
boil and cool potatoes. The potatoes should be boiled just this side of mashed. dice fairly small. dice eggs and pickles and onions. add together the mayo, mustard and enough pickle juice to make the dressing loose. (this is the secret ingredient right here folks! Use the pickle juice to make the dressing kinda sloppy)
add salt and pepper. (beware of the salt..the pickle juice has a lot of salt in it, so remember to taste it) dress the salad and cool for about an hour or so. you can also add celery and /or radishes to your taste, but I usually make it without them.
Miracle Whip is EVIL!!!
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