Texas Hill Country Potato Salad Recipes

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.

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.

Steps:

• Cook potatoes, in boiling water and 1 teaspoon salt, until tender, about 35 minutes.
• Drain potatoes, then peel and dice or partially mash.
• Fry bacon in a skillet until crisp; add onions and saute until softened, but not browned.
• In a bowl, combine cornstarch or flour, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper; stir in the vinegar and water until smooth.
• Add mixture to bacon and simmer and stir until thickened.
• Pour the hot dressing over the potatoes and add 1/4 cup minced onion, parsley, celery seeds, and radishes; lightly toss.
• Garnish with celery leaves.

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.

Steps:

• Peel and dice potatoes into cubes. Place potatoes into a large pot of water. Boil for about 20 minutes (or until fork tender). Take care not to overcook your potatoes - you don't want them overly mushy.
• Mix mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, chicken stock and salt and pepper in a large bowl.
• Add potatoes, celery, onion and stir gently.
• Stir in eggs.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to blend flavors and chill.
• How do you make the perfect hard boiled egg?
• Put eggs in a medium pot.
• Cover with cool water.
• Place on burner over high heat.
• Bring to a boil then take pot off of heat and cover with lid.
• Set timer for 15 minutes.
• Dump water out of pot and rinse with cool water.
• You will have perfectly hard boiled eggs and no green rings!

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients. Set aside. Combine dressing ingredients; pour over potato mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.