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Easy Potato Salad

This potato salad is quick to make and incredibly delicious. With a perfect salad dressing made with mayonnaise, mustard, and salad cream, this salad will wow your guests.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: European, German
Keyword: potatoes, simple recipes
Author: Edinam

Ingredients

  • 1.3 kg potatoes
  • 5 eggs
  • ½ medium red onion chopped
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 frankfurter or bockwurst chopped
  • parsley chopped
  • garlic chives chopped
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise heaped
  • 3 tablespoons salad cream
  • 1 teaspoon mustard
  • milk
  • white pepper to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil optional

Instructions

  • Chop potatoes, add salt, black pepper, and onion powder, and boil until a fork easily goes through. Leave them to cool.
  • Chop the onions and soak them in vinegar for about 5 minutes.
  • Boil the eggs, peel them, and chop them into small pieces.
  • Grate carrots, then remove seeds from cucumber and chop.
  • Mix mayonnaise, mustard, and salad cream. Add black pepper and salt and thin out the dressing with some milk. Mix until you are satisfied with the consistency. See notes 1.
  • Place the potatoes in a large bowl and then add all the chopped ingredients. Add the salad dressing and mix. Taste and adjust salt and black pepper as necessary.
  • Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

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Notes

  1. In this recipe, I add about 6 tablespoons of milk to the salad dressing. If you want a thicker, stiffer dressing then you can reduce this amount. If you generally like a thinner dressing then add some more milk.