Russet Potatoes in Potato Salad
Create a fluffy potato salad reminiscent of the texture of a baked potato by using russet potatoes instead of a waxy red or white potatoes. Russets are high-starch potatoes favored for mashed and baked potatoes, but not usually for potato salad. Once cooked, russets fall to pieces. Take advantage of this texture and use it for a fluffy, rather than chunky, potato salad. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Large cooking pot
- Colander
- 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped dill pickles
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 2 tbsp. chopped green bell pepper (optional)
- Large mixing bowl
- Small bowl
- Whisk
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp. pickle juice from jar or white vinegar
- 2 tbsp. yellow mustard
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
Instructions
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat.
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Add 2 lbs. (2 to 3 extra large potatoes) of scrubbed russet potatoes to the rapidly boiling water.
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Cook the whole potatoes for 20 to 30 minutes or until a knife easily slides through the center of the largest potato.
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Drain the potatoes in the colander and rinse them with cold water to chill.
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Peel and cube the potatoes into 1-inch chunks.
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Combine the potatoes, eggs, pickles, celery, onion and optional bell pepper in a large mixing bowl.
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Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, 1 tbsp. of pickle juice, yellow mustard, paprika and black pepper in a small, separate bowl.
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Whisk the dressing ingredients until smooth. Add more pickle juice if needed to thin the dressing to make it pourable.
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Pour the dressing over the potato mixture in the larger bowl and stir to coat the vegetables.
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Chill the potato salad for at least 2 hours to thoroughly chill and combine the flavors.
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Tips & Warnings
Use bread and butter or sweet pickles instead of the dill pickles for a sweeter flavor in your potato salad.
Substitute Dijon mustard for the yellow mustard for a stronger flavor.
References
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