World’s Best Potato Salad

World’s Best Potato Salad

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs
  • Servings: 24

    • About This Recipe

    “This is a zesty potato salad that you enjoy at the meal, and you find yourself picking at it in between meals.”

    Ingredients

  • 4lbswhite potatoes, diced
  • 1cupcelery, diced
  • 1cupdill pickles, diced( real dills)
  • 1cuppepperoni, diced
  • 1 (6ounce) cans pitted black olives, drained and diced
  • 1cupmedium cheddar, diced
  • 1cupswiss cheese, diced
  • 1/2 cupparmesan cheese, grated
  • 1cupwhite onion, diced
  • 1cupred onion, diced
  • 1tablespoongarlic salt
  • 1tablespoonminced garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoonwhite pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoonground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoondry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspooncelery salt
  • 1/2 teaspooncayenne pepper
  • 1cupmayonnaise

    • Directions

  • Peel and wash potatoes; cook in boiling water until just fork tender (do not over cook).
  • Cool and dice approximately 1/2 x 1/2-inch; combine with all other diced items (onions, pickles, pepperoni, cheeses, celery and black olives).Fold all of these ingredients gently with 1/2 cup of mayonnaise until mixed.
  • Refrigerate for at least a couple of hours, overnight is even better (this is important).
  • Add all spices and the rest of mayonnaise and minced garlic; gently fold until mixed.Refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

    • Reviews

  • “Totally unreal salad. I think we can all decide for ourselves what we want to eat and shouldn’t be making unpleasant comments about things we haven’t even tried. As for the fat content- it has been admitted before that the panels are not always correct and you can always substitute low fat alternatives for cheese and mayonnaise. This is a great dish for a large gathering such as a BBQ.”

  • “I made this salad for a work function, and it was a huge success! Many people commented on the yummy flavours so I was really pleased I decided to make it. I used Parmesan, grated chedder, and a bacon flavoured cheddar for the cheeses, and they were so nice in it.Never mind the cals, it’s a great salad for a big party and like others pointed out, we can all splurge occassionally!!!”

  • “There are plenty of sites that have only low cal, low fat recipes if that is all you want to try. We are also trying to lose weight (constantly) but need to have a treat once in a while & this certainly is. I will make it for a family dinner soon & know they will want the recipe. Good work!”

  • “This sounds wonderful. I’ll be trying it soon.As to the nutritional content, if we (my family and I) can’t splurge once in awhile and enjoy good old fashioned comfort food, then I don’t care if I live to be 100!This site list recipes by nutrional content.So look there for all the health food and let us enjoy the rest.Enjoying a food theat’s high in fat, and REALLY tastes great is NOT a sin!”

  • “I would never judge a recipe I had not tried.This is a wonderful potato salad which was enjoyed by twenty people at the pool party yesterday.Maybe next time I should put a health warning on it … NOT! Thank you for this delightful potato salad recipe.”

  • “You might consider this as the best salad in the world but please take a look at the nutritional analysis of this recipe. It is so high on calories and fats. I don’t think salads should be so high on unwanted stuff. Instead, share a recipe which is more on nutrition.”

  • “First time I ever altering my traditional potato salad, GLAD I DID!My guest gobbled this up at the cookout!”

  • “I had a my family over for a bbq and served this with and everybody loved it.It was so different from the traditional potato salads I have made in the past”

  • “I made this for Sunday night dinner and the family LOVED it!!! The pepperoni makes a very nice zing to a favorite picnic dish..thanks!!!”

  • “Interesting salad.I was happy with the result when I tasted the diced components mixed with the mayo the night before (and I liked the seasonings mixed with mayo), but when everything was put together I thought it was just too many different things going on.I served it at a birthday party for my 19 year old son and his friends and there weren’t many who even tried it.”

  • “I had a pound of red potatoes begging to turn into something yummy, so I quartered this recipe.I loved the kick of the cayenne, and the savory accents provided by the olives, pepperoni, and parmesan.For my own touch, I added a bit of dried oregano and some red wine vinegar, and that worked well.I didn’t have fresh celery or dill pickles, so I used some celery seed and dill relish instead with good effect.Using reduced fat substitutions, I managed to enjoy this tasty recipe for only 148 calories (21% protein, 30% fat, 49% carbs) per 150 g serving (about 3/4 cup by volume)…bonus!Thanks for posting.I’ll make this great potato salad again.”

  • “Hey … I’m totally comfortable agreeing that this is the “world’s best.” Yum! I really liked all the add-ins, and the hint of spice. Even guests who usually refuse to eat anything spicy raved about it. I even ate the leftovers for lunch a couple of days .. it just kept getting better & better. I did use 1 1/2 c. cheddar cheese & 1/2 c. monterey jack instead of the cheeses listed. I also think I might try it as a cauliflower salad sometime – I think it would be great!”

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