Complete with essential add-ins: bacon, cucumber and celery.
Every bite is perfection!
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Dressing hot potatoes with French dressing is the secret!
A Potato Salad youll make again and again…
This is a potato salad recipe given to me by the mother of a friend.
To respect her privacy, lets call her Mrs B.
Dressing hot potatoes with French dressing is the secret!
The thing that makes it so special is pouring French Salad Dressing over the hot boiled potatoes.
By dressing while hot, they absorb the French Salad Dressing flavour rather than just coating them.
Which means, flavour inside the potatoes not just on the outside.
Dressing while hot means they absorb the flavour
While I love a creamy dressing, I find using only mayonnaise too greasy.
But I also dont want to skimp on dressing.
Theres nothing worse than a dry potato salad!
The perfect bite!
The solution: break up the richness of mayonnaise by combining with sour cream.
I use a 50/50 ratio.
Its optional but adds an extra little something-something to it.
The No-Mayo Creamy Potato Salad dressing is made with yogurt and can be used for this potato salad.
And dont forget, all this mingles together with the French Dressing the potatoes are soaked in!
After a creamy no-mayo version?Try thisCreamy Yogurt Potato Salad Dressing its terrific!
The potatoes and add-ins
Potatoes Potatoes vary widely in texture when cooked.
Celery and cucumber Welcome freshness!
Bacon Essential for a classic potato salad!
Dressing 1: The French Dressing
This is the dressing the hot potatoes soak up!
The original recipe shared with me by Mrs B used store bought French Dressing which is an option.
Olive oilis the oil of choice.
The better the quality, the better the flavour!
Dijon mustard For flavour and thickening.
Water Missing from the photo!
Sugar Just a touch, which takes the edge off the tang a bit too.
Dressing 2: The creamy dressing!
So I use a 50/50 sour cream/mayo combination.
(Reminder mayo free versionhere!)
Mayonnaise Whole egg mayo is best as it is creamier and less tangy than ordinary mayonnaise.
Readily available these days in grocery stores (it will say whole egg mayo on the label).
Sour cream Full fat yo!
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Yogurt can be used as a substitute but sour cream does have a creamier mouthfeel.
Horseradish cream This is pickled fresh horseradish which has a zingy spiciness like wasabi.
Because its pickled, it is vinegary.
So this adds both a hint of spicy warmth and tang to the dressing.
Start in cold water Cook cut potatoes starting in cold water.
French Dressing Shake French Dressing ingredients in a jar until combined.
Creamy Dressing Mix the ingredients in a bowl until smooth.
Soak hot potatoes Gently transfer the potatoes in a bowl and pour over the French Dressing.
Toss very gently using a rubber spatula.
You know this is going to be good!
The cooled potatoes are also less fragile less susceptible to breaking when we mix with the remaining ingredients.
Add-ins Add the cucumber, celery, onion, most of the bacon and all the creamy dressing.
Toss gently until mixed through.
Make it once, and it will be a staple at all gatherings for years to come.
I have never strayed from this recipe since the moment I tried it!
Thats just about the highest praise it’s possible for you to get.
Thank you Mrs B!
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