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Hallelujah Potato Salad offers a creamy, crunchy, nostalgic delight.
Hallelujah Potato Salad is a welcome invitation to gather around the table. Each forkful is a delightful balance of creamy and crisp, thanks to the mayonnaise and fresh vegetables. The Yukon gold potatoes deliver a tender bite, while sweet pickles and red onion add unexpected zing. As you combine the ingredients, the aroma of smoked paprika and celery salt swirls in the air—a hint of the flavors to come.
This dish isn't just about taste; texture plays its own key role. Hard-boiled eggs bring a smooth richness that complements the crunch of celery and bell pepper. Add the mustard’s tang and lemon juice’s brightness, and each bite unfolds with layers of subtlety. Letting the potatoes cool before peeling helps you avoid a sticky mess, ensuring the perfect consistency for your salad.
Sharing this potato salad feels like passing around a bowlful of nostalgia. It’s the kind of dish that bridges generations, bringing smiles to the faces of young and old alike. The touch of jalapeño and hot sauce sneaks in with gentle heat, offering a little something unexpected for those who linger after the first taste. Before you know it, the salad will have everyone reaching for seconds—and maybe even thirds.
Ingredients
- 5 pounds Yukon gold potatoes
- 4 large eggs hard-boiled and peeled
- 1 tablespoon table salt
- 3 cups mayonnaise
- 1 cup sweet salad cube pickles drained
- 1/2 cup red onion chopped
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 cup celery chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
- 1 (4-ounce) jar diced pimentos drained
- 2 tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 jalapeño pepper plus more, to taste, seeded and minced, divided
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- hot sauce to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- black pepper to taste
Directions
- Place the potatoes in a large pot of boiling water and boil until they are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes and allow them to cool for 15 minutes.
- Peel the potatoes and place them in a large bowl.
- Add the eggs to the potatoes and use a spatula to chop the mixture into bite-size pieces.
- Sprinkle the potato mixture with the salt and toss to coat.
- In another bowl, stir the mayonnaise, the pickles, the red onion, the bell pepper, the celery, the parsley, the mustard, the pimentos, the vinegar, the lemon juice, the olive oil, the jalapeño, the celery salt, and the hot sauce together.
- Gently stir the mayo mixture into the potato mixture.
- Sprinkle the potato mixture with the paprika and the black pepper.
- Serve.
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