This is a quick Basic Potato Salad Recipe. I didn’t make it intending to post it actually. I changed my mind after trying to find this recipe online, in vain. Ok, flashback time.
TH sometimes talks about his childhood days in Abu Dhabi and how they went to Pizza Hut every now and then. He always talks very fondly about the potato salad they served there. Now me, I have not tried salad in Pizza Hut, ever! Pizza Hut is for pizzas. Period. Anyway, recently we attended a colleague’s wedding where they had potato salad and TH went for a few helpings and forced me to try some too, which he never does, ‘cuz really, I don’t need to be forced to eat anything. I was just busy with other more tastier looking things on the table. I tried it anyway and I loved it! It tasted so ‘simple’, like you could make it with just 3-4 ingredients in the pantry. I didn’t bother trying to figure what went into it because I was confident I’d find it online.
I’m sure its out there somewhere but its not easy to find because there are a million ways you can make potato salad. So I gave up and threw in what I thought went into the salad we tried. Now I am sharing it with you 🙂
Basic Potato Salad RecipeServes 4What I Used:Potatoes – 3 medium-sized ones (I used russet potatoes)Spring onions – 1/4 cup, very finely chopped(You can also use celery or leeks or even cilantro instead of spring onions)Mayonnaise – 1/2 cup (I used Kraft mayo, out of a bottle)Cream – 2 tbspGreated cheddar cheese – 2 tbsp (optional)Lime juice – 1 tbsp or moreSalt – to tastePepper – to tasteHow to make a Basic Potato Salad:
1. Boil potatoes until soft and cool completely. I cooked them in the pressure cooker for 2 whistles. Chop into bite-sized pieces and set aside.2. Whip together cream, mayonnaise and cheese with salt. Add lime juice to this and mix well.3. In a bowl, add the potatoes, the whipped cream-cheese-mayo mixture, spring onions and salt-pepper. Mix well without breaking the potatoes too much.
Serve at room temperature.
This is a great salad to serve when you have large number of people coming over and little time in hand. Its hard not to like it and it goes great with junk food like chips, burgers, tikkis, etc. Just make sure that you prepare it not too long before you need to serve it. Also, make sure you transfer leftovers to the fridge immediately in case you want to use it the next day.
I'v been to pizza Hut here in india….but i agree with you that "Pizza Hut is made to eat pizza Period" and i never knew they sever salad…too… as it always basic 1 every where ….. but next when i go i'l try this…..i hope they have it….
What do you mean by Cream? What kind of cream?
any type of cream. heavy cream or half and half should work
I grew up on a very basic potato salad of just potatoes, eggs, onions, salt, pepeper, mayo and mustard powder. Don't get me wrong I still love it just looking to try something new.
Thanks
wow its drooling , lovely salad ,for this salad i can eat and do double workout the next day. all my fav ingredients…..
Lovely easy recipe!
Even I do miss the salad bars PH once had. This salad looks so tempting Nags! Would love to try this. 🙂
how funny….here in the US (where both are from), Pizza Hut doesn't have potato salad! interesting ingredients. we ususally use hard boiled eggs, mayo, black olives, celery, red onion, parsley, and mayo. i will have to try yours!
how funny….here in the US (where both are from), Pizza Hut doesn’t have potato salad! interesting ingredients. we ususally use hard boiled eggs, mayo, black olives, celery, red onion, parsley, and mayo. i will have to try yours!
Wow looks so creamy and yummy. All my favourite ingredients. Yummm
Looks so creamy. yummy!
I hog on this sometimes, but sparingly 😀 .. I like the photo.. rustic & very warm.
I have not tasted before,recipe sounds yummy!!Looks yummy too:)
I haven’t tried this… looks nice and creamy.
🙂 the infamous potato salad! 😀
Pizza Hut is for Pizzas, I like that .. I have nevr ever tried eating potato salad, I really do want to after looking at that lovely pic
I just threw out my jar of mayo! 🙁
I don’t know why, it was light mayo and tasted kinda sweet! I love my potato salad, but def. not sweet.
Your looks lovely… sigh!
I have prepared this, only now i know its a Salad! I have this with Half-boiled egg.
You can’t beat a good potato salad, yours looks really tasty and great for summer.
potatoes with an excellent combo will try out
wow yummy & delicious .. will try for my hubby ….
Wow ! YUMMYYY ….All time fav …hey will try this soon
I can snuggle myself with a big bowl of this salad and no won’t work out after that…food needs respect and this one demands to be respected!! PS: I gorged on Potato Salad at Pizza Hut in UAE too..they still think that their dish is fat free when they see me.
I have to post my comment twice – it kept saying comment cannot be published.
My sis made me try this at Pizza Hut when I went home last year. She was salivating all over the table sheesh!! Now I know why- mayo and cheese!! I kinda prefer my mom’s potato raita instead!! Yea, I am the good daughter 😀
wow mouthwatering one of my all time favorite salad. first I tasted this in my brother’s place looks so tempting Nags hummmmm yum
Even I do miss the salad bars PH once had. This salad looks so tempting Nags! Would love to try this. 🙂
nags, a small surprise 4 u in my blog 🙂
Hmmm looks mouth watering..very creamy potato salad 🙂
Would love to try it. Thanks for sharing.:)
Yummy!:-) I love potato salad too, and make it slightly differently, without mayo and cream, instead i add a little yogurt. rest of the ingredients are same.would love to try this next time. I am so glad you posted this!:-)
Cheesy yummy salad…looks very appealing…
It sounds really simple and totally appetizing!Hey guess what, i tried your green chutney and I used carrot instead of coconut.It still tasted amazing in a sandwich grilled with some veggies 😀
wow its drooling , lovely salad ,for this salad i can eat and do double workout the next day. all my fav ingredients…..
I could so have that now, even if it means a 3 km walk in the evening
Lovely easy recipe!
Thanks 🙂 I was hesitating because of the picture but I really liked the salad recipe and thought it would be good to share.