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Southern Style Smashed Potato Salad Recipe

July 4, 2015 by Wendy

Southern Style Smashed Potato Salad Recipe

Last month we went to Arkansas and Texas to bring my mother-in-law to a bluegrass festival. While there we enjoyed all the southern cooking, sweet tea, and I actually got to try something new that I fell in love with:  Southern Style Smashed Potato Salad!!  Forgive me, I’m from Wisconsin originally and had never tried this. All I can say is YUM!

What is Mashed Potato Salad?

It’s basically the same as regular potato salad, but you mash – or smash – the potatoes before you mix them in. Cook them a little more firm than you’d cook mashed potatoes. So, they’re not mushy.

Also, Southerners seem to be torn on whether to use mayonnaise or Miracle Whip in this recipe. So, I compromised and used half of each.

When I cook, I like to try new things. While that’s awesome, it also means that I may never make something the same twice. It’s also hard to write down what I’ve done after the fact!

Smashed potatoes are the perfect side dish for your summer barbecues and picnics. If you like potato salad, you’ll love it!

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Southern Style Smashed Potato Salad Recipe


  • Author: gimmie
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8-10 1x
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If you haven’t tried this spin on traditional potato salad, you’re missing out! Southern Style Smashed Potatoes is served all over the South with mouth-watering barbecue and sweet iced tea. You can’t beat it! But, now you CAN make it!


Ingredients

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  • 3 lbs yukon gold or russet potatoes, cut into chunks
  • salt & pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons distilled white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup Miracle Whip (or use total of 1 cup Mayo instead of half of each)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup sweet pickle juice
  • 3 Tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
  • 3 hard-cooked large eggs, chopped
  • 3 green onions, sliced thin
  • 1/2 cup chopped sweet pickles (I used baby gherkins)
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped celery (about 2 stalks)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 – 14 ounce can black olives, sliced (optional)
  • smoked paprika (optional)

Instructions

  1. Prepare potatoes (see notes) by washing well and cutting into medium-size (about 1″) chunks.
  2. Put the cut potatoes in a large pot, cover with water and add 1 T salt. Bring to a boil over High heat. As soon as it starts to boil, reduce heat to Medium. Then, cook until the potatoes are fork tender.
  3. Pour potatoes into a colander to drain water. Place 3 cups of potatoes to a large bowl, and add 1 T vinegar to it. Then, coarsely smash them with a potato masher. (Coarsely, meaning you don’t want smooth mashed potatoes – you want them a bit chunky.)
  4. Spread out the remaining potatoes on a cookie sheet, and drizzle 1 T vinegar, tossing carefully to mix. Let them cool completely.
  5. In a separate bowl, whisk the mayo/Miracle Whip, water, pickle juice, yellow mustard, Cayenne seasoning, along with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Mix well, and then add this mixture to your smashed potatoes.
  6. Finally, fold in the eggs, celery, green onions, pickles, onion and the rest of the potatoes.
  7. Cover and refrigerate until fully chilled (about 2 hours).
  8. Season with additional salt & pepper if needed and sprinkle with smoked paprika if desired.

Notes

If using russet potatoes, remove peels. If using Yukon Gold or Red potatoes, then you can leave the peels on.

Don’t forget, the salad needs to be refrigerated for a few hours before serving!

  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 35
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: potato salad, picnic, barbecue, southern style, smashed potatoe salad

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Scary Eye Deviled Egg Halloween Appetizers

October 30, 2014 by Wendy

Scary Eye Deviled Egg Halloween Appetizers

Looking for a unique appetizer for your Halloween party?  “LOOK” no further!  These Scary Eye Deviled Egg Halloween Appetizers are a great alternative to candy! They’re inexpensive, easy to make and taste great too!

When determining how many you’ll want to prepare, remember that you’ll get two of these creepy “eyes” from each egg.  I used 12 eggs; you can adjust the eye filling recipe if you use more or less.

Cost breakdown: This recipe calls for a dozen eggs (you can use less), which I got on sale for $1.50.  I had the food coloring, and only used a few drops. I also bought an avocado for $1, but had the mayo, lemon juice and horseradish & hot sauce (which are optional anyway). I had a can of black olives, and you only use a few, so that cost is also negligible. So in total I got 24 Scary Eye Deviled Eggs for approx. $2.60! That means they cost about 10 cents each! This is literally like Martha Stewart on a dime! lol!

