Mom's Mashed Potato Salad

11 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready In: 1 hr 40 min

“Mashed potato salad that can be made with or without the chopped egg. This is the only kind of potato salad my dad will eat; try it and you'll see why.” - by MICKE

Ingredients

6 Yukon Gold potatoes
1 small sweet onion, diced
3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1/2 cup diced celery
1/4 cup chopped sweet pickles
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup sweet pickle juice
1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard

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Directions

Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and transfer potatoes to a large bowl.
Mash potatoes with a potato masher. Stir in onion, eggs, celery, pickles, salt, and black pepper. Mix mayonnaise, pickle juice, and mustard in a separate bowl; pour over potatoes and mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
308 cal
15%

Fat
24 g
37%

Carbs
19.7 g
6%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (11)

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Sarah Jo

Jul. 25, 2012

"I used chopped garlic dills and the juice from the garlic dill pickle jar instead of sweet pickles/sweet pickle juice. It's really just a personal preferance. I slightly mashed the potatoes to have a ..." See morelittle more texture to the salad. Simple and delicious--my husband said it reminded him of his mother's potato salad. For those of you who have not tried mashed potato salad, you've got to try it."

Jeanwrap

Jul. 13, 2012

"This recipe was absolutely awesome. Made twice the batch and made enough for two different events. Keeps well, and was super popular!! Made no alterations to the recipe, made as is... perfect just the..." See more way it's written!! Thanks, and Happy Cooking!!"

nollie

Jun. 2, 2012

"FINALLY...someone else that mashes their potatoes for potato salad...so much more flavour and makes for great presentation if you use an ice cream scoop and place on lettuce leaves for individual serv..." See moreings - thanks for posting your recipe Micke"

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