Potato Salad

[grannie39]

Has anyone got a simple recipe for potato salad when I make it, it seems to have something missing, what ? I don't know. thanks

[MallyJ]

finely chopped onion/ chives, boiled new potatoes, mayo and I add a bit of plain yogurt .... easy! Sprinkle with chopped chives or parsley for showing off times!#

[chelle7272]

Finely chopped spring onions, chives, mayo, mustard, seasoning.

Lovely. Might make some later :)

[mazie]

I make mine like chelle...I use wholegrain mustard

[pips1]

I am famous locally for my potato salad and am always being asked to make some. I boil potatoes until almost cooked, plunge into cold water and then cut into half inch cubes, mix with coarsely chopped spanish onion, finely chopped parsley and mayo. Simple but really tasty with a crunch.

[woofgang]

I put finely chopped gherkin in mine along with the chives. You can put capers in instead of the gherkin. I dress mine with 2/3 may and 1/3 salad cream.

[SeaJayPea]

In his Punch column about 30 years ago, Clement Freud suggested this. It's terrific.

Really fresh new potatoes, scraped, boiled and plunged into iced water to chill them. Chopped onions to taste and loads of finely chopped mint. All steeped in a bit of extra virgin olive oil.

Different, but lovely. (I don't much like mayo)

[Old_Geezer]

Did you remember the potatoes ?

[Retrochic]

waxy potatoes, mayo,creme fraiche,spring onions and a few finely chopped gherkins or dill pickles. For a 'Salade Parmentier' add finely chopped eggs and some halved cherry tomatoes.

[DocHH]

Some interesting ones here,

http://www.cookitsimply.com/search/index.php?q=potato+salad&;go=Search

[malana3]

Try including some pieces of apple.

[Mamyalynne]

Some super suggestions and I also like to add a few soaked plump sultanas too - adds a nice sweetness.

[jack daniels]

hiya grannie39,

I make potato salad and add lots of freshly chopped thinly sliced spring onion, parsley and chopped hard boiled eggs - yum!

Anna x

[Khandro]

I discovered recently that Goethe liked to have capers in his potato salad. Not the usual small ones but the large ones called 'Kapernfruchte' Ger. or Caperberries Eng. or 'Fruits du caprier' Fr. or Frutti di cappero It.
They are the size of small olives, difficult to obtain, and have a distinctive flavour quite unlike anything else. I'm hooked! You might find them at a good Italian deli. Someone on here may help.

The other most important fact is that you must have firm waxy potatoes like raats.

[cupid04]

I sometimes use left-over roast potatoes...chilled first of course. Nice and crunchy!

[ummmm]

I put garlic and white onion in mine.

[cupid04]

I like mine with chopped chives.

[pastafreak]

Charlotte potatoes,boiled,cooled completely,sliced to the thickness of a pound coin...but paper thin also works. Very finely minced spring onions and celery-leaves and heart...not too much. Chives,salt and pepper. Mayo...homemade if possible...no salad cream!

[chris1957au]

boil your potatoes skin on, when cooked remove the skin if you want, cut to size and sprinkle with a good amount of vinaigrette then allow to cool before adding you other ingredients, gives it far more depth of flavour