The secret to modern take on classic potato salad is vibrant ingredients: tender new potatoes, crisp celery, and fresh parsley.
Around here, potato salad has gotten short shrift. Always thrown onto a menu as a late addition, and made in a hurry. But yesterday I had a revelation – I love this stuff. Made right, potato salad can be crisp, bright, and modern. My take has tons of lemon and parsley, as well as capers, though I think the real secret is perfectly cooked potatoes. You want them just tender, but not overcooked in the least, so keep a close eye as you boil them.
- 8 medium new red potatoes
- 1 small red onion minced (roughly 1/2 cup)
- 2 fresh celery stalks minced (roughly 3/4 cup)
- 1/2 cup parsley minced
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 heaping teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/3 cup real mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/4 cup capers
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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cut potatoes into even 1 1/2-inch chunks. Boil 10 minutes, or until potatoes are tender but have a little bite. Drain potatoes, set in a large bowl, and set aside.
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In a small bowl, combine the onion, celery, parsley, zest and juice, mayo, and mustard. Mix to incorporate. Fold mixture in with the warm potatoes. Add the capers. Check salt, mayo, and acid levels, and adjust as needed.
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I love my potato salad just after it has been made, when the flavors still stand alone, however, if left to mingle in the fridge overnight, you may find the flavor more integrated. Potato salad can be very personal, so please adjust according to your own tastes.
I never thought to add capers to my potato salad but will do the next time I make it.
How can I find this recipe!? The link doesn’t work, and this is my absolute favorite potato salad recipe. I had it as a favorite on foodgawker, and the link on that website no longer works, so I was really excited when I found it here..only to find out the link here doesn’t work either 🙁
Hi Wendy,
I’m so glad you like that recipe! It’s one of my favorites too! Sorry about the link –– Babble just underwent a redesign and it looks like the old links broke. Here’s the updated one: http://www.babble.com/best-recipes/a-fresh-summer-side-sweet-and-savory-watermelon-salad/ Happy eating!
Um, that is a link to a watermelon salad.
Hi Lindsay, You’re right! Here’s the real link: http://www.babble.com/best-recipes/the-new-classic-potato-salad-fast-fresh-and-modern/ (And I’ll update the post.)
Trying to make this salad in 2020! The link niw directs to “Disney Family”
Thanks Veronica, I updated the recipe.