What are the best potatoes for potato salad?

Boil the potatoes: add the potatoes to a large pot and fill it with cold water until the water covers the potatoes by about 1 inch. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the water. Bring the pot to a boil. Boil the potatoes for 15 - 20 minutes, until tender when pierced with a fork. Drain and set aside.
Make the dressing: while the potatoes cook, in a large bowl stir together: mayonnaise, lemon juice, dijon mustard, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper.
Mix: once the potatoes have cooled, cut them into roughly ½ inch pieces. Add the potatoes to the bowl with the mayonnaise along with the eggs, celery, and green onions. Stir gently to mix.
Serve: serve cold, optionally topped with a sprinkle of paprika or chopped chives.

Name: Potato Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 - 2 ½ pounds potatoes (gold, red or Russet potatoes), peeled or unpeeled and cut into quarters; 1 ½ cups mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 teaspoons dijon mustard (or yellow mustard); ½ teaspoon garlic powder; 2 teaspoons salt, divided; ¼ teaspoons black pepper; 5 hard boiled eggs, chopped; 3 ribs celery, diced; 5 green onions, chopped (white & green parts)

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Potato salad is very versatile! You can use gold (Yukon gold), red, or white (Russet) potatoes. Gold potatoes are most popular.

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