I have never made a potato salad, so went searching for recipes.
I was wondering whether best mayonnaise, or a home made mayonnaise or sour cream + yoghurt or ??? is the best to bind it all together with, as the recipes have so many options.
I thought adding spring onions and bacon would be nice. What else is great in it- peppers? egg?
Thanks for any advice.

kiwitel - 2019-03-09 08:41:00

When I make it, I use some mayonnaise, coleslaw dressing and whole grain mustard. About two thirds mayonnaise, one third coleslaw and a tablespoon of mustard. Just makes it a bit less sweet.

I put spring onions, gherkins, Apple in it. I may put egg over it, but not in it. Cucumber works, too. Capsicum would.

Generally whatever I feel like, even corn. And make sure it is well chilled. I wouldn't put bacon in, but that may just be me.

unknowndisorder - 2019-03-09 09:12:00

I use either home made mayonnaise (egg yolks, olive oil, lemon juice) or home made vinaigrette (olive oil, vinegar, Dijon mustard), plus chopped gherkins, capers, pickled onions and parsley. Use a very good quality extra virgin olive oil and good quality potatoes such as Agria or Jersey Benne.

davidt4 - 2019-03-09 10:11:00

I boil up a bag of those sweet little multi-coloured potatoes and combine a good squeeze of Italian herb cold blended pastes (They're in little tubes in the vege section at the supermarket) with Hellmans light mayonnaise. I used to use dill, which was even nicer but there was a dill shortage in Australia and I haven't been able to get the paste for a year or so.

wasala - 2019-03-09 13:14:00

Thanks for all of your tips. :)

kiwitel - 2019-03-09 18:42:00

I use half mayo half yoghurt and add some grainy mustard to make my dressing and add it to the potatoes while still warm

sarahb5 - 2019-03-10 15:36:00

Mary Berry has a potato salad and prawn recipe on line and the potato salad in that recipe is the best I've ever made.

bottynoodle - 2019-03-10 15:43:00

A quick and easy way is to toss the cubed potato's in a few tbls of gherkin relish. It's delicious.

camper18 - 2019-03-10 21:59:00

We always use the ETA potato salad dressing and always get good comments.

caspm5 - 2019-03-11 17:45:00

agria potatoes, bolled eggs, crispy fried bacon, celery and red capsicum diceed, with best foods mayo salt and pepper fresh chives or dill or parsley

quarterpasttwo - 2019-03-11 22:08:00

The potato salad recipe on the Countdown food site, with red onion, capers, gherkin, dill, basil, etc.

blueviking - 2019-03-12 11:06:00

Lots of advice- thank you.

kiwitel - 2019-03-12 15:24:00

Definitely some chopped up sweet and sour gherkins and I like a sprinkle of
Capers as well.

fruitbat - 2019-03-12 15:28:00

I use ETA potato salad dressing. With spring onions and chopped cooked bacon.

angie117 - 2019-03-12 16:24:00

Ya making me hungry - I just love Tattie Salad.

fruitbat - 2019-03-12 16:30:00

I use a good quality, egg based mayo with some natural yoghurt mixed through it. Also - finely chopped spring onion - sometimes crispy bacon.

dinkypinky - 2019-03-20 16:10:00