Potatoes: You can’t have potato salad (or these other tasty potato recipes) without, well, potatoes. Peel and cut into uniform cubes, then boil until fork-tender. Don’t make the mistake of overcooking or undercooking the potatoes, as both options will yield a less-than-satisfactory potato salad texture.
Eggs: Hard-boiled eggs are a common addition to many potato salad recipes. If you don’t have a go-to method already, learn how to boil eggs perfectly every time with our guide.
Onions: While some potato salad recipes opt for yellow or red onion for a little extra bite, this southern potato salad recipe opts for mild-tasting green onions. They add flecks of green to the dish and enhance the potato salad with a subtle onion flavor, rather than overwhelm it.
Pickles: For southern-style potato salad, finely chopped sweet pickles are the name of the game. The sweetness of the pickles balances the sharpness and acidity of the onion and mustard.
Mustard: A little mustard is an essential ingredient to make the best southern potato salad. You can use yellow mustard, Dijon or any kind you enjoy. Here are our Test Kitchen’s picks for the best mustard.
Mayonnaise: One cup of mayonnaise is all you need to make a potato salad that’s rich and creamy, rather than heavy or too saucy. For an authentic taste, choose Duke’s Mayo if you can find it. Otherwise, try your hand at making homemade mayonnaise for some extra zhush.
Seasonings: Just a pinch or two of celery seed, salt and pepper is the perfect simple seasoning for this classic southern potato salad recipe.
Southern Potato Salad
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