Author Notes: This may be my mom’s single best recipe. I used to demand it as a child and now my own children demand it from me. Friends confirm this is a recipe to be shared.
Maybe it’s the addition of French salad dressing, but it remains the most uniquely flavored potato salad I have ever known.
This is best with all ingredients chopped rather small to allow the dressing to coat every single item. Sublime. —MaureenOnTheCape
Serves: 8
Ingredients
-
4
Large potatoes, diced
-
1
cup chopped celery
-
1/2
cup sliced scallions
-
1/2
cup Minced fresh parsley
-
1/4
cup French salad dressing
-
3/4
teaspoon Salt
-
Pepper to taste
-
3
hard boiled eggs, diced
-
3/4
cup Mayonnaise
-
2 1/4
mustard. Mom used ordinary Gulden’s. I prefer dijon
-
4 1/2
teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Directions
-
Boil the eggs and set aside to cool.
Peel and dice the potatoes and boil until barely fork tender, taking care not to overcook. Drain and allow to cool. - Combine potatoes, celery, scallions, eggs and parsley
- In a separate bowl, mix the French dressing, salt and pepper. Add to the potato mix, stir gently so as not to mash the potatoes and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine the mayonnaise, mustard and lemon juice. Add to the potato mix, stirring gently once again. Allow flavors to marry for 30 minutes and serve at room temperature.