Your Very Own Potato Salad Recipe

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Your Very Own Potato Salad
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
247
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Gently wash potatoes, being careful not to remove the red skin.
  2. Cut potatoes into quarters.
  3. Place potatoes in a large saucepan, filled with cold, slightly salted,water.
  4. Bring water to a boil, over high heat.
  5. After a few minutes, begin testing the potato pieces for doneness. When a fork penetrates the potatoes less than very easily, (subjective) remove the saucepan from the burner.
  6. What you want to achieve is al dente potato pieces - cooked, but not soft or mushy.
  7. Place the saucepan with the potato chunks into the sink, empty the water and run cold water over the chunks, continuously, until the water in the pan is cold.
  8. Add a large handful of ice cubes to the saucepan, with the potatoes in the saucepan still in the sink. Add another handfull of ice cubes - Really chill those potatoes.
  9. After about 5 minutes, remove a few chunks of potato, dry them with paper towels, and then cut them on a bread board into large bite size pieces. Place the cut chunks into a large mixing bowl.
  10. Repeat until all the chilled potatoes have been cut and placed into the mixing bowl.
  11. Add the basic mandatory ingredients to the bowl and mix everything with a large fork.
  12. NOW, THE FUN CUSTOMIZING PART.
  13. Taste the so far mixed ingredients in the bowl.
  14. Add more basic ingredients, to taste, along with any or all of the following:.
  15. Diced pimento, salt and pepper, garlic salt,onion powder, fresh squeezed lemon juice, crisp bacon bits, chopped hard boiled eggs, horseradish sauce, chopped red bell peppers, chopped olives, diced pepperoccini pieces, diced jalapeno (without seeds) and, well, anything else that appeals to your own taste buds.
  16. The trick is to add ingredients just a very little bit at a time, and to taste as you go, until you arrive at a salad that personally meets your palate's desire.
  17. If you're cooking for a group and there are any other foodies in the group, invite them to help you finalize your salad. Provide small plastic spoons and paper cups and taste, discuss and add until there is a group consensus that the perfect salad has been created.
  18. Then, chill your own custom salad for at least an hour before serving.
  19. When it's time to serve, top your very own creation with a little paprika and bask in the compliments you're sure to receive.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 247.34 Kcal (1036 kJ)
Calories from fat 41.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.57g 7%
Cholesterol 4.96mg 2%
Sodium 171.2mg 7%
Potassium 1314.21mg 28%
Total Carbs 47.67g 16%
Sugars 4.16g 17%
Dietary Fiber 5.83g 23%
Protein 5.98g 12%
Vitamin C 26.8mg 45%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Calcium 37.3mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 80.76 Kcal (338 kJ)
Calories from fat 13.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.49g 7%
Cholesterol 1.62mg 2%
Sodium 55.9mg 7%
Potassium 429.14mg 28%
Total Carbs 15.57g 16%
Sugars 1.36g 17%
Dietary Fiber 1.9g 23%
Protein 1.95g 12%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 45%
Iron 1mg 16%
Calcium 12.2mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.5
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

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