Southern Style Potato Salad Recipe With Bacon | Perfect Side Dish

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt lowers calories and adds creaminess.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen hash browns

Sweet potatoes add nutrients and flavor.

pickles

🥗Healthier: cucumbers

💰Cheaper: relish

Cucumbers provide freshness with less acidity.

Boil 5 eggs for about 12 minutes until hard-boiled.

Peel the potatoes and dice them into even sizes.

Rinse the potatoes until the water is clear, then place them in a large pot.

Prepare the dressing by mixing mayonnaise, dijon mustard, yellow mustard, and relish (with some juice).

Add pickled jalapenos and apple cider vinegar to the dressing.

Finely dice celery and onion, then mix them into the dressing.

Add a couple pinches of sugar to the dressing for sweetness, and taste as you go.

Boil the potatoes until tender, then shock them with cold water to stop cooking.

Cook bacon until crispy, then drain on paper towels and cut into pieces.

Fold the cooled potatoes into the dressing, along with crumbled bacon and chopped hard-boiled eggs.

Garnish with green onion and sprinkle with smoked paprika.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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