Tuesday, July 19, 2011

{soups-salads-and-salad-dressings} Grandma's Potato Salad Recipe

 

Grandma's Potato Salad Recipe


Our Fourth of July feast wouldn't be complete without this cool, old-fashioned potato salad. It's Grandma's treasured recipe.—Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

This recipe is:

Quick



    18 Servings
    Prep: 20 min. + chilling


Ingredients

    1 cup water
    1/2 cup butter, cubed
    1/4 cup vinegar
    2 eggs
    1/2 cup sugar
    4-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
    3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
    3/4 cup Miracle Whip
    6 pounds red salad potatoes, cooked, peeled and sliced
    1/2 cup chopped onion
    1/4 cup sliced green onions
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon pepper
    Leaf lettuce, optional
    3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
    Paprika


Directions

    In the top of a double boiler over boiling water, heat water, butter and vinegar. In a bowl, beat eggs; add sugar and cornstarch. Add to butter mixture; cook and stir constantly until thick, about 5-7 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
    Stir in the Miracle Whip; fold in the whipped cream. In a large bowl, toss potatoes, onion, green onions, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the mix gently. Chill. Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl if desired. Garnish with the hard cooked eggs and sprinkle with paprika. Yield: 18 servings.


Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 265 calories, 13 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 83 mg cholesterol, 275 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 5 g protein.




Grandma's Potato Salad published in Taste of Home June/July 1994, p12







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