How to assemble your Scary Eye Deviled Egg Halloween Appetizers:

  1. Hard boil desired amount of eggs. For easy instructions on how to make THE PERFECT hardboiled egg, click here.
  2. Let eggs cool and peel off the shells
  3. Cut each egg in half, being careful to not break or tear the egg white
    TIP: don’t use a serrated knife because it leaves marks on the eggs…found that out the hard way!
  4. Scoop the cooked egg yolk into a medium sized bowl and set aside
  5. Optionally, make light scratches on the cut surface of the egg to make it look creepier.
  6. Now it’s time to “stain” the cooked egg whites. In a large glass, add 1 cup of water (enough to cover the half egg white) and add food coloring of your choice (I used green & purple together).  Start by adding a few drops at a time, experiment to get the color you like best.  You can make up different colors in more glasses and add colors to existing glasses to change it up.
  7. Use a spoon to drop each egg white half into the colored water mixture, and let soak. Check it every few seconds and use a fork to remove when it becomes a color you like. Place the egg on a plate.  If your egg gets too dark, you can rinse it off with water.
  8. GREEN EYE FILLING:  Now, mix the cooked egg yolks (I used 12 eggs, if you use more or less adjust recipe accordingly) with 1 avocado, peeled and pitted.  Add 2 tsp. lemon juice, 1/4 cup light mayonnaise, 1 Tbsp. horseradish sauce (optional).  Optionally, add green food coloring to get desired color. I used a food processor. Blend until smooth.  Add salt & pepper to taste.
    EASIER METHOD: you can just stain the cooked yolks green with food coloring
  9. A more precise way to get the filling into the eggs is to use a zip lock bag.  Fill the bag with the green mixture, snip a small corner off, and squeeze the mixture into each egg.
    EASIER METHOD: scoop smooth egg yolks into the whites with a spoon
  10. Fill each of the eggs generously with the green mixture.
  11. Once the eggs are filled, you can strategically place one black olive slice on top to make it look like an eye.
  12. Last, if you like hot sauce, you can make these into bloody eyes for an even scarier effect!

Another fun (and super easy) idea:  let your kids draw cute and scary faces on the extra hard boiled eggs!

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Watermelon Brain Recipe + Halloween Food Recipes Cookbook

October 27, 2014 by Wendy

Watermelon Brain Recipe + Halloween Food Recipes Cookbook

Check out how to make this awesome watermelon brain! Impress your Halloween Party guests with this creepy food favorite. This is one of our most popular posts on Facebook and Pinterest. Be sure to follow us if you don’t already, and repin to save this awesome and easy Halloween party food! It’s really as easy as carving or sculpting the watermelon to look like a brain! Peel it, then cut out small ridges to expose the red inside. And, you have a gory, totally unique treat for your Halloween party!

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These desserts, snacks, and drinks will appeal to people who want something cute and seasonal. And it will also appeal to the folks who respect the culinary adventurousness of Hannibal Lecter and the Donner party, but aren’t willing to fully commit to the requisite lifestyle change to jump in whole hog (or long pig in this case.)

Read on to find the perfect treat for your Halloween gathering.

 

 

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1 Minute Cinnabon Waffles

January 10, 2014 by Wendy

1 Minute Cinnabon Waffles

This is the fastest, easiest, most DEEEEEELICIOUS breakfast one could ever hope for! Seriously, amazing! Perfect amount of cinnamon and waffle, and soooo easy!  My husband was so impressed, he almost didn’t believe how easy it was!

Just pop open a tube of cinnamon rolls, and plop them on a hot waffle iron. Before you know it, voila! They’re so good!

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Easy Apple Tart Recipe

October 17, 2013 by Wendy

Easy Apple Tart Recipe

With apples in season, now’s the perfect time to try this amazingly Easy Apple Tart recipe. They are SO good, and easy! You can make the crust head and keep it in the fridge to make more as “needed.” Nothing’s quite as yummy on a crisp fall day than a fresh-from-the-oven warm apple tart!

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