Summer is a time for lighter, fresher foods; a time to use the barbecue and smoker. Potato salad is a staple when it comes to summer picnics and outdoor barbecue meals.
I like adding different, fresh ingredients from my garden. Radishes add a little zip and crunch to a traditional potato salad.
After you get the potatoes chopped and simmering, mix together the dressing ingredients. You want this ready to add the warm potatoes when they are done cooking.
Once the potatoes are done, but still firm, they will still cook a little bit while cooling in the dressing, drain and immediately mix into the dressing. The warm potatoes will absorb the flavors from the dressing.
Put this in the refrigerator for an hour. Potatoes are a high risk item for food poisoning, so you want to cool them right away.
After about an hour, prepare the rest of the potato salad ingredients and mix into the salad. Put the potato salad back into the refrigerator for another hour or so until cold.
Try serving this with BBQ Rib Burgers.
Enjoy!
Dilly Potato Salad with Radishes
Equipment
- 4 to 6 quart sauce pot
- Cutting board and knife
- Large bowl and rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 4 each potatoes red and/or yellow
- ½ cup dill pickles diced
- 1 each rib celery diced
- ½ each red bell pepper diced
- 8 each red radishes sliced
- 2 each hard-boiled eggs diced (optional)
Dressing:
- ¾ cup mayonnaise or plain yogurt or sour cream
- 1/3 cup Dijon
- ½ tsp granulated garlic
- 1 tbsp fresh dill chopped, or 1 tsp dry dill
- 1 tbsp fresh chives chopped
- ½ tsp celery seeds
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Cut potatoes into bite size pieces. Place in cold water and then bring to a boil. Simmer until fork tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare dressing and veggies. When the potatoes are ready, drain and add to dressing. It will appear that there is a lot of sauce but the warm potatoes will soak up the sauce and absorb the flavor.
- Place in the refrigerator to cool for about an hour, stirring a couple of times.
- Stir in the rest of the ingredients.
- Cool in the refrigerator for another hour before eating.
- Enjoy!