We live at the edge of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, where there are lots of small farms. Country markets are plentiful here, so potatoes are a staple. I use them up in this delicious old-fashioned potato salad recipe. —Nancy Grove-Nichols, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania

Contest-Winning Old-Fashioned Potato Salad

potatoes

hard-boiled large eggs, chopped

celery ribs, thinly sliced

green onions

sour cream

mayonnaise

vinegar

sugar

mustard

salt

pepper

Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cook until tender, 20-25 minutes; drain. Place in a large bowl; add eggs, celery and onions.

In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; gently stir into potato mixture. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. If desired, garnish with additional pepper and green onions.

My husband and I like this salad. I used unpeeled red potatoes. I added chopped red bell pepper since I had it on hand. The dressing is sweet and flavorful. This is the first potato salad I've made without pickles. I was tempted to add them... so glad I didn't. I will definitely make this delicious salad again.

OUTSTANDING!  I signed up for TOH just to write this review.  I've been making potato salad for a long time and it was good, but this recipe is the best, made as written!

This recipe was very good, made a double batch for a party & loads of compliments!!  Yum!

Delicious potato salad and perfect for any summer cookout! I doubled the recipe to feed a crowd and it was gobbled up. So good! This will be a staple at our summer barbecues!

Yummy but I  am allergic to eggs so left those out. I put my cooked potatoes  into a Ziplock with diced onions then pour a bottle of Italian salad dressing over & refrigerate overnight. Then add mayo & seasonings such as celery salt/seed combination. Then the rest of same ingredients.😋

Made this last night, and loved it - didn't have green onions but will add next time - used raspberry wine vinegar - and it came out great! I did season more with salt and pepper than called for, personal taste. PS I don't think I've ever made potato salad before, and this was delish and I'm saving this recipe to make again soon!

I'm an old southern woman and this is hands down, the best recipe ever! The only change I made was adding a little dill weed. Perfect.

My family loved this potato salad!  I didn't change a thing on the recipe and it turned out perfect.

Wasn't sure at first how sour cream would work in potato salad but it was really good.

I really LOVE the dressing for this potato salad! It is for sure NOT the crap that everyone always picks up at the grocery store on the way to a BBQ that no one ever eats! lol. The vinegar and sugar adds a great flavor for sure.

Fantastic potato salad!!! I added sliced radishes since we like them in the potato salad recipe that I usually make.  I took this to our tailgating party at the NASCAR race this weekend and got lots of compliments.  I will DEFINATELY make this again....it was quick and very easy.

Had to add a few sliced radishes.  Wonderful.

I love potato salad and I have tried all kind s and found this one to be the best one I don/t add my mayo sauce till i am ready to serve .that way it stay fresh

Excellent recipe as is and deserving of blue ribbon. It is a good basic recipe that can serve as a platform for individual taste tweaks. This is almost the recipe I grew up with, in fact I like this one a tad bit more. The texture is creamy AND crunchy which to me is essential.

Delicious. We like the combination of the Sour Cream and Mayonnaise. I sometimes increase the egg and add chopped Green or Red peppers. A keeper!

Reviewers are right. This is fabulous potato salad. My husband is a potato salad connoisseur and he says this is the best he has ever tried. I used balsamic vinegar because we like the more pronounced sweet, tart, flavor. Once I used all mayonnaise without sour cream when I didn't have any on hand. However, we like it best when made with both of these as the recipe calls for. We like mustard flavor so I added a little extra to taste. Superb!!I've made this several times now. Have added diced dill pickles and deli mustard with whole seeds, a grated carrot and 1/4 diced red pepper for color. Also frequently add a couple of additional hard boiled eggs. This recipe easily lends itself to adjustments to suit your own tastes.

Delicious!!!!!!!!  I substituted sweet pickle relish instead of vinegar.  This recipe is a winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Usually when I make potao salad it always seems like something is missing. This is the best I have ever made. We all couldn't get enough. My husband raved. Hard to beat his sister's recipe, but with this one I did. Thank you!!!

Very good.  I used purple onion instead of green since that's what I had on hand.  I also added some garlic powder.

I lost my copy of this recipe that I cut out of the magazine and started to panic.  Everyone I have ever served this to loved it and most ask for the recipe.  Very happy I found it here so we can enjoy tonight!

this is the best potato salad i ever maid i am pickey about potato salad .you will love it

My husband really loves mustard potato salad, and I searched and found this, not realizing that it only called for 1tsp of mustard.  So we followed the recipe, adding a bit more salt and pepper as well as paprika, and then put maybe a half cup, 3/4 cup of  mustard.  Pretty good, but the cook time on the potatoes is way too long.  Keep close on the potatoes while they're boiling.....keep them from getting mushy.  I'll make this again.

Too much sugar, not enough mustard, and too runny. Sour cream was good. I added bacon, which helped offset the sweetness. I thought the potatoes would soak up more of the dressing, but even the next day there was a lot pooled in the container. I could make adjustments to make it more to my liking, but will probably find a different recipe.

contest-winning old-fashioned potato salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Servings: 8

Author : Taste of Home

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