How To Make Smashed Potato Salad

Bring to a boil reduce to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender 15 to 20 minutes.

How to make smashed potato salad. Baking boiling and all purpose potatoes. Use butter and a touch of oil. Southern smashed potato salad. You have to really love smashed potatoes to make them into a salad because here s the thing.

Choose small potatoes rather than large. Bring to a boil. Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Tips to make ultra crispy smashed potatoes.

You can use this technique on potatoes of any size even russet potatoes but for crispy potatoes choose potatoes around the size of a golf ball or two. 1 1 4 teaspoons. There are a few basic options when it comes to buying potatoes. Heaping teaspoon prepared yellow mustard.

These are so good you ll want to run out in the middle of the night and buy up all the red and yukon gold potatoes at the market. Petite red potatoes scrubbed and quartered. It goes great with southern fried chicken fried or baked flounder or pork chops. Put the potatoes in a large saucepan cover with cold water and season generously with salt.

But since i can t control my desire to find different ways to make things even my favorite things i turned said smashed potatoes into a smashed potato salad. Oh and i m in love with it. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until tender about 20 minutes. The ingredients are not too different from the western version but flavoring wise the japanese version is always seasoned with japanese mayonnaise and sometimes rice vinegar.

All have different qualities when it comes to flavor and texture. It s a little extra work. Serve any of the three with fresh steamed green beans seasoned with pepper and bacon bits and warm french bread for a cozy meal. The classic japanese potato salad is made of mashed potato leaving some chunks behind sliced cucumbers and carrots eggs and sometimes hams.

If you re making mashed potato salad in cooler times of the year serve it hot. Dry mustard powder. Smaller potatoes are usually available in red or yellow varieties. This dynamic duo and the mayonnaise mustard sour cream dressing make all the difference.

Ultra crispy smashed potatoes are straight forward to make boil squish drizzle bake but there are two little tips i ve discovered along the way. This ensures optimum crispiness. Let the potatoes steam dry a bit after smashing them. How to make the best smashed potatoes.