Potato Salad Dutch Style Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING OLD-FASHIONED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until tender; drain. Place in a large bowl; add eggs, celery and onions. , In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over potato mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

DUTCH POTATO SALAD (HUZAREN SALADE)

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 cup mayonnaise, ketchup, warm water, and vinegar in a large bowl and mix well. Stir in chopped gherkins, cocktail onions, diced apple, and shredded carrot. Add corned beef, mashed potatoes, and salt and pepper to taste; mix well.
• Form the potato salad on a plate as a loaf or a round mound. Garnish with slices of cucumber, halved cherry tomatoes, and slices of egg. Decorate with swirls or wavy lines of mayonnaise to add a little flair (see Cook's Note). Chill for at least 2 hours to allow the flavors to blend.

POTATO SALAD - DUTCH STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Boil whole potatoes in salted water for approx. 20 minutes or until tender, but not falling apart. Allow to cool enough to handle.
• 2. Mince onion and pickles. Dice peeled, cored apples into bite size pieces. Cube the warm potatoes.
• 3. Combine mayo and pickle juice and gently fold in potatoes followed by pickles, onion and apple. Refrigerate a minimum of 4 hours.

OUR FAMILY'S PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the 6 slices of bacon in fry pan until crisp, remove from pan and drain on paper towels before dicing. Reserve the bacon drippings in a small measure from these 6 slices. Then cook the remaining 2-4 slices until crisp, remove from pan and drain on paper towels but do not reserve this additional drainings.
• Cook potatoes in boiling water until just tender -- do not overcook.
• Cool potatoes slightly then peel and cut into medium sized chunks and place into a large bowl.
• Add onions, celery, salt and pepper to potatoes and mix lightly (so you do not break up the potatoes).
• Mix vinegar, sugar and water with cooled bacon drippings in the fry pan.
• Heat mixture just to simmering - over a medium heat.
• In another bowl, crack open egg and beat well with a whisk.
• Very slowly, add the dressing mixture to the beaten egg, whisking constantly.
• Pour dressing over potatoes and then add bacon and mix lightly.
• Serve warm.

MY GRANDMA'S PA DUTCH POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together. Some add crisp fried chopped bacon but its not really necessary.
• Keep in mind that some types of potato absorb more mayonaise than others.
• Pile into a nice glass bowl, and decorate top with more thin-sliced eggs and parsley sprigs.
• *note: 15 potatoes or 5 pounds, whichever comes first.