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92 replies

TheBeesKnee · 05/04/2020 11:53

I have been looking online all morning and there are so many variations! I'd like to get going ASAP so that potatoes can cool down before our BBQ later on.

Just to be clear, we have frozen burgers and I found a BBQ tray the we didn't use last year. I will not be leaving the house!

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isseywith4vampirecats · 05/04/2020 12:02

mine is chopped new potatoes with their skins left on chopped red onions and mayonnaise salt and black pepper

Escrima · 05/04/2020 12:08

The above but swap red onions for spring onions 😀

DazedandConcerned · 05/04/2020 12:12

I will never find a better one than my MILs - she makes a lot of it living in Australia with all the BBQs.

New potatoes skin on
While hot pour over some french vinaigrette dressing - then let cool
Chopped hard boiled egg
Spring onions
Mayo
Salt and pepper

Honestly, it's perfection. Enjoy your BBQ!!

Ratonastick · 05/04/2020 12:13

Skin on baby potatoes, finely chopped red onion or shallot and mayonnaise spiked with mustard powder. You need to mix up the mayo and mustard in advance and let it sit for a while to really get the flavour.

iklboo · 05/04/2020 12:15

New potatoes, skin on
Cooked, chopped smoked bacon
Chopped spring onions
Mayonnaise
Whole grain mustard

iklboo · 05/04/2020 12:15

Or just potatoes, mayonnaise and mint sauce.

isabellerossignol · 05/04/2020 12:18

I had potato salad in a cafe recently where the potatoes were mashed.

At first I was a bit repulsed by the idea if I'm honest, but once I was brave enough to try it, it was surprisingly nice! It appeared to be mashed with mayonnaise and chives.

But actually, skin on new potatoes is the nicest I think, with a mayonnaise dressing with some chopped gherkins and some seasoning.

Redwoodmaz · 05/04/2020 12:21

I HATE mayonnaise - I use creme fraiche. Yummy.

ScurrilousSquirrel · 05/04/2020 12:22

Baby potatoes, sweet potatoes cut into chunks, mustard, mayonnaise, spring onions. Add red kidney beans and/or chopped, hard-boiled eggs if you like.

PointlessUsername · 05/04/2020 12:23

I use sour cream & chive.

DressesWithPocketsRockMyWorld · 05/04/2020 12:24

Bacon! So new potatoes, spring onions, mayo, loads of salt and pepper, and crispy bacon bits.

SentimentalKiller · 05/04/2020 12:25

I put chopped capers in mine

Jokat · 05/04/2020 12:26

Mashed potatoes, chopped up celery, red onion and carrots, peas, loads of salad cream, salt and pepper. Divine, the veggies make it crunchy, while the potatoes are creamy Halo

LoseLooseLucy · 05/04/2020 12:27

I HATE mayonnaise - I use creme fraiche

This, much nicer.

OmgThereAreNoPlanesAboveMeNow · 05/04/2020 12:28

Chopped in small pieces: boiled potato (pour juice from pickles over when still hot), boiled carrot, hard-boiled egg. Mix in a bowl. Add grated pickles, salt, pepper. I mix mayo and mustard on a side so it's properly mixed and then add to the main bowl. Add vinegar or pickle juice to taste.
It's actually Christmas one, but works well with bbq

cultkid · 05/04/2020 12:29

Boiled potatoes with skin on

In a bowl

Mayonnaise
Mustard
Spring onion
Mint if you have it
Chopped gherkins and some of their juice
Boiled egg

cultkid · 05/04/2020 12:30

@OmgThereAreNoPlanesAboveMeNow
I thought I was the only one who used the juice!!

dannydyerismydad · 05/04/2020 12:30

Garlic and rock salt mashed to a paste. Whisk in the zest and juice of a lemon. Stir in a spoon of green n mustard. Whisk in olive oil.

Tip over warm potatoes and sprinkle chopped spring onion and chive over.

Yummy hot or cold.

alphasox · 05/04/2020 12:30

The only kind of potato salad is German potato salad. No mayo!
You pour warm oil and vinegar (mustard if you like) on the potatoes while they’re still hot so they suck up the flavour, then garnish with whatever you like but onions, capers, crispy bacon are nice. Play around with it.

TrashKitten10 · 05/04/2020 12:30

Skin on new potatoes, chopped hard boiled egg and spring onions mixed with about 2/3 mayo and 1/3 salad cream. Never thought to add bacon but that sounds incredible 🤤

EnthusiasmIsDisturbed · 05/04/2020 12:32

Baby potatoes with their skins on
creme fraiche (I don’t like mayonnaise)
Chopped spring onions
Sometimes horseradish sauce
Pepper

Or sometimes olive oil rather than creme fraiche then lots of lemon

Or lidl do a tub that’s lovely (next weekly shop shall be lidl wonder if they are still do their country specials Greek week is the best week)

NotNegan · 05/04/2020 12:32

Potatoes
Spring onion
Mayo
Salt
Pepper

Ah man, I could smash that right now.

ElizabethinherGermanGarden · 05/04/2020 12:33

Potatoes
Half salad cream half mayo
Salt and pepper

My mother uses yoghurt and cumin. It's a disgusting travesty.

OmgThereAreNoPlanesAboveMeNow · 05/04/2020 12:35

@cultkid the juice is heaven! Whoever wastes the juice, doesn't deserve the picklesGrin

Holdingmybreath · 05/04/2020 12:36

Mayo with lots of chives,I also like my potato salad warm.