My Mom’s German Potato Salad

Potato salad in a small dish with a fork to the left.

My Mom’s German Potato Salad

A delicious creamy potato salad that also has lots of cut up pickles, cucumbers and hard boiled egg. The flavor and texture is wonderful! How my Mom made potato salad - with a German influence (more flavor, less mayo).

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

cooling time in fridge: 1

Total Time: 1 30

Servings:

Calories: 276Kcal

Author: Susan Moncrieff

Ingredients

▢ 2 lbs potatoes either Golden or Russet potatoes
▢ 4 large eggs hard boiled
▢ ½ large cucumber seeded and cut into ½" chunks
▢ 3 large pickles cut into same size as cucumbers
▢ ¼ cup Pickle brine
▢ ¾ cup mayonaise
▢ salt and pepper to taste
▢ garnish I like green onions

Instructions

Cook 2 lbs of potatoes. I cook until just tender. I like the skin on. Rinse the hot potatoes in cold water then just peel the skin off with my fingers. Make sure not to overcook the potatoes and lto use cold water to cool them.
Cut into chunks that are bite sized. A little smaller than an inch. It’s a personal thing, I like the chunks to be easy to eat, and a consistent size.
Make sure the potatoes are cold when you assemble the salad.
Put about ¾ of a cup of mayo in a small bowl. Drizzle in about ¼ cup of ‘pickle juice’.
With a fork, stir/whisk until pickle juice is thoroughly mixed into the mayo. This is what contributes to the wonderful tangy taste of this potato salad.
Make sure the cucumbers and pickles are chopped into chunks roughly the same size (that might just be a personal preference?)
Place cut up potatoes in a bowl and add about ¾ of the prepared mayo with pickle juice. Gently stir until potatoes are well covered with the mayo dressing.
Add pickles, cucumbers and chopped up eggs to the potato mixture. Add some salt (and pepper, if you like). Gently stir. You don’t want to be too rough or the eggs will be torn into smaller pieces.
Garnish with something bright green. I like using green onions. Can I share something weird with you? I can’t stand raw onions. Onions are ALWAYS optional in my recipes!

Nutrition Disclaimer

Nutrition information is an estimate only provided as a courtesy using an ingredient database. Garnish and optional ingredients are not included in the calculations.

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