Easy Potato Salad
This easy potato salad is made with everyday ingredients like potatoes, mayonnaise, hard-boiled eggs, cider vinegar, red onion, and herbs. It is an easy and classic summer side dish that's perfect for cookouts, barbecues, and picnics.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped marjoram leaves
- 1 tablespoon thyme or savory leaves
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup thinly sliced or finely chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, (optional)
- 2 pounds boiled or steamed potatoes, peeled if desired, chopped (about 4 cups)
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, stir together the basil, marjoram, thyme, and mayonnaise. Cover and refrigerate for about 2 hours.
- If using the vinegar, in another small bowl, combine the onion and vinegar and let them mingle at room temperature for 15 minutes. Drain the onion.If not using the vinegar, continue with the next step and simply use the plain raw onion.
- In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, onion, eggs, if using, salt, and pepper. Add as much of the mayonnaise mixture as desired and gently toss. Serve the potato salad immediately or cover and refrigerate until chilled through, at least 2 hours.
Notes
Potato Salad Variation
Upon first glance, it may appear as though this recipe provides you with a single amazing potato salad. But in actuality, it bestows upon you a blueprint which you can tweak in any of many ways to create an infinite number of potato salad magnificence. So, potato salad lovers, let’s talk stir-ins, shall we? We’ll show you ours if you show us yours. ~ Smidgen finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, dill, or chervil leaves ~ Spoonful coarse-grain mustard ~ Untold amounts of crisp, crumbled bacon ~ Some chopped apple ~ Little pieces of puckery chopped pickles ~ Chopped olives—pitted, natch—of your choiceNutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 149mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g