Texas Potato Salad Recipes

TEXAS RANCH POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add whole potatoes, and cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain, run under cold water to cool, and chop into 1 inch cubes. Transfer to a large serving bowl, and refrigerate until completely chilled, about 2 hours.
• In a small bowl, stir together the ranch dressing mix, mayonnaise and green onion. Cover, and refrigerate for about 2 hours to blend flavors.
• Wrap bacon in paper towels and place on a plate. Cook in the microwave until crisp, about 15 minutes depending on the power of your microwave. Cool.
• Stir the mayonnaise mixture into the bowl of potatoes. Crumble bacon into the bowl, and stir to distribute. Serve.

SOUTHERN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and chop the potatoes to 1/2 inch size cubes. Add the potatoes to a large pot. Cover with water and heat over medium heat to a boil. Sprinkle in about 1 tsp of salt.
• Cook the potatoes until they are fork tender, approximately 15-20 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes and rinse under cold water. Add potatoes back into the empty pot and place back on stovetop. The warm pot helps dry off the potatoes.
• In a small bowl combine the ingredients for the dressing: mayonnaise, mustard, relish, salt and pepper.
• After potatoes have cooled about 20 minutes, add them to a large bowl. Dice the hardboiled egg and add to the bowl with the potatoes.
• Spoon the dressing over the potatoes, and gently stir to mix and coat the potatoes in the dressing.
• Cover and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

TEXAS-STYLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and cube potatoes. Add them into boiling water and continue boiling for 7-8 minutes, or until the potato chunks are fork tender.
• Drain potatoes and place into a mixing bowl. Add salt and pepper, and stir to combine.
• Mix mayonnaise, mustard, and pickles together for the dressing. Chop eggs fine. Pour dressing and eggs over potatoes and mix thoroughly.

TEXAS POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small glass or plastic bowl, add rice wine vinegar, mustard seed (if using), salt, and chopped jalapeño. You can use serrano peppers if you prefer.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 2 to 4 hours.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Bring 8 cups of water to boil in a large pot. Add 1 teaspoon salt to the water as it begins to bubble.
• Peel and cut Yukon potatoes into 3/4-inch chunks. Add to pot and boil for 15 to 18 minutes. Potatoes are done when easily pierced by a fork. Make sure they are still firm and not mushy.
• Once potatoes are cooked through, drain and add to an ice bath (a large bowl with cold water and 1 cup/240 milliliters of ice), for several minutes. This halts the cooking process and cools the potatoes.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Add the Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, rice wine vinegar, pickling juice, sea salt, sugar, black pepper, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder to the bowl.
• Combine and taste for salt content. Remember that potatoes tend to need a little more salt, so add 1/2 teaspoon more if necessary.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Drain potatoes from the ice bath.
• Add to a bowl along with celery, pickled jalapeños, green onions, cilantro, and hard-boiled eggs.
• Using a large spoon, gently combine with salad dressing.
• Scoop potato salad into a serving dish, top with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with extra hard boiled egg and jalapeño slices, if desired.

TEXAS POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until done but not mushy.
• Before potatoes are done add green beans to potato pot until blanched.
• Drain For Dressing combine all ingredients and let sit.
• The longer you let the ingredients for the dressing sit the better the taste.
• Just before serving combine dressing with warm potatoes and beans and serve.

TEXAS MASHED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in microwave-safe bowl with 1 tablespoon water. Cover and cook on high setting for 8 minutes. Stir, re-cover and cook 10 to 12 minutes more. Drain and chill thoroughly in refrigerator.
• In a mixing bowl, combine potatoes and remaining ingredients. Mash with potato masher until combined and small pieces of potato are left. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Serve scooped with an ice cream scooper and garnish with a sprinkle of paprika.

TEXAS-STYLE POTATO SALAD WITH MUSTARD AND PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring the vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a small saucepan and cook until the sugar and salt dissolves, about 1 minute. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool for 10 minutes. Add the onions and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours. Drain the onions through a strainer into a bowl and reserve the pickling liquid.
• Put the potatoes in a large pot, cover with cold water by 2 inches and add 2 tablespoons salt. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until a knife inserted into the center of the potatoes meets with no resistance. Drain the potatoes well, let cool slightly (but not all the way) and slice into 1/2-inch thick slices.
• Transfer the warm potatoes to a large bowl. Add the eggs, pickled onions and red peppers. Whisk together the mayonnaise, mustards, a few tablespoons of the pickling liquid and season with salt and pepper. Add the dressing and parsley to the warm potatoes and gently mix to combine; season with salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature or cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and serve chilled.

TEX-MEX POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place corn and red pepper on a greased baking sheet. Roast until lightly charred, 20-25 minutes, turning once. Let cool. Peel off and discard skin from pepper. Remove stems and seeds. Cut pepper into 1/2-in pieces. Cut corn from cobs; set aside., Place potatoes in a large saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 10-12 minutes. Drain and cool. Cut potatoes in half; place in a large bowl. Add sliced red pepper, corn, avocado, tomatoes and green onions., Place sour cream, mayonnaise, salsa, lime juice, vinegar, jalapenos and spices in a blender. Cover and process until blended. Pour over potato mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, until chilled. Serve with cilantro.

BEAUMONT RANCH POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two.
• In a bowl, whisk together the dry Italian dressing mix, tarragon vinegar, water, and olive oil until thoroughly blended. Set aside.
• Place the hot potatoes into a large bowl, and roughly but thoroughly slice them with a table knife until the potatoes are in chunks. Pour the dressing mixture over the hot potatoes, toss to coat, and let the potatoes cool. Add the celery, bacon bits, dill pickle, and green onion to the potatoes; lightly stir in mayonnaise until all ingredients are well combined, and serve.

TEXAS COUNTRY POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crispy, drain and crumble.
• Reserve a tablespoon of the bacon drippings.
• Place potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with cold water, add reserved bacon grease, some salt and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Drain and let cool, then cut into bite size pieces.
• Mix together mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper for dressing in a separate bowl.
• Mix together potatoes, green onion and egg and toss with dressing.
• Add bacon and chill until serving time.