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Offline cathy79

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potato salad - cold
« on: December 16, 2009, 01:02:31 pm »
Does anyone have a good cold potato salad recipe?  Or would the "Chicken and Potato Salad with Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing" be nice cold and without the chicken?  Wanting something suitable for Christmas day.

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Re: potato salad - cold
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2009, 02:59:50 pm »
I made the Sun dried tomato dressing yesterday & used it in my everyday potato salad & it was delish. I halved the dressing recipe & it was still plenty for a medium salad. I will be making it again for christmas day
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Re: potato salad - cold
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2009, 09:37:55 pm »
Jan, thank you so much.  So just the dressing and cooked potatoes?  Anything else you add in your everyday potato salad?
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Re: potato salad - cold
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2009, 11:49:02 pm »
??? Not sure what happened - I did reply to this thread last night but It obviously didn't save. 

There is one in a WW BBQ or Light meals book with pesto and pine nuts and cucumber?  that i Love - something like this http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=782637 but with cucumber instead of rocket.

Also the German style with hard-boiled eggs and bacon similar to this http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/21649/german+potato+salad is always good
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Re: potato salad - cold
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2009, 12:29:37 am »
I made this salad exactly as per the recipe (except only 1/2 the eggs) on Sunday to have cold on Monday and it was lovely and everyone enjoyed it.  It's a large salad but I'm finding the leftovers nice for lunch but if you are serving less than 8 i would half the recipe.

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Re: potato salad - cold
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2009, 01:21:44 am »
Fantastic!  The recipe sounds great, just wanted to confirm it's also good cold.  Thanks for trying it out for me!
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Re: potato salad - cold
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2009, 10:12:02 pm »
Jan, thank you so much.  So just the dressing and cooked potatoes?  Anything else you add in your everyday potato salad?
Sorry I didn't get back to you straight away Cathy79. Like many others here I am in the middle of end of year children's concerts, school & work christmas parties and graduations.
i just use Potato, red capsicum, boiled eggs, peas, ham & spring onions.
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Re: potato salad - cold
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2009, 10:38:32 pm »
Jan, thank you so much.  So just the dressing and cooked potatoes?  Anything else you add in your everyday potato salad?
Sorry I didn't get back to you straight away Cathy79. Like many others here I am in the middle of end of year children's concerts, school & work christmas parties and graduations.
i just use Potato, red capsicum, boiled eggs, peas, ham & spring onions.
Thanks Jan, that sounds great.  I cooked my potatoes, eggs and peas last night, so will finish off sometime today, hopefully in time for lunch.  Will report back.
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Re: potato salad - cold
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2009, 02:30:51 am »
My basic recipe is potatoes, celery, eggs and onions with S & W mayo. After that anything goes. Peas carrots, bacon, ham or anything that takes your fancy. I like mint and peas as well. Never made the same one twice in all my years. Use pesto instead of mayo for a change and sour cream is good too. Peel the potatoes or don't. Raw veg or cooked. Surprise yourself.

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Re: potato salad - cold
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2009, 03:06:56 am »
LOL- must have gone to the same cooking school - I often surprise myself with what I concoct  :o :o
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