I've been making a lot of potato salad lately...primarily for graduations or groom's dinners...and this recipe was passed to me from a dear friend who is 75. It was her mother's recipe and it is definitely a crowd pleaser. Add your favorite vegetables or mustard for a personalized flavor. I make the recipe times 4 for the graduation party...which fed about 50 people! Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Potato Salad
1 egg
1/3 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon corn starch
1/3 cup sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon mustard
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup heavy cream or half and half
5 medium potatoes, boiled and cut into bite size pieces
4 eggs, hard boiled
2 stalks celery
1/2 red onion
6 large radishes
Cut potatoes in half and place in a large pot with boiling water. Allow to boil about 20-30 minutes depending on the size of your potatoes until the potatoes are tender when poked with a fork. The fork should easily slide into the potato.
In another sauce pan, place 4 eggs and cover with water. Put on a medium high heat until water starts to boil. Turn off heat and let eggs sit in water for 20 minutes.
In a sauce pan, whisk 1 egg. Add vinegar, corn starch, sugar, salt and pepper, mustard and water. Whisk together and turn heat onto medium. Continue to stir for about 5-8 minutes until mixture starts to thicken. Take off heat and allow to cool. Once sauce is cool, whisk in cream or half and half and put in refrigerator to cool and set.
Chop potatoes into bit size pieces. Also chop onion, radishes, celery and eggs and add everything into a large bowl. Pour sauce mix over the top and stir until everything is well coated. Chill before serving.
Enjoy!
