World's Best Potato Salad Recipe

This is fabulous! I would second some of the changes that have been recommended (I replaced the onion with 3 green onion bunches, doubled the cornstarch, reduced the sugar to 1/3 cup, and added 1 tsp of celery seed with the mayo and 5 slices of bacon with the celery. And I used half apple cider vinegar, half white vinegar. It's really rich and delicious! I love it. My only original tips would be: (1) don't freak out if the dressing smells really weird while you're cooking it, that's normal and (2) if it's your first time and you're nervous about cooking the potatoes just right, make more than 6 and then while you're dicing them, choose the six with the best consistency and save the rest for mashing or something later. Thanks for the great recipe!

Thank you for trying my recipe and for your reviews! There is an omission in the recipe I want to correct: there should be 1 tsp. of celery seed added to the dressing. Also, you may increase the amount of corn starch for thicker dressing, and please feel free to adjust the sugar and onion to your taste. Much of the fun of cooking is changing a recipe to make it your own. NEW EDIT: Please disregard the number of servings, this recipe easily feeds 12 people. I forgot to change it from the default when I posted the recipe. Also, "medium" potatoes refers to the size, not type of potato. I ALWAYS use red potatoes for potato salad and usually more than 6 for this recipe. Kaye

I do really like this version; a friend made it once and now it's one of my potato salad versions. I do make a few adjustments = I cube and microwave the potatoes covered for 8 minutes (stirring halfway), then do a quick cool rinse, then stir the cubes in a vinegar/salt solution or pickle juice - this ensures the potato keep good texture and there's layers of flavors. For the sauce, I make a half batch with only about 1tbsp of sugar, adding about half a tsp of celery seed. My fam really likes pickles so I have sweet relish and chopped dill ones, use both red and white onions for more color, along with some green onions. It's a little labor intensive but everyone really likes it.

Always read the comments before making anything. The recipe as written makes a solid bowl of potato salad. Next time I would add a 1/2C of dill relish and garnish the top with a shake of paprika. I do my eggs by adding a tsp of baking soda to the water, simmering 10 minutes, and finishing them in an ice water bath to avoid the dreaded green ring around the yolk. The soda makes them easier to peel.

This recipe just made my week.

Just a suggestion to the boiled egg "tip". If you want to avoid that nasty greenish-grey outline around your yolk and to also get a vibrant yellow yolk, put the eggs in AFTER the water starts to boil (I use a large strainer to gently place them in the boiling water). Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook for 13 minutes. Then put them into a 5 minute ice bath. You'll get a more evenly cooked egg that's also easier to peel. 😊😊

This was great. I only used about 2tbsp sugar, 1.5lb golden potatoes, left the skin on. And added 1/4c dill relish. Added Green onion and paprika on top. Next time I might add crispy bacon crumbles. I wld also use less vinegar and maybe eliminate the butter, lot of fat for nothing. I wld also increase potatoes to 2-2.5lbs.

Too sweet. I made this exactly as instructed. It’s a bit complicated to make the dressing. In my opinion it has way too much sugar. I would recommend less than half the sugar and use plenty of salt.

So easy, however, it has a few steps. The flavor of the vinegar, onions, and celery is so clean. The potato and egg just finish off the flavor burst. This is so good the next day and the next. I boiled the potatoes whole for 20 minutes and they came out great. I tried to get the same size. They peeled easy when warm. I used the yukon gold and they held together well. I cooked the eggs 5 minutes in a pressure pot. Peel them warm, and no problem with the shell. ( My daughter's tip) My husband doesn't like the potato salad, so I eat it all! Good luck!

Awesome recipe!!! Been a hit at a many of get-togethers!! P.S. I substitute regular onions with green onions and add freshly cooked, chopped bacon. I also let it sit in the fridge overnight...makes a world of difference 🤌

Excellent creamy potato salad! I did cut the sugar down to one third cup, and used minced shallots. I also used half white vinegar, half apple cider vinegar. A nice sprinkling of paprika on top made it perfect.

Really good potato salad recipe. I’m not keen on celery. However, I’d like the flavor just not the texture so I used a small amount of celery salt, and included, diced pimentos with the recipe as entered.

Use green onion instead of white/yellow onion, add diced celery and dill pickles to give it that extra depth.

With that much sugar, it should be eaten for dessert!

This is truly impressive, although it's quite a departure from what I'm accustomed to creating.

to sweet for me. I'll be going back to the southern dill potato salad recipe from this sight

My mother made this type of potato salad for the past 50 years. It took me years to find her recipe for the potato salad. The only difference is she added a dash of Lowery's Seasoning to hers.

I found this recipe over 10 years ago and it still holds up. I’ve been more sugar conscious as of late and used maple syrup to taste and less vinegar to maintain balance. Added crumbled bacon just prior to serving. Magic.

My whole family devoured it.

I like most of the recipe but I increased the cornstarch and it is not runny 2 days later. I also put sugar in the water when boiling the potatoes and decreased the sugar. Glad I found this recipe, used it many times.