How to Make Honey Mustard Potato Salad

A Classic Picnic Food Using Red Skin Potatoes

Potato salad is a ubiquitous part of summer picnics and backyard barbecues.

This article includes a recipe for an easy-to-make potato salad.

Serve honey mustard potato salad along with grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, iced tea and lemonade for a complete meal.

Honey Mustard Potato Salad Ingredients

• 1 pound small red skin potatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounce can sliced water chestnuts - drained
• 2 bunches green onions - sliced
• 3 hard boiled eggs - peeled and chopped
• 1/2 red onion - sliced thin
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons stone ground mustard
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon celery seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Honey Mustard Potato Salad Directions

1. Fill a large stock pot with water, and bring to a boil.
2. Wash the potatoes, and cut out any damaged areas.
3. Cut small potatