Homemade Deli-Style Potato Salad!! Classic Country Style Recipe

I've been making this style potato salad for 60 years. This is the single most authentic American potato salad recipe I've come across. I'm glad I found you, because I'm old now, and I tend to forget things I used to know quite well. Lately I realized I had forgotten parts of mom's recipe for potato salad which dated back to before WW II. I made this tonight and this is it! During the war we ate a lot of potatoes, because meat was scarce and very expensive. After all, we had 17 million men in uniform. Thank you. You made an old man very happy.

This is the most delicious potato salad! My mother died many years ago and this was like a flash back to how hers tasted. Thank you so much!

I wrote this out for myself, so I figured I'd share and save you all the time. 3 lb russet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size cubes 2 large eggs in shell, washed 1½ cups mayonnaise ¼ cup white sugar 2 tbsp sweet pickle relish 2 tsp distilled white vinegar 2 tsp prepared yellow mustard 1½ tsp salt ½ small yellow onion, diced 2 ribs celery, diced 2 tbsp instant mashed potato flakes Place potatoes and eggs in a large pot. Add enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a gentle boil. Cook potatoes and eggs for about 10 minutes or just until potato falls apart when pierced with a fork. Remove eggs and place in a bowl of very cold water. Drain potatoes and set aside until completely cooled. Peel the eggs, place in a large bowl, and coarsely break them up with a fork. Add the mayo, sugar, relish, vinegar, mustard, salt, onion, and celery and mix well to combine. Add the cooled potatoes to the bowl and gently fold into the dressing. Add the potato flakes and gently fold to combine. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours.

This is my favorite potato salad recipe on YouTube. Thanks for sharing

OMG. A man after my own heart! I have been watching potato salad video recipes just out of curiosity to see what others put in their potato salad. I was starting to think I was the only one who peeled and cubed my potatoes BEFORE boiling them. I also seem to be a rare person who uses fresh dill in the dressing.

Your potato salad is the best here on YouTube. The vinegar touch is AMAZING! Who would've thought and the dehydrated potatoes, seriously you should win an award. My entire family loves it. I also add some fresh chopped dill. Thank you, you're going into my fav recipe list.

Oh yeah! my favorite cook is back, i will be making this potato salad soon. Thanks for sharing.

This is my "go to" potato salad recipe. I don't add as much sugar or mayo, but I like the potato flake idea. I also like some red in my potato salad, so I add 1/2 of a red bell pepper that I chop up finely in my food processor. I also add some grated cheddar, and I mash some of the potatoes. Damn good salad!! I live by myself, and don't get to make it often enough.

I made your recipe and my family loved the potato salad. They always ask me to make your recipe birthdays and holidays. Thanks 😊

E X Q U I S I T E!!! By far, the BEST Potato Salad recipe I have ever made in my life! No exaggeration! I LOVE Potato Salad!

New game!! Every time you hear potato you take a shot!! Thanks for the potato salad needed it for this game.

By far the best potato salad I've ever made. Thank you!

I’ve been looking for a potato salad recipe that reminded me of the kind my family would make when I was young. This is it! Delicious!

In addition to the celery I had added diced green and red bell pepper to give it a little hint of natural vegetable sweetness and added crunch to the celery in the recipe along with garnishing at the end with the green ends of scallions that I had in the vegetable crisper of my refrigerator. Excellent taste profile and well balanced. Thank you for sharing your recipe, a definite keeper!

It took me hours te searching potatoes recipes, and bingo! I got the correct one! Thank you!

Absolutely loved this recipe was a hit at my house

I made this yesterday and it turned out great. I only used 1 cup mayo and doubled the mustard, used green onions and sadly had no potato flakes. It was a win!

great video, thank you! and very informative, and thorough. i'm going to make this tomorrow!

This is the best potato salad recipe! Just like I remember from my grandpa's deli! Thanks so much

Awesome recipe! My family absolutely loves it. Thanks so much.