We had three leftover baked russet potatoes which were huge. When I say huge, I mean really huge. I decided to cut them up and make some potato salad. Leaving the skins on and I chopped them medium. I added chopped black and green olives. Then I sprinkled in dried dill, salt, and pepper. In a small bowl I mixed up some mayonnaise, stone ground mustard, and added a little olive juice. I drizzled the mixture over the potatoes, fold it in, and the salad was read to eat. Gary and I already tried some to be sure it was good. Ha. It was. I've always made my potato salad by boiling the potatoes but I think baking them might be quicker and easier. We had two frosty mornings but today we're on a warm up. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
OMG, potato salad, my nemesis. I could dive into that bowl and pig out with great contentment!
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I looove potato salad. This recipe looks delicious. Wouldn't baking the potatoes use more electricity than boiling them?
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ReplyDeleteHi Kittie, thanks, it has been so long since I had potato salad; normally I make it with red potatoes but the russets were good too.
ReplyDeleteHi Gigi, thanks, normally it would take more electricity but I microwaved the potatoes. Our guests had wanted baked potato and I had already prepared some new potatoes of mixed colors cut up to bake in the oven drizzled with olive oil. We had the left over cut up potatoes for breakfast the next morning.
Hi Elna, thanks so much, happy Easter to you too.
hey- love potato salad, it is so southern to me.
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Baked potatoes is fluffier, I guess. I always boil them for salad because it's quicker. This morning we had snow. We are having White Easter. : o
ReplyDeletepotato salad makes me think of SUMMER!!!
ReplyDeleteI thought maybe you were making potato salad to use up Easter eggs. I put mashed boiled eggs in my potato salad with lots of chopped celery and green onions. I just love potato salad!
ReplyDeletePotato salad is my ambrosia. There would have been slim pickins for the meal.
ReplyDeleteI must be an alien. Two foods I never eat are potato salad and pizza. I know--weird.
ReplyDeleteHave a happy Easter.
its the dressing that 'makes' any salad and your sounds great. That hen in your previous post looks like the breed we call Rhode Island Red?
ReplyDeleteWe love potato salad here. I always made it for all the years of my marriage. I like lots of relish and onions and NO eggs. The past few years hubby has taken over making it. He likes yukon gold potatoes with the skins on, and he uses Italian seasoning in the dressing. And lots of celery and onion. Different every time, but always yummy. I just had a cup of it with extra fresh ground pepper added.
ReplyDeleteI could go face down in that potato salad... Never, ever thought about baking potatoes for a salad... I'll have to try it. Sounded pretty easy.
ReplyDeleteYummo. I may have to bake extra potatoes next time we are having them so I can try this. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'll take the black & green olives all by themselves ;). I've never seen potato salad with olives before, but it is a great idea.~Mary
ReplyDeleteHi Meredith, thanks, I think of potato salad as a picnic salad and all American some how, but not sure if it originated in this country or not.
ReplyDeleteHi Midori, thanks, oh a white Easter that is a pleasant thought to me, of course I don't have to wade through it.
Hi Michele, thanks, yes summer and fourth of July.
Hi Ms. Sparrow, thanks, mashed boiled eggs hum guess that's how the salad dressing gets that yellow color I've seen in some. I do like the celery and green onion but none this time.
Hi Joanne, thanks, I guess just about everyone likes potato salad.
Hi Patti, thanks, Oh I guess I have to take it back, you are one unique alien, you don't know what you are missing out on.
Hi Anna, thanks, I think I asked my neighbor at the time and it was a Rhode Island Red chicken.
Hi Barbara, thanks, yes lots of pepper too, yummy.
Hi Turquoisemoon, thanks, well I just didn't know what I was going to do with those huge potatoes and it worked out. Ha. Who knew.
Hi Elephant's Child, thanks, oh yes so easy especially if you are already baking the potatoes then the next day you'll have them for a salad.
Hi Mary, thanks, oh I do love a good olive, kalamata, garlic stuffed, blue cheese stuffed, any kind really. I could pig out at an olive bar. Ha. Gary doesn't like them but he didn't complain about the salad since he really loves potato salad. He also love macaroni salad which I never make. He buys it at the grocery store for himself.