Southern Potato Salad
A barbecue isn’t a barbecue until you have the perfect side dish, and potato salad is one of my favorites. I am a sweet, southern potato salad lover. I just don’t like the ones that are super savory and too mustard-y.
This one is the perfect blend of savory with a hint of sweet. It’s creamy and delicious and sure to be enjoyed by all.
If you are wanting to try the perfect potato salad to bring to your next BBQ get together, then you need to make this! Feel free to add celery if you like that crunch in with your potato salad, but it’s perfectly fine without it.
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You are going to love this Southern Potato Salad! My husband could eat this plain as his entire meal, he likes it that much! So good!
Southern Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 4 to 5 small russet potatoes
- ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp MIRACLE WHIP
- ⅓ cup sweet pickle relish
- 2 Tbsp yellow mustard
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 large hard boiled eggs, peeled and diced
- ¼ cup red onion, chopped
Instructions
- Wash and scrub the potatoes, then cut them into 1-inch cubes. Boil for 10 minutes, until fork tender, but not mushy. Drain, and run cool water over them. Allow potatoes to rest until completely cooled down.
- In a large bowl, combine the MIRACLE WHIP, sweet pickle relish, yellow mustard, honey, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Fold in the cooled potatoes, boiled eggs, and red onion. Keep refrigerated.
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This sounds delicious! We have some southern relatives coming up in a couple weeks and we’ve been planning out what we’re going to be cooking. I think this will make them feel right at home. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I hope your family approves!
This is very similar to my dad’s recipe but I love that this version uses honey!
It’s only 2 Tbsp of honey, but it’s the icing on the cake, for a potato salad recipe 🙂
I am not a huge potato salad fan but this one looks so good I am tempted to make it! Thanks so much for sharing Amber!
Really? That’s crazy! You need to try this one 🙂
Such a staple for summer bbqs. Yum!
For sure!
Confession: I’ve never tried potato salad. Growing up, my dad would call it Botulism salad and I was so grossed out I couldn’t eat it. But if it’s YOUR recipe, I know what’s in it, and I control the temperature (aka – it isn’t sitting out on a hot summer day) I could get crazy adventurous and try it….
What in the world?! Never tried potato salad. Technically, potato salad doesn’t give you botulism, just a bad case of food poisoning if it is left out in the sun and you go back for seconds. NEVER go back for seconds 😛
I was just telling my mom this past weekend how I forgot how much I love potato salad! This looks yummy! I will try it!
I know, it’s a seasonal pleasure, for sure!
I love homemade potato salad! I’ve got one coming up soon too – must be that time of year!!
Awesome! Can’t wait to see yours!