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    Traditional Easy Potato Salad With Few Ingredients

    Published: Aug 23, 2020 · Modified: Jul 23, 2022 by Radwa · This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

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    A traditional and easy potato salad which doesn't need any fancy ingredients; just a few simple ingredients!

    This potato salad will be your favourite lunch, whether at home or outside, as it's easy to make, and you can add to it whatever you have in the fridge.

    Traditional Easy Potato Salad With Few Ingredients

    Best Potato Salad Dressing

    • Mayonnaise and sour cream. Because This is a creamy potato salad, I use both mayonnaise and sour cream, the combination of both is incredibly delicious. Sour cream is like a star in this recipe; it makes the mayonnaise much lighter and tastier; I don't recommend removing or replacing it.
    • Onion and garlic. Both onion and garlic give a wonderful flavour and crunchiness to this recipe.
    • Olive oil. I use it in this recipe for extra delicious flavour (i use extra virgin olive oil).
    Easy Potato Salad With Few Ingredients

    Potato Salad Ingredients

    • Sour cream
    • Mayonnaise
    • Potatoes
    • Salt
    • ground black pepper
    • Olive oil
    • Onion, minced
    • Garlic, minced
    • Parsley for serving
    Traditional Potato Salad With Few Ingredients

    How To Make This Creamy Potato Salad

    How To Make This Creamy Potato Salad

    Peel the potatoes then chop into medium-sized chunks.

    Put the potatoes in a pot then cover it with water don't forget to add some salt in the water then bring to boil.

    Cook the potato for 8-10 minutes or until fully cooked.

    Now, put the potatoes in a colander and dry well.

    In a bowl add onion, mayonnaise, sour cream, olive oil, salt and black pepper then combine.

    Add the potatoes then mix.

    Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes(if you like) then sprinkle the chopped parsley and serve.

    How To Cook The Potatoes For The Potato Salad?

    You can cook the potatoes as a whole without chopping or removing the peel or after you peel and chop them(which I prefer). I found cooking the potatoes as a whole is a bit messy and hard so I prefer to peel, chop then cook it.

    Traditional Easy Potato Salad With Few Ingredients

    How Do I Know If My Potatoes Are Cooked?

    Potatoes will be cooked when you manage to push a fork easily into the centre of a potato chunk.

    Tips

    • Adding salt to the water while cooking the potatoes gives it an excellent taste, and don't worry about making it too salty; it lightly seasons the potatoes.
    • You can eat this salad hot or cold (as you prefer).
    Traditional Easy Potato Salad With Few Ingredients

    Serving This Creamy Potato Salad

    This homemade creamy potato salad can be served as a side dish with any grilled or fried meat. 

    I like to serve them with the following dishes.

    • Baked chicken thighs with honey and garlic
    • Butter garlic chicken breast
    • Butter garlic steak 

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    • Garlic Butter Sautéed Mushrooms
    • Green Beans With Parmesan Cheese 
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    An easy potato salad recipe which doesn't need any fancy ingredients, super simple!.
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    Traditional Easy Potato Salad With Few Ingredients

    A traditional and easy potato salad which doesn't need any fancy ingredients; just a few simple ingredients! This potato salad is perfect for lunch or light dinner.
    Course Salad, Side Dish
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Keyword Easy Potato Salad With Few Ingredients, Traditional Easy Potato Salad
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 99kcal
    Author Radwa

    Equipment

    • Kitchen knife
    • Chopping board
    • Garlic press
    • Measuring cups
    • Measuring spoons

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup sour cream
    • ¼ cup mayonnaise
    • 1 kilo potatoes
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ onion minced
    • 1 clove garlic minced
    • 1 tablespoon parsley chopped

    Instructions

    • Peel the potatoes then chop into medium-sized chunks.
    • Put the potatoes in a pot then cover it with water don't forget to add some salt in the water then bring to boil.
    • Cook the potato for 8-10 minutes or until fully cooked.
    • Put the potatoes in a colander and dry well.
    • In a bowl add onion, mayonnaise, sour cream, olive oil, salt and black pepper then combine.
    • Add the potatoes then mix.
    • Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes(if you like) then sprinkle the chopped parsley and serve.

    Notes

    • Adding salt to the water while cooking the potatoes gives it an excellent taste, and don't worry about making it too salty; it lightly seasons the potatoes.
    • You can eat this salad hot or cold (as you prefer).

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 408mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
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