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Diane's Scotch-Irish Potato Salad

Rating: 4.67 stars
9 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 7
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

This is my mother's recipe and is a combination of my two grandmothers' potato salad recipes. It leans a little to the Irish side. My mother's maiden name is McClain and her mother's maiden name is McBee. I like to make this the night before so the flavors will blend.

By Cindy Henderson Foster

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Recipe Summary

prep:
30 mins
cook:
20 mins
additional:
5 mins
total:
55 mins
Servings:
20
Yield:
20 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

20
Original recipe yields 20 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Place potatoes in a large pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to cool.

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  • Remove skins from potatoes and cut into chunks. Place in a large bowl.

  • Lightly stir celery, red onion, eggs, black olives, green olives, dill pickle relish, sweet pickle relish, and paprika with potatoes until thoroughly combined.

  • Mix in mustard, vinegar, and mayonnaise; stir lightly until all ingredients are coated and moist. If salad isn't moist enough, stir up to 1/2 cup more mayonnaise into salad.

  • Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste. For best flavor, make the day before and refrigerate overnight.

Cook's note:

I add mayonnaise half a cup at a time until moist. If the salad is not moist enough after 1 cup of mayonnaise, you can add green olive juice to add some moisture.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
259 calories; protein 6.9g; carbohydrates 42g; fat 8g; cholesterol 65.7mg; sodium 387.6mg. Full Nutrition
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Ginny Pedrotti
Rating: 5 stars
07/04/2013
This is truly a 5 star recipe! Only change was a small increase in the mayo. Prepared it for a group of 25 people and they all raved about it. I now have the assignment to be "the official potatoe salad maker" for the group. Make sure it has time to chill thoroughly. Grace Read More
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Most helpful critical review

Karen Marie Fuller Story
Rating: 3 stars
03/17/2014
This recipe needs a makeover. Cut the tater to 5 lbs 3 eggs in lieu of 6 (but if you are a egg head then use 6) Use 1 1/2 cups of mayo. I also added 1/2 cup of cooked crumbled bacon Read More
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(5)
9 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 7
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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Rae
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Rating: 5 stars
05/28/2012
This was tasty. I cut the recipe down to 6 since I didn't need so much. I skipped the eggs because I'm not a fan of them in potato salad. This was nice. I've never used green olives in potato salad before. I enjoyed it but my family wasn't thrilled with the green olives. I'll make this again. Thanks! Read More
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Ginny Pedrotti
Rating: 5 stars
07/03/2013
This is truly a 5 star recipe! Only change was a small increase in the mayo. Prepared it for a group of 25 people and they all raved about it. I now have the assignment to be "the official potatoe salad maker" for the group. Make sure it has time to chill thoroughly. Grace Read More
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Elizabeth Blair Henry
Rating: 5 stars
04/02/2012
So Good! Read More
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Andrea Lyn
Rating: 5 stars
08/12/2014
Great recipe - and easy enough to add what you like and leave OUT the ingredients you don't care for - to customize the potato salad for your family/gathering's tastes. Made a 1/2 batch and my husband and I ate on it for 4 days! Would be great for a potluck-sized gathering. Read More
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Karen Marie Fuller Story
Rating: 3 stars
03/17/2014
This recipe needs a makeover. Cut the tater to 5 lbs 3 eggs in lieu of 6 (but if you are a egg head then use 6) Use 1 1/2 cups of mayo. I also added 1/2 cup of cooked crumbled bacon Read More
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Maria Diamond
Rating: 4 stars
04/24/2016
mighty good. please note I am a Scot or Scottish. We are not Scotch. Scotch is whiskey. Read More
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Jennifer Laws Harvey
Rating: 5 stars
03/18/2017
Used small red new potatoes cut in fourths and boiled with skins on until fork tender. Cut recipe down for about 4 people. Added paprika to sauce to taste. Then sprinkled more paprika on top to garnish. So great! Read More
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Jennifer Kilbury Ritz
Rating: 5 stars
03/20/2017
Ez and good! Got positive reviews from guests. Tastes better after an overnight (or two) chill. The vinegar makes it. I doubled the mayo. Read More
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