Jul 11 2009

Making Potato salad For Picnic and Daily Meals

Most people are acquainted with potato salad because it has long been the standard at family picnics and other summer activities. Everyone has their own idea of a way to make it though , and if you look through cooking books and thru recipe sites online, you are going to find masses of different recipes from which to pick. Some like a particularly straightforward salad, and others like to have something with rather more work It’s been about for a while, and will probably always be preferred for summer meals.

The basics of potato salad are potatoes, naturally, mayo, and onion. However, when I make it, there’s no onion added. I suspect it ruins the taste of the salad, but just about everyone disagrees with me on that point. If I make it for a picnic, I bring a bowl of onions with me so if somebody wants them, all they have to do is sprinkle them on their portion. I also like to add boiled and chopped eggs to my potato salad, and most say that they think it adds a great taste. If my husband has his way, he adds some Miracle Whip, but I usually stop him before he will get that far.

Others like to use more electrified recipes for potato salad, and I think it often depends on how someone was raised. We often like foods how we grew up with them, and that implies trying something new, like a different tasting potato salad, is a bit frightening. Some dive in and find something new to like, and others will duck anything that they are not acquainted with. I am scared that I am one of the avoiders, but that doesn’t suggest I don’t think people should make and share whatever recipe they like and know well.

If you are looking for new ways to enjoy potato salad, you only have to look as far as your personal computer. Recipe sites have thousands of recipes to share, and there are always quite a few for potato salad. Some even make a great low carb salad using cauliflower rather than the white potato so they can enjoy the same foods as everybody else when out at a picnic. There are also cookbooks out there that have tons of different concepts for this salad, and some that are even devoted to the summer meals that might include this and other normal fare.

Do you like to cook? If so, visit cooking101.org and get easy recipes you can use everyday to make delicious meals for the entire family potato salad recipe.

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