Here Are 3 Ways To Punch Up Your Potato Salad, And Spoiler Alert, They Include Tater Tots, Dill Pickles, And Jalapeños
Potato salad first popped up in America during the middle of the 19th century, most likely via German immigrants.
Back then, potato salad recipes weren’t something you would write home about today. They consisted of potatoes, of course, mixed with various herbs, vinegar, and oil.
Honestly, I think it’s relatively difficult to get behind potato salad in the present even, as it can still turn out bland and unexciting.
It’s something I skip over making as a side dish, but the following three ideas will make you think twice about adding it to your menu. These recipes really shine as ways to punch up potato salad!
Crispy Smashed Potato Salad Featuring Tater Tots
TikToker @itslizmiu has an absolutely genius addition to potato salad: tater tots. Well, tater tots are actually the star of the show instead of your traditional, boring, boiled potatoes. Let’s get into how she makes this!
Ingredients:
- 400 grams of tater tots
- juice from 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup of mayo
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup of Greek yogurt
- 1 minced clove of garlic
- 1 tsp. whole grain mustard
- 1/4 cup of chopped dill
- 3 Tbsp. of chopped parsley
- 3 Tbsp. of chopped chives
- 1/2 of a finely diced red onion
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper, freshly cracked
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, finely diced with seeds removed
Instructions:
TikTok – @itslizmiu and @stephgigliotti28
Get your oven preheated to 392 degrees, and bake your tater tots for approximately 10 minutes in order to soften them up, then take them out of the oven when they’re done.
Grab an oven-safe glass bowl with a flat bottom, spray down with some olive oil, and smash up the tater tots in the bowl. Sprinkle salt over your tots, and pop them back in the oven for 30 minutes until they’re nice and crispy. Then, take them back out for good and allow them to cool down for 5 minutes so they remain crunchy.
Mix every single ingredient you have not used so far into a big bowl in order to whip up your sauce. Place your tater tots in the sauce, toss, and serve instantly.
Warning: if you wait to enjoy them, they will sadly turn soggy!
Jalapeño Popper Potato Salad
TikToker @marcothepizzaman’s brilliant way to make potato salad more thrilling is to make it Jalapeño popper style!
Ingredients:
- 8 small potatoes
- ranch seasoning
- extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 of a cup of mayonnaise
- 1/2 of a cup of sour cream
- 1/2 of a cup of diced onion
- 1 diced fresh Jalapeño
- 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 Tbsps. diced pickled Jalapeño, with the juice
- 1/2 of a cup of diced bacon
- salt
- pepper
Instructions:
Dice up eight small potatoes and spread them out on a baking sheet. Sprinkle ranch seasoning over them, then drizzle with olive oil. Toss, then throw in the oven at 425 degrees until the potatoes are crispy.
Take out a large mixing bowl and add the mayo, sour cream, onion, fresh and pickled Jalapeños, cheese, bacon, salt, and pepper.
Combine well, and when your potatoes have cooled down, put them in with the mixture you just made. Top with more bacon and cheese!
Dill Pickle Potato Salad
TikToker @stephgigliotti28 adds dill pickles and pickle juice to her potato salad, and she promises it’s popular!
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds of red potatoes, washed well and sliced into chunks
- 1/2 of a diced red onion
- 2 diced stalks of celery
- 1 1/2 tsp. of salt
- 2 Tbsps. grainy mustard
- 3/4 of a cup of mayonnaise
- 1/4 of a cup of chopped fresh dill
- 1/4 of a cup of dill pickle juice
- 1/4 of a cup of olive oil
- 1tsp. of pepper
- 1 cup of sliced dill pickles
Instructions:
Place your potato chunks in a big pot and cover them up with cold water, along with 1 tsp. of salt. Put it on medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
Cook for 20 minutes, and you know they’re done when you can pierce them with a fork. Drain the water out and let your potatoes cool down.
Take a big mixing bowl and whisk together the mayo, dill, mustard, pickle juice, olive oil, pepper, before adding in the potatoes, celery, sliced pickles, and red onion.
Toss it all together and stick it in the fridge for two or three hours prior to serving. You can also add more salt, pepper, and dill if you so choose.
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