Summer is the perfect time for cooking out, picnics, watermelon, homemade ice cream, and potato salad. This is my mother’s recipe for potato salad, and it is my absolute favorite. It is very easy and absolutely delicious just after it is stirred together at room temperature. Enjoy!
MIMI’S POTATO SALAD
6-8 large red potatoes
2 tablespoons margarine
4 tablespoons dill pickle cubes
1 tablespoon celery seeds
Salt, black pepper, and white pepper, to taste
¾-1 cup mayonnaise
5 hard boiled eggs, chopped
For garnish: Paprika and cherry tomatoes
Peel and cube potatoes. Boil in water to cover until just tender. Do not overcook. Drain in colander, then place in a large mixing bowl and add margarine. Cool; stir in pickles, celery seeds, salt, peppers, and mayonnaise. Stir in chopped eggs and garnish with paprika and cherry tomatoes. Great served in hollowed red, green, yellow, and orange bell peppers!
Yield: 8-10 servings