Southern Potato Salad
This Southern style potato salad is creamy, chilled, and packed with Yukon gold potatoes, eggs, relish, herbs, Cajun seasoning, and smoky paprika.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Course: Side Dishes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: holiday, soul food, southern, summertime, thanksgiving
Servings: 4 servings
Author: August DeWindt
- 1.5 lbs Yukon gold potatoes 1.5-1.9lbs will work
- ¼ cup Mayo
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon Sweet relish
- 2 large Eggs hard boiled
- ½ tablespoon Dill chopped
- 1 teaspoon Chives chopped
- 1 Celery stick diced
- Smoked paprika to taste
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- Black cracked pepper to taste
Wash peel and cut the potatoes into cubes.
Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Add a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender. This should take about 25 minutes.
Drain the potatoes and set aside.
To a mixing bowl add the mayo, mustard and relish. Whisk to combine.
Chop the eggs up.
Add the potatoes, eggs, dill, chives, celery, smoked paprika, salt, pepper and cajun seasoning to the mixing bowl. Gently mix together until everything is combined. Taste it and adjust the seasonings if needed.
Cover, place in the fridge and let chill for a few hours. Eat when the potato salad is nice and chilled. Sprinkle with a little paprika before serving.
Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 773mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 459IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 2mg