{"id":2139822,"date":"2025-05-02T13:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T18:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2139822"},"modified":"2025-06-03T11:21:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:21:29","slug":"secret-for-making-flavorful-potato-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/secret-for-making-flavorful-potato-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is My Secret for Making the Most Flavorful Potato Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"No matter where in the United States you live, potato salad is a mainstay at just about every cookout and summer picnic. It's cool and creamy, and it's the ideal side dish to serve with all the best grilling recipes<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThat said, everybody does potato salad a little differently. From selecting the type of <\/a>potatoes for potato salad<\/a>, dressing ingredients and other mix-ins, no two potato salads are exactly <\/em>the same.\r\n\r\nOne of our most beloved and top-rated potato salad recipes<\/a> has to be this Southern potato salad<\/a>. The reason? It boils down to one special ingredient that takes this classic dish to all-new levels of yum: sweet pickles.\r\n

Why You Should Add Chopped Pickles to Your Potato Salad<\/h2>\r\n\"Egges,\r\n\r\nYep, a generous amount of chopped sweet<\/em> pickles<\/a> is the secret to this five-star potato salad. Most potato salad recipes feature plenty of salty, spicy and\/or acidic ingredients like mustard, bacon, vinegar or chopped onion. While each ingredient brings tons of flavor and texture to a potato salad recipe, the finished product still lacks something. That's where the sweet pickles come into play.\r\n\r\nUnlike dill pickles<\/a>, sweet pickles bring a necessary sweetness that contrasts with the other dominant flavors in a potato salad. In fact, many people who grew up eating southern potato salad claim it must<\/em> have a hint of sweetness to be the real deal. While some say a bit of regular sugar is the way to go (like in this Amish potato salad<\/a>), others swear that sweet pickles are the secret to success.\r\n

How to Make Potato Salad with Pickles<\/h2>\r\nMaking potato salad with pickles starts like other potato salad recipes.\u00a0You begin by boiling the potatoes. Once tender, drain the potatoes and cool them completely in the refrigerator.\r\n\r\nWhile the potatoes cool, finely chop the other ingredients (including the sweet pickles) and make a simple dressing with mayonnaise<\/a>, mustard and spices. Once the potatoes are cool, toss everything together and mix until thoroughly combined.\r\n\r\nOnce mixed, the potato salad can be served immediately, or it can be returned to the refrigerator for several hours. Like tuna salad, potato salad tastes best once the flavors have had a chance to hang out together in the fridge and marinate.\r\n

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