Easy creamy condensed milk potato salad

This recipe for my mom’s potato salad is a family favorite and a hit at any summer party. So easy to make with a perfectly creamy condensed milk dressing.

My mom was the queen of summer side dishes. Her macaroni salads were always a crowd favorite but what people came back for most, was her potato salad. To this day when I make potato salad, people ask “is this your mom’s recipe?” It’s just that good.

And the best part? It’s the easiest potato salad I have ever made. Nothing fancy here, just completely deliciousness. The key to my mom’s potato salad dressing is, wait for it, sweetened condensed milk. I know, it sounds strange, but believe me when I tell you that it is absolutely revolutionary. The condensed milk of course adds sweetness to the dressing but it also adds insane creaminess and this lushness that can only be found in a can of condensed milk.

How to make potato salad

Potato salad is probably one of the easiest side dishes you could make but there are still a few tips and tricks I’ve picked up along the way. Number one, boil your potatoes whole with their skins on. I’ve tried peeling and chopping the potatoes before boiling and boiling them whole but peeled but boiling them whole with their skins on results in perfectly al dente potatoes with no wateriness or flouriness. I let the potatoes cool down to a warm room temp before peeling the skins and cutting them.

The second tip is to pour the dressing over the potatoes while they are still a little warm. This way they suck up the dressing and absorb the flavor. It’s also important to over-season the dressing. The dressing needs to be a little too sharp, a little too sweet and a a little too salty because the potatoes themselves are like bland little sponges just waiting for the dressing.

And because you have such a lovely blank canvas with the creamiest dressing (ever), you can jazz it up with all kinds of other delicious things if you so please. I only add spring (green) onion and parsley but you could add crispy bacon bits, chopped boiled egg and any other herbs you wish. I love it most in its simplest form but I know many people don’t consider potato salad potato salad if it doesn’t have boiled eggs in it.

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Easy creamy potato salad

This recipe for my mom's potato salad is a family favorite and a hit at any summer party. So easy to make with a perfectly creamy condensed milk dressing. 

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Course: Gluten free, Potato salad, Side Dish, Vegetarian

Cuisine: American

Keyword: creamy potato salad, easy potato salad, potato salad, potato salad dressing, salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Fridge time: 2 hours

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings: 10

Calories: 231kcal

Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

• 8 large potatoes
• 1½ cups spring onions chopped
• 1 cup parsley chopped

For the potato salad dressing

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• ½ cup sour cream
• ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1-2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1-2 tsp salt to taste
• pepper to taste

Instructions

• Place the potatoes in a large pot and fill with water, generously salt and place over high heat. 
• Boil the potatoes until a knife can be inserted easily. 
• Drain the potatoes and allow to cool to warm room temperature then peel and cut into large chunks. 
• Mix all the dressing ingredients together then pour over the potatoes. Add the spring onions and parsley and mix well. 
• Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours (alternatively overnight) and serve. 

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Nutrition

Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 409mg | Potassium: 152mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 15.6% | Vitamin C: 14.5% | Calcium: 7.7% | Iron: 4%

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