Potato salad is a staple for summer BBQs. It seems almost everyone loves potato salad, especially a creamy dill-flavored potato salad. This recipe uses steamed potatoes to give it the silky, soft texture from perfectly cooked potatoes. A creamy dill red skin potato salad will vanish from your table in no time. Get the burgers and dogs ready. I mean hot dogs!
The Best Creamy Dill Potato Salad
A potato salad with whole, soft potatoes really tastes best. Sometimes, when potatoes are overcooked, they break open in the pot and the water penetrates them making them mushy. Steaming the potatoes avoids this altogether.
I like using the red skin potatoes not only for their great flavor but, I don’t like spending the time peeling cooked potatoes and burning my fingers. I’m sure you don’t either. Plus, the potato skins have vitamins in them so why not eat them too? You need something nutritious to offset the fat in the mayonnaise anyway.
Making The Best Creamy Dill Red Skin Potato Salad
- In a large stock pot with steamer insert on high heat, steam the potatoes whole (5 lbs takes about 50 min- remove smaller potatoes as they will cook faster. Let cool. Cut into 1 inch pieces leaving skin on but, discard skin that peels off easily while cutting.
- In a medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, dill pickle brine, mustard, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and garlic.
- In a very large bowl, add cut potatoes, dill, chopped celery, eggs, and mayo mixture. Mix well and store in a covered container for several hours or overnight (is best.) Garnish with celery leaves.
chopped eggs, celery and scallions
Red Potatoes with Dill
Mayo mixture- mayo, ground mustard, sugar, salt, pepper, vinegar
The Best Creamy Red Skin Dill Potato Salad
It is so easy to make this creamy dill red skin potato salad once you get perfectly cooked potatoes. If you’ve never made potato salad by steaming the potatoes, give it a try. Just make sure you check the readiness of the potatoes because obviously the smaller ones will be cooked faster. Remove those and allow them to cool before cutting.
The Best Creamy Red Skin Dill Potato Salad
I also like using Hellmann’s mayonaise because I think it is the best! I use the light mayonaise. Dill brine is great to use for potato or macaroni salad to give it the dill flavor so don’t omit this step but, if you don’t have pickle brine, it will still be a great potato salad.
When you need a great potato salad recipe, try the best creamy red skin dill potato salad recipe and watch it disappear. Your guests will love eating a creamy dill potato salad. Big smiles and happy bellies go a long way for good BBQs and summer parties.
The Best Creamy Red Skin Dill Potato Salad
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The Best Creamy Dill Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 5 lb. red potatoes, washed with skin on
- 3 cups of Hellmann's mayonaise
- 1 cup of chopped celery
- 6 boiled eggs, chopped
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 1 1/2 tbsp of dill pickle or Spanish olive brine
- 1 1/2 tbsp ground mustard
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp salt or more to taste
- 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- In a large stock pot with steamer insert on high heat, steam the potatoes whole (5 lbs takes about 50 min- remove smaller potatoes as they will cook faster. Let cool. Cut into 1 inch pieces leaving skin on but, discard skin that peels off easily while cutting.
- In a medium bowl, mix mayonaise, dill pickle brine, mustard, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and garlic.
- In a very large bowl, add cut potatoes, dill, chopped celery, eggs, and mayo mixture. Mix well and store in a covered container for several hours or overnight (is best.) Garnish with celery leaves.
Notes
If you are limited with time, you may boil potatoes for 30 minutes or so depending upon the size of the potatoes. When a fork comes out rather easily, the potatoes are done. Do not overcook or they will get mushy.
Looks delicious! I love the addition of the crunchy celery. 🙂
Thanks! I took it to a grad party yesterday and it was well liked.
If a man can make a great potato salad, then he is welcome everywhere.
My hubby liked it a lot. Come back and let me know if you make the recipe. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
This looks perfect! Shared to my facebook page 🙂 Happy Memorial Day weekend!
Thanks for sharing Abbey. You have a great Memorial Day weekend too.
Now I know why I planted dill this year! Thanks!
You’re welcome. Thanks for commenting!
I love potato salad–it’s hard for me to stop eating! This recipe looks so good and creamy!
Me too. It’s always been one of my favorites.