Basic Potato Salad
For a crowd-pleasing side dish, try this simple potato salad recipe. It's dressed with light mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, and scallions.
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Serving size: 8
Calories per serving: 251
Ingredients:
Cook time:
Serving size: 8
Calories per serving: 251
3 pounds waxy potatoes (such as Yukon gold or new), scrubbed and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1/3 cup white-wine vinegar
4 scallions, white part minced, green part thinly sliced
Coarse salt
Ground pepper
3/4 cup mayonnaise
Directions:
Prep steamer basket and pan: Set a steamer basket in a Dutch oven (or large pot with a lid), and add enough salted water to come just below basket; bring to a boil.
Steam potatoes: Place potatoes in basket, cover pot, and reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Steam potatoes, gently tossing occasionally, until tender, 15 to 25 minutes.
Combine vinegar and scallion whites: Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine vinegar, scallion whites, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Toss potatoes in vinegar mixture and chill: Add hot potatoes to vinegar mixture; toss to combine. Cool to room temperature, tossing occasionally, about 1 hour.
Add mayonnaise and scallion greens: Add mayonnaise and scallion greens to cooled potatoes; mix gently to combine.
Serve or refrigerate: Serve, or cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.
Source: marthastewart.com
Steam potatoes: Place potatoes in basket, cover pot, and reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Steam potatoes, gently tossing occasionally, until tender, 15 to 25 minutes.
Combine vinegar and scallion whites: Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine vinegar, scallion whites, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Toss potatoes in vinegar mixture and chill: Add hot potatoes to vinegar mixture; toss to combine. Cool to room temperature, tossing occasionally, about 1 hour.
Add mayonnaise and scallion greens: Add mayonnaise and scallion greens to cooled potatoes; mix gently to combine.
Serve or refrigerate: Serve, or cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.
Source: marthastewart.com
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