Potato Salad – The World’s Best

May 24, 2011 ·

Potato Salad

Whatcha doing for Memorial Day? I hope you are having a picnic so you can make my potato salad..The World’s BEST potato salad. Those are some pretty big shoes to fill. But I tell you, this potato salad makes me very very happy.

One of my sisters besties, Faith, once made some potato salad and it was rockin’. I asked her what she did and she said she boiled the potatoes with chicken bouillon cubes. What a great idea. Soooo, I stole her idea and made some tater salad of my own.

I will tell you this is pretty garlic-y, so if you do not like garlic, you might want to reduce the amount of garlic. I love it just the way it is. Also, you can make this a few days ahead of time, all of the flavors make happy food love and glorious things happen.

Potato Salad – The World’s Best
Recipe Type: Side DIsh
Author: Leslie Green-The Hungry Housewife
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 6 mins
Total time: 11 mins
Serves: 10-12
A delicious Potato Salad that is perfect anytime of year.
Ingredients
  • 5 pounds Red Potatoes,cubed
  • 6 Chicken Bouillon Cubes
  • Water
  • 1 1/2 cups Mayonaise
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
  • 4 Garlic Cloves, minced
  • 4 Hard Boiled Eggs, chopped(optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Coarse Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
  • Parsley, a handful, chopped
Instructions
  1. Place the cubed potatoes in a large pot and fill with enough cold water to cover the potatoes by 2″
  2. Add the chicken bouillon cubes.
  3. Bring the potatoes to a boil and boil until fork tender, about 6 minutes. (This time will vary depending how small or large your potatoes are cut)
  4. While the potatoes are boiling, make the mayo mixture.
  5. In a medium boil, mix together the mayonnaise, dijon mustard, garlic cloves, eggs, salt and pepper and parsley.
  6. Drain the potatoes and place them in a large bowl.
  7. Pour the mayonnaise mixture over the potatoes and mix well.
Notes

You can decrease the amount of garlic if you are not a big garlic fan.
This can be made several days in advance.

 

 

Filed Under: Potatoes, Side Dishes

Comments

  1. vanillasugarblog says:
    May 24, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    yep i can see why this is the best. you have all the right stuff in there.
    heyyyyy

  2. Ronda says:
    May 24, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    This sounds wonderful and I’m making it this weekend!! Thank-you! Have a wonderful Memorial Day!
    XOXO

  3. Aggie says:
    May 24, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Oh girl, I love a good potato salad. I love that there is chopped egg and dijon and garlic in here. Giving me cravings.

  4. CentsLessDeals says:
    May 24, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    Omgosh this looks SOOOOO yummy! I bookmarked this 😉

    JB

  5. Kym Sandusky says:
    May 24, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    I’ve never tried th chicken bullion, will give that a shot. While I do like garlic I think I’d halve the amount and grate it in on a microplane. I’d also add one onion grated on a box grater and four stalks of celery finely diced. That for me would be the World’s best. Can’t wait to give it a shot this weekend!

  6. shelly-cookies&cups says:
    May 24, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    I am currently on the search for a good potato salad recipe..so I will definitely give this a shot. Annnddd…too much garlic is only bad for the hubby 😉

  7. jennifurla says:
    May 24, 2011 at 8:03 pm

    interesting recipe, I might need to make this one for the weekend.

  8. wizzythestick says:
    May 24, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    such a simple yet effective idea those bouillon cubes. Thanx for the tip.

  9. Faith Christopher says:
    May 25, 2011 at 5:31 am

    hey Leslie, thanks for the note. 🙂

    This is the way I do mine too—lots of gaarlic!! Love it. xo

  10. Leslie M. says:
    May 25, 2011 at 5:49 am

    Sounds yummy, pssst you can make it with veggie cubes, I betcha!

    xoxo
    Leslie
    Leslie Loves Veggies

  11. JennyP says:
    May 25, 2011 at 5:59 am

    I cannot believe it’s Memorial Day already! Better start Christmas shopping. . . I’m sure adding the bouillon gives this a nice flavor boost. Sounds good! Thanks.

  12. Maris (In Good Taste says:
    May 25, 2011 at 7:25 am

    This is a must for Memorial Day or any day! It looks so creamy and delicious!

  13. Krista says:
    May 25, 2011 at 11:23 am

    Love this. How did you see I was posting it too??

  14. Miss Anthropist says:
    May 25, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    You had me at garlic-y! This looks so delicious–props to your friend for thinking to boil the potatoes in chicken bouillons…thanks so much for sharing, I can’t wait to try this out! 🙂

  15. Chris says:
    May 26, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    Simple little tips like the bullion cubes make blog reading so worthwhile, don’t you think? Glad I stopped by tonight to snag that nugget of info.

  16. grace says:
    May 28, 2011 at 1:16 am

    i have two potato salad posts in my queue, but the photos are so horrible, they continue to get pushed back.
    nice recipe (and photo)! 🙂

  17. Sarah says:
    June 2, 2011 at 5:43 pm

    made this for the holiday weekend! It was fantastic!

  18. Janice Denton says:
    October 12, 2011 at 7:52 am

    Just saw this recipe; can’t wait to make it.

  19. Emilie M says:
    July 9, 2012 at 10:54 am

    I love your recipes and l-uh-uhve the chicken bouillon idea! Wondering about maybe chopping up some dill pickle and adding that in for a tiny bit of crunch and tang? Definitely going to try this one out!