Recipe: Tasty Momma’s Tater Salad

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Momma’s Tater Salad. But Mama made it the way her mother did, and that's the way I still make it today. Try it and see if it isn't one of the best-tasting potato salads you have ever eaten! —Sandra Anderson, New York, New York My mama's potato salad is one of those delicious side dishes that goes with almost any meal. I also like the fact that you can serve it year-round, not just at a holiday dinner.

Melanie's potato salad is a cross between a traditional American recipe and a German potato salad.

It's the best of both worlds!

We love the flavor from the red onions and celery.

You can have Momma’s Tater Salad using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Momma’s Tater Salad

1. You need of About 4 medium potatoes or 2# red potatoes.

2. Prepare 1 1/2 cups of your favorite mayonnaise (give or take on how you like).

3. It’s 4 tablespoons of yellow or Dijon mustard.

4. You need 1/2 of red onion chopped fine.

5. Prepare 1/2 of sweet onion chopped fine.

6. You need 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper (or to taste).

7. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika (or regular if you’re out).

8. You need 20 of (or so) slice dill (or favorite) pickle chopped.

9. It’s 2 tablespoons of (3ish for me) pickle juice.

10. Prepare 4 of boil eggs chopped.

11. It’s 3 of celery stalks chopped fine.

12. You need 1/2 tablespoon of onion powder.

13. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of garlic powder.

The dressing is slightly sweet and tangy at the same there.

Crisp bacon adds savoriness and flavor to the potato salad.

I hate potato salad but it is one of my husband's favorite summer foods.

I was making this recipe as it is gluten free and dairy free (my kids are allergic) and got rave reviews.

Momma’s Tater Salad step by step

1. Chop potatoes bite size, boil with teaspoon salt until fork tender, not mushy.

2. In a bowl add chopped eggs, celery,onions, pickles, mix, add pepper paprika, garlic and onion powder, fold in mayonnaise, pickle juice, mustard.

3. After potatoes are done drain and cool when cool put in big bowl and fold in mayonnaise mixture.

4. Sprinkle paprika on top and chill couple hours or over night.

I ended up trying it and think it is the best potato salad I have ever had it was so good I had seconds and I HATE potato salad!!!

Want to make potato salad just like your mom used to?

Our original recipe for potato salad is so great because it's made with our real mayonnaise!

Her recipe J's like your mom's… Oh just add this then that then a touch of this and a dash of whatever.

It stems from my great grandmother making cakes and literally measuring flower and sugar with her palms….