Great American Potato Salad

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Creamy mayo, hearty potatoes, savory hard-cooked eggs, crunchy celery: ingredients for a quintessentially American salad. We the people say, "Yum."

time

prep:

30 min

total:

3 hr 30 min

servings

total:

8 servings, 1/2 cup each

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What You Need

1/2

cup KRAFT Real Mayo Mayonnaise

Tbsp. yellow mustard

1/2

tsp. celery seed

1/8

tsp. pepper

1-1/2

lb. white potatoes (about 5), cooked, cooled and cubed

hard-cooked eggs, chopped

onion, chopped

stalks celery, sliced

1/3

cup dill pickle relish

Make It

step 1

MIX first 4 ingredients in large bowl.

step 2

ADD remaining ingredients; mix lightly.

step 3

REFRIGERATE several hours or until chilled.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

For a great summer meal, serve this classic potato salad with grilled chicken breasts and a fresh fruit salad.

Picnic Safety Tip

When taking food to a picnic, do so in an insulated bag with a reusable ice pack. If you don't have any reusable ice packs, freeze individual juice boxes the night before the picnic. When you're ready to go, pack the frozen juice boxes around the foods in the cooler. The juice boxes will keep your food cold and will be thawed when you get to the picnic to serve as cold drinks for the kids.

Substitutes

Substitute MIRACLE WHIP Dressing for the mayo, GREY POUPON Dijon Mustard for the yellow mustard and 1/2 cup CLAUSSEN Sweet Pickle Relish for the dill pickle relish.

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neezy

posted:7/1/2009

This is the same potato salad my mom always made and I have always made. Use Miracle Whip and chopped dill pickles and a small amount of the juice. I have never had a better potato salad.

Ruby Floyd

posted:7/1/2009

I am 81 years old and this is the way I have always made potato salad, the same way my mother and grandmother made it. My daughter made it and complained that hers did not taste as good as mine. I asked her about the mayonaise she used and it was not Kraft Original. When she changed the mayonaise to Krafts in hers, made all the difference in the taste. In the south, we mix the salad while the potatoes are warm and it really becomes as one of my friends call it Mashed potato salad.

carolynohowell

posted:7/1/2009

This IS my recipe...or the way I have made it for years. Sometimes if I don't have celery or celery salt, I omit. Also, if you like bell pepper, add some chopped to this salad. I also chop hamburger dill pickels instead of relish.

roseanwegreke

posted:7/1/2009

Sounds just like my potato salad recipe except i put in crumbled bacon. It gives it a salty crunchy taste.

a cook

posted:7/1/2009

I have made this potatoe salad for years the same way other then using sweet relish instead of the dill. Also, I do not add celery. I top the salad with paprika for eye appealing results. I usually make the salad for family gatherings as well for our friends. In fact, my friend wanted my receipe and complimented me that it was the best potatoe salad she had ever eaten. Thank you.

benabur

posted:7/1/2009

This is the potato salad of my youth with a slight variation. We always use Miracle whip and no relish. Very delish!!!

a cook

posted:7/1/2009

This is what my mother used to make except she didn't use a recipe. I sometimes add finely chopped green pepper and or carrots. It's really really good.

coolgrandmother303

posted:7/1/2009

i made this for years; my kids ask for it all the time. very good.

texas65

posted:7/1/2009

I have been making this recipe for years only I add a teaspoon of sugar to the dressing.

lmv48

posted:7/1/2009

This is my basic recipe too, except that I add a few more ingredients ... chopped dill pickes AND sweet pickles. And if you're like me and like your potatoe salad a little more on the tangy/sweet side, I also add about 1/3 cup of Kraft's French dressing. If you add the French dressing, it's essential that you also leave in the mustard too! Mmmmmmm ...