Recipe: Perfect Mike's Old Fashion Potato Egg Salad

Mike's Old Fashion Potato Egg Salad. Great recipe for Mike's Old Fashion Potato Egg Salad. A perfect chilled side dish for any picnic or barbecue. If you prefer a thicker or creamier salad, adjust the milk and mayo accordingly.

It's absolutely perfect for any barbecue, picnic, birthday, pool party or Summer family/work function! The real keys to this dish are to use. Drain and dice potatoes- season with oil and vinegar while still warm. You can have Mike's Old Fashion Potato Egg Salad using 0 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mike's Old Fashion Potato Egg Salad

Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix mustard with mayonnaise and blend with potato mixture. Add eggs and parsley and toss again. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more mayonnaise if.

Mike's Old Fashion Potato Egg Salad instructions

1. Bring [older] eggs to a boil in a large pot. Turn off heat. Once water has boiled - cover eggs and let them sit in that hot water for 18 minutes exactly undisturbed. Drain water and run under cold water immediately until eggs and pot have completely cooled off. This method will make perfect boiled eggs everytime with little discoloration. And, by using older eggs, they'll be very easy to peel..
2. Wash potatoes well. Do not peel. Then boil potatoes until you can easily run a knife through the largest potato. Drain and allow them to cool slightly..
3. Whip milk, mayo and spices in a very large bowl. You'll want your texture thick enough to coat and stick but, thin enough to mix easily..
4. Peel eggs and quarter. Chop vegetables..
5. ° Chop your warm potatoes into bite sized 1" pieces. Place potatoes into your chilled mayo mixture. Gently fold them in until they're fully coated. Your warm spuds will break up easily! ° It's important that your potatoes be warm upon mixing. They'll immediately begin to absorb your mayo/milk/spice mixture..
6. Gently incorporate your eggs and vegetables in with your potatoes. Again, fold in gently until everything is completely coated. If your mixture is too thick and not coating easily, just add a splash of whole milk and mix in your bowl. Repeat if necessary..
7. Lightly sprinkle Paprika on top of salad before serving..
8. Chill overnight if possible in a large covered bowl. Stir intermittently. Enjoy!.

Instructions In a bowl combine all dressing ingredients together, mix well. Place potatoes, eggs and celery in a large bowl, add the dressing, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper then toss to coat evenly. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, celery, onion, relish, garlic salt, celery salt, mustard, pepper and mayonnaise. Mix together well and refrigerate until chilled. Peel and slice hard boiled (hard cooked) eggs and add to large bowl with the potatoes.

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