For pot-lucks I am usually asked to bring potato salad. Now, you might think it's because of my lack of cooking abilities and it's the only thing they feel safe for me to bring.....but you would be wrong. Those people are asked to bring green salad or drinks.
And, no matter how much I make.....the bowl is always empty at the end of dinner. A sure sign it was liked.
I boil potatoes, skins on. Let them cool at least enough that they don't burn me, peel and cut. I prefer to use more then one tpe of potato....red skin and white, white flesh and yellow. The variety seems to improve the salad. I also boil eggs. When someone who doesn't likes eggs lets me know, I will and have made a separate salad for them, omitting eggs.
Cut eggs and potatoes, add salt, pepper, paprika (just a bit) Helman's Mayo, either chopped raw onion, chopped green onion, or onion flakes, depending on what's on hand. Mix, stick in fridge for at least several hours. I prefer to make early morning for dinner, or day before if for lunch.
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jim likes hot potato salad.
Peel potatoes and boil, boil eggs. Stick them in a bowl and mash (by hand, not electric). Add salt, pepper, mayo, some kind of onion (green works best for this salad). Make right before serving.