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Secret Ingredient Potato Salad
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- SERVES
- 8
- CHILL TIME
- 30 Min
- COOK TIME
- 15 Min
For a change of pace from ordinary potato salad, give our recipe for Secret Ingredient Potato Salad a try. This red potato salad will make you a hit at your next potluck, picnic, or barbecue. You can even make a game out of having your friends guess what the secret ingredient is in this potato salad recipe!
What You'll Need
- 4 pounds red potatoes with skin, washed and cut into medium chunks
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/3 cup seasoned original flavor rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup packed cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
What to Do
- In a large pot of boiling water, cook potatoes 15 to 20 minutes, or until fork-tender; drain.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine onion, vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper; mix well.
- Add warm potatoes to bowl and toss gently to coat. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
- Stir in eggs, cilantro, and mayonnaise; mix well. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes:
- If you loved this red potato salad recipe, check out even more deli salad favorites in our free recipe collection: Fantastically Easy Potato Salads: 9 Recipes for Potato Salad.
- Plus, see some of our favorite deli salad and potato salad recipes in our free eCookbook, Simply Deli Salads: 28 Best Recipes for Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad & More.
Here's another red potato salad recipe with tomatoes and lemon, yum!
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Recipe adapted from and courtesy of Mizkan Americas
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Nutritional InformationShow More
Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Calories 249
- Calories from Fat 82
- Total Fat 9.2g 14 %
- Saturated Fat 1.4g 7 %
- Trans Fat 0.0g 0 %
- Protein 5.9g 12 %
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Cholesterol 49mg 16 %
- Sodium 399mg 17 %
- Total Carbohydrates 37g 12 %
- Dietary Fiber 4.0g 16 %
- Sugars 3.3g 0 %
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jkschmid 5867446
Mar 31, 2015
What is "rice vinegar"? How different from reg. white vinegar? Thank you
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Test Kitchen Team
Apr 01, 2015
Rice vinegar is made from fermented rice and has a slightly milder and sweeter taste than white vinegar. You can find it at most grocery stores, but we suggest you call before you go! You could also substitute with white vinegar, if that's what you have on hand. :) Enjoy!
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