Linda's Special Potato Salad

Name: Linda's Special Potato Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 lbs red potatoes, with skins on; 2 cups mayonnaise (more or less depending on how you like it, Do NOT use fat free or low fat); 1 large onion, finely diced; 2 stalks celery, finely diced or 1 teaspoon celery seed; 3 carrots, finely diced; 1 green pepper, finely diced; 6 hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped; 3 tablespoons fresh finely chopped chives; 20 green olives, finely chopped; 1/4 cup yellow mustard; 2 tablespoons cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper

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Submitted by Lindas Busy Kitchen

"This yummy potato salad is a favorite of mine...Every time I bring it to a get together, I am asked for the recipe...Try it and see for yourself!"

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photo by Sharon123

Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

5 lbs red potatoes, with skins on
2 cups mayonnaise (more or less depending on how you like it, Do NOT use fat free or low fat)
1 large onion, finely diced
2 stalks celery, finely diced or 1 teaspoon celery seed
3 carrots, finely diced
1 green pepper, finely diced
6 hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped
3 tablespoons fresh finely chopped chives
20 green olives, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup yellow mustard
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

directions

Peel potatoes, and boil until just done, about 20 minutes. (Just until your fork can be inserted all the way through the potato. You don't want them mushy).
Drain well and let cool, then dice or slice potatoes. (I like a small dice, about 1/2"x1/2"). The potatoes will cut nicely once chilled and won't fall apart.
Mix other ingredients, and add to chilled potatoes. Let set in the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving for flavors to meld.
Serve chilled.

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Reviews

Though mine doesn't look anything like Sharon123's picture, it is absolutely delicious!!! She must have used fat free mayonnaise or something because mine was totally creamy and so delicious!

OutOfThyme
Hey now this was really a big hit with my family. The olives add a unique flavor that is really tasty. I love this recipe. I have made it 4 times in the last couple of months. Love Love Love this recipe!

Wanda H.
After trying this potato salad, I won't be using any other recipe. I cut up the olives really small because some of my family don't like green olives. There were absolutely no complaints because they added so much flavor to the salad. If you haven't tried this before, I suggest you do. It is excellent!

carolynryanlv
My family loved this salad, The flavor was amazing, and each bite was better than the last. You know it's a winner when the compliments start flying, and they did!

Beep Beep Mommas Ta
I made this last week for an outdoor party/picnic. Was swayed by all the positive reviews (that many can't all be Linda's family and friends)! Was raved about by all at the party...even those who are great cooks! Have many requests to send the recipe. I tripled the recipe, due to the size of the crowd and kept the skins on. Just plum forgot the celery and it still tasted great then and the next day! Will use this recipe for all the parties I have to go to this Spring and Summer. (I may change "Linda's Potato Salad" to my own LOL!)

LeslieM

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Tweaks

I change a number of things but this was very good. Instead of red potatoes I used yellow ones that were boiled but left over from a dish we didnt enjoy. They were already seasoned with lemon and garlic. I used sliced baby red onions and omitted the carrots out of preference for look and taste. We are egg free so I did not add the hard boiled eggs. I didnt have green olives on hand so I had to skip those. I used granulated raw cane sugar for the sugar and sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. I replaced the green bell pepper with an orange one out of a preference as well. I will definitely make this again if I crave potato salad making the same changes except I will try it with the red potatoes and green olives.

UmmBinat
WOW: this is a fantastic potato salad, Linda. I've always loved potato salad and egg salad, well not every single one I've eaten, but good ones, and this is up there with the best I've eaten - and it combines the two! :) Wonderful. I used a red pepper instead of the green pepper and kalamata olives rather than green olives (personal taste preferences) but otherwise made this exactly to the recipe, and wouldn't want to change a thing. I made this last night and the serve I have just had for today's lunch was tasting even better than it did last night. Great blend of flavours and deliciously creamy. I'm sure the cider vinegar is one of the secrets to this tasting so good. I'll be making this again - and often. Both for day to day meals and for serving to guests. Thank you so much for posting this recipe. Made for Zaar Stars Tag.

bluemoon downunder

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Lindas Busy Kitchen

Durham, 69

Hi Everyone, I just don't have the time these days to send out individual thank yous for those that make and review my recipes, but I  just want you to know that you are truly appreciated and it tickles me every time I get a review, knowing you tried my recipes and enjoyed them the way I do. I even appreciate the ones that tried them and for some reason they didn't work out for you.  Everyone has different tastes, and you can't please everyone all the time.   Lots of times people change the recipes, adding things, leaving things out, and not seasoning them to their own taste, and give a bad review...  Recipes are only guidelines, and if you follow mine and don't like it, then it's a personal preference as to why you don't like it, and I appreciate that.  However, if you don't follow my recipe then it is YOUR recipe that you don't like, and my recipe shouldn't be rated. IMHO   Thanks for trying them anyway  :) Hugs, Linda   My name is Linda. I am happily single, and I live in Rochester NH. I just moved back to the town where most of my family lived years ago, and where I lived as a child, after living in NC for 5 years. I have 2 grown sons, a dil, and 2 beautiful grandsons. I really enjoy my time here on Zaar posting recipes, trying new recipes, taking pictures, and reviewing lots of yummy recipes! I love to cook, and share recipes. The recipes that I share are mainly my own creations, or family recipes passed down to me from my mom and grandmother, and other family members or friends. If I post something from somewhere else, it has to sound REALLY good to me for me to post it! Many of the dishes that I prepare are simple, good, down home cooking. Many of them originate from New England, as my grandmother is from Maine, and my mother from New Hampshire. I do also like to try making some gourmet recipes as well, using my creativity along the way. I started cooking at a the age of 8, helping my mother and grandmother in the kitchen. My curiosity for cooking has led me to create many of my own recipes through trial and error. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family and I do :) In my spare time I play on my computer collecting recipes, and have been working on creating a cookbook to publish for some time, but have put it aside for now. I also love to travel and shop. I love to go to the beach and mountains, and as food is a passion of mine, I love to dine out and try many different cuisines in the area, and with friends when I am traveling :) I made my first herb garden in 2008, but have had vegetable gardens for many years in the past. I have done my share of canning and I love those fresh herbs and veggies all summer long! My Rating System: 5 Stars ***** Outstanding recipe that I absolutely loved. It can be down home or restaurant quality, as long as it tastes great and I didn't have to make any changes along the way! Also recipe has to have clear directions. One I would definately make again and again. 4 Stars **** Great recipe that I loved, but one that I may have had to tweak just a bit. Directions may have not been crystal clear. One I would make again and again with my changes. 3 Stars *** I liked the recipe, but had to add ingredients, or add more of a called for ingredient to have the recipe come out the way I like it. I would probably make again sometime. 2 Stars ** This recipe was ok, but I probably wouldn't make it again due to lack of taste, undesireable texture, or unclear directions etc. 1 Star * This recipe was one I didn't like at all. Either the amounts of ingredients were wrong (too little flavor or too much of one/some of the ingredients in the recipe), or the recipe didn't come out right following the directions given. Lack of directions. 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