Mom's Potato Salad with Pimento and Peas

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray's mom, Elsa

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: 30-Minute Picnic Picks

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (18)

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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

2 1/2 pounds white thin skin potatoes, peeled and diced
2 tablespoons white vinegar or cider vinegar
1 (6-ounce) jar, sliced pimento, drained and chopped
1 cup frozen sweet peas
1 small white onion, peeled and left whole
1/2 cup mayonnaise or reduced fat mayonnaise or, just enough to bind salad
Salt and pepper

Directions

Boil potatoes in salted water for 12 minutes, until fork tender. Drain and return potatoes to hot pot to dry them. Sprinkle potatoes with vinegar. Transfer potatoes to a bowl and let them cool.

When potatoes have cooled, add pimento and peas to the bowl. Using a hand held grater, grate the small white onion over the potatoes. The onion juice is what makes this salad so good. Add 1/2 cup of mayonnaise dressing to the bowl, or to your liking, to bind.

Season potato salad with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer to plastic serving wear and pack up for your picnic. Keep this salad in your cooler with beverages or chill until ready to travel.

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recipe Mom's Potato Salad with Pimento and Peas
keith Clatyon, NY 01-13-2010
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Great salad Rachael !
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My family loves potato salad. This version has become their favorite. We double the vinegar for our tastes. Love it !
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nieke Azusa, CA 08-06-2007
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nice
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

like the grated onion in the salad much better than chopped
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Anonymous 05-09-2007
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Plain and simple --- so easy and quick to do with a great taste.
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Gail Metuchen, NJ 10-09-2006
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10/9/2006
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This was ok. I added alittle more mayo. There were too many pimentos for me.
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LEAH Sandy, UT 09-08-2006
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This stuff Rocks!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

When I am at a picnic where someone brings potato salad, I never scoop myself any because it is always to heavy on the mayo... but this stuff does not compare to any potato salad I have ever had before...it's incredible. Don't change anything about the recipe. I used leftover baked potatoes..peeled em and chopped em and it was delish. Thanks again Rach!Read more
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Diann Newnan, GA 09-05-2006
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Best potato salad EVER
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Doesn't seem to matter what group of food lovers I make this for, it always gets rave reviews!!