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The Best Potato Salad

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Author: Adapted from Hellman's or Best Foods

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. potatoes (5 to 6 medium) peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
  • 1 cup Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise
  • 2 Tbsp vinegar
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 cup thinly sliced celery
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 4 hard-cooked eggs chopped
  • cayenne Pepper Optional, but you really should do it!
  • more salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Cover potatoes with water in 4-quart saucepot; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.
  • Combine Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, sugar and pepper in large bowl. Add potatoes, celery, onion and eggs and toss gently. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Notes

*Occasionally I will use Kraft Mayo because it's a better price but Best Foods mayonnaise tastes the best!
*The original recipe asks for only 2 boiled eggs but I love eggs and so I doubled that. 
*I recently discovered that if you dust the top with cayenne pepper, it's amazing! You need to try this RIGHT NOW!