Smashed Yukon Gold Potato Salad

Name: Smashed Yukon Gold Potato Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes; 1 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt; 1 1 tablespoon white vinegar; 6 6 large hard-boiled eggs; 3 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives; ½ ½ cup buttermilk; ½ ½ cup mayonnaise; 3 3 tablespoons yellow mustard; Pinch cayenne pepper; salt and pepper to taste

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
32 mins
Servings
8 servings
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
American

Smashed Yukon Gold Potato Salad

Iris Warren

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Ingredients

Servings

Salad:

3 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes cut into 1-inch pieces
1 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
1 1 tablespoon white vinegar
6 6 large hard-boiled eggs chopped
3 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives (can sub green onions)

Dressing:

½ ½ cup buttermilk
½ ½ cup mayonnaise
3 3 tablespoons yellow mustard
Pinch cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

Place the potatoes and 1 tablespoon salt in a large pot and cover with water by at least 2 inches. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat slightly, and simmer until the potatoes are tender 12-14 minutes. Drain the potatoes well and place them back in the pot or in a serving bowl.
Drizzle the 1 tablespoon vinegar over the potatoes and toss to combine. Using a potato masher, coarsely mash about half of the potatoes right in the pot or bowl; just eyeball it. Give the potatoes a good toss and let cool completely.
Add the eggs and chives to the pot/bowl with the cooled potatoes.
For the dressing, whisk together the buttermilk, mayonnaise, mustard, cayenne pepper and a pinch of salt and pepper.
Pour the dressing over the potato mixture and stir to combine. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if needed. Serve immediately or refrigerate for several hours.

Notes

Make it Your Own: with potato salad being a very personal thing, be sure to make this your own style by adding any additional ingredients you like (chopped celery, sweet or regular pickles, onions, etc). I am on the plain and simple side of things but this is a fabulous base recipe to play around with.

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Serving 1 Serving Calories 236kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 33g (11%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 144mg (48%) Sodium 1113mg (46%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 3g (6%)