Best 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.

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.

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.

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 HILL COUNTRY POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Wash potatoes, then halve and quarter, skin on. boil until they are almost soft. you want them to have texture.
• 2. Dice all of the bacon into 1/4 inch pieces. Fry crispy, set aside on a paper towel to cool.
• 3. Wash green onions and dice whole bunch into 1/4 inch pieces. Set aside.
• 4. When potatoes are done. Strain and remove half into a large mixing bowl. empty whole jar of mayo (Yes, all of it) into bowl with the bacon, mustard, green onion, and black pepper. Whip smooth. After you have done that fold in gently the rest of the potatoes to give a good texture. Chill and serve. You can garnish with bacon if desired.

TEXAS GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes into a large pot and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook until tender enough to pierce with a fork. Drain, cool enough to handle, and cut into cubes.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and crisp. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Reserve bacon grease.
• In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, sour cream, mayonnaise, mustard, green onions, olives, eggs, Italian seasoning and ranch dressing. Crumble the bacon into the bowl and pour half of the reserved bacon grease over all. Stir gently until everything is evenly distributed. Garnish with a dash of paprika before serving.

TEXAS PETEANDREG; WARM BUFFALO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine vinaigrette (or ranch) and hot sauce. Set aside. 2. Mix vegetable oil, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in large bowl. Add potatoes; mix to coat potatoes with mixture. Transfer to sheet pan. 3. Bake potatoes at 375°F for 55 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly. 4. To make salad, toss potatoes, celery and onion with the hot sauce vinaigrette mixture. Top with bleu cheese crumbles.

TEXAS POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine vinegar, sugar, 1½ teaspoons salt, and mustard seeds in bowl and microwave until steaming, about 2 minutes. Whisk until sugar and salt are dissolved. Add onion and jalapeños and set aside until cool, 15 to 20 minutes. Strain onion and jalapeños through fine-mesh strainer set over bowl. Reserve pickled vegetables and vinegar mixture separately. 2. Meanwhile, combine potatoes, 8 cups water, and 1 tablespoon salt in Dutch oven and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until potatoes are just tender, 10 to 15 minutes. 3. Drain potatoes thoroughly, then transfer to large bowl. Drizzle 2 tablespoons reserved vinegar mixture over hot potatoes and toss gently until evenly coated. (Reserve remaining vinegar mixture for another use.) Refrigerate until cool, about 30 minutes, stirring once halfway through chilling. 4. Whisk mayonnaise, mustard, ½ teaspoon pepper, and cayenne together in bowl until combined. Add mayonnaise mixture, reserved pickled vegetables, eggs, and celery to potatoes and stir gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate to let flavors blend, about 30 minutes. Serve. (Salad can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.)

TEXAS MUSTARD POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, and roughly cut potatoes into chunks. Place in a large mixing bowl.
• 2. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil; cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.
• 3. In a mixing bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, onion, celery, relish and bell pepper. Blend together the mustard, salad dressing, salt and pepper and add to salad and mix well. Sprinkle with paprika and refrigerate until chilled.

TEXAS PETE® WARM BUFFALO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine vinaigrette (or Ranch) and hot sauce. Set aside.
• Mix vegetable oil, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in large bowl. Add potatoes; mix to coat potatoes with mixture. Transfer to sheet pan.
• Bake potatoes at 375°F for 55 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly.
• To make salad, toss potatoes, celery and onion with the hot sauce vinaigrette mixture. Top with bleu cheese crumbles.

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.
• Fry bacon until crunchy, drain fat & cool.
• Mix Eggs and Celery into the bowl of potatoes, then stir the mayonnaise mixture until well distributed. Crumble bacon into the bowl, and stir. Serve.

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.

TEXAS COUNTRY POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Cook bacon until crispy. Drain, reserving a few tablespoons of the grease, and crumble. Set aside.
• 2. Place the potatoes in a large saucepan. Cover with cold water. Add a tablespoon of the bacon grease and some salt and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and let the potatoes cool and then cut into bite-size pieces.
• 3. In a separate bowl, mix mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper for dressing. Toss potatoes, onion, celery and egg in dressing. Add bacon. Serve chilled.

TEXAS JALAPENO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Mix potatoes, eggs, onions, celery and jalapenos in large bowl.
• Add jalapeno juice and mayonnaise to desired consistency.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle chopped cilantro on top.
• Serve cold.

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.Source: foodnetwork.comRecipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.

WEST TEXAS POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a 3 quart sauce pan or Dutch oven and pour in cold water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender, drain. Meanwhile in a large bowl, combine the mustard, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in the oil. Add the potatoes, while they're still warm, olives, scallions, feta cheese, and jalapeños. Toss to mix well.

TEXAS POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Peel potatoes and cut up. I use my soup pot so I can put the eggs in with the potatoes. When potatoes get tender (about 25 to 35 minutes) drain and sit eggs aside to cool. I usually put the eggs in ice water to make peeling easier.
• 2. While potatoes and eggs are cooking and cooling I'm chopping up onion,green onion, green and black olives,jalapeno's (wear gloves when de-seeding and chopping jalapeno they can burn.I put in bowls and sit aside till I'm ready to mix!
• 3. I wear gloves to mix my potato salad. Put potatoes,onion,green onion,green olives, black olives, jalapeno,and eggs into large bowl season and start mixing. Now put your Mayo or Miracle Whip in, you may have to add a bit more then add the mustard. Roll it till it gets to the consistency you want. You can make it the night before and the flavors go through it better.