The general public are acquainted with potato salad as it has long been the standard at family picnics and other summer activities. Everybody has their own idea of a way to make it though, and if you look through cookbooks and through recipe sites online, you’re going to find masses of different recipes from which to select. Some like a particularly easy salad, and others like to have something with rather more work concerned. It’s been about for a considerable time, and will generally always be popular for summer meals.
The basics of potato salad are potatoes, naturally, mayo, and onion. However, when I make it, there is no onion added. I suspect it ruins the taste of the salad, but just about everyone disagrees with me on that point. If I make it for a picnic, I bring a bowl of onions with me so if someone wants them, all they need to do is splatter them on their portion. I also like to add boiled and cut eggs to my potato salad, and most say that they suspect it adds a great taste. If my husband has his way, he adds some Miracle Whip, but I customarily stop him before he can get that far.
Others like to use more inspired recipes for potato salad, and I believe it often depends on how somebody was raised. We often like foods the way we grew up with them, and that suggests trying something new, like a different tasting potato salad, is a bit daunting. Some dive in and find something new to like, and others will avoid anything that they are not acquainted with. I am fearful that I am one of the avoiders, but that doesn’t suggest I don’t believe folks should make and share whatever recipe they like and know well.
If you are looking for new ways to enjoy potato salad, you only have to look as far as your PC. Recipe sites have thousands of recipes to share, and there are always quite a few for potato salad. Some even make a great low carb salad using cauliflower instead of the white potato so they can enjoy the same foods as everybody else when out at a picnic. There are also cookbooks out there that have tons of different ideas for this salad, and some that are even devoted to the summer meals that might include many traditional fare.
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