Classic Potato Salad

Serves 4

Here is the first of three potato salad recipes to pack into your picnic basket as a side dish or as a complete meal unto itself:

  • 6 medium cooked gold potatoes (such as Yukon) diced. (see cooking instructions above)
  • 4 dill pickles, chunky diced
  • 3 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs, chunky diced

The salad dressing:

  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp dried dill or 3 Tb fresh chopped dill
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 3 Tb yellow mustard
  • Salt and pepper to taste

For each of the recipes, you can peel your potatoes if you like; I prefer skins-on. Place the potatoes in cold water, bring to a boil, and then cook the potatoes at a medium to high simmer until just tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain and give them a quick three to four-minute cold water bath, then let drain well.

Mix all of the salad dressing ingredients together well to emulsify.

In a large bowl, toss all of the ingredients together with the dressing.