Description
This Southern Style Potato Salad is creamy, savory, and loaded with flavor. It’s the perfect side for barbecues, potlucks, and family dinners. Made with red potatoes, bacon, eggs, and a zesty dressing, it’s the ultimate comfort food.
Ingredients
4 cups mayonnaise
1 cup yellow mustard
2 tbsp salt
4 tsp sugar
1 tsp black pepper
16 cups cooked, cubed red potatoes (skin-on)
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
24 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
4 cups chopped celery
1 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
7–10 dashes Sriracha
Pinch of paprika
Instructions
Boil potatoes until fork-tender. Cool and cube.
Hard-boil eggs, cool, peel, and chop.
Cook bacon until crispy, cool, then crumble.
In a large bowl, mix mayo, mustard, salt, sugar, pepper, and vinegar.
Gently fold in potatoes.
Add bacon, eggs, and celery; mix lightly.
Stir in Sriracha.
Garnish with paprika.
Chill overnight and serve cold or room temperature.
Notes
Use red potatoes for best texture.
Store-bought bacon bits save time.
Letting the salad sit overnight enhances flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Protein: 8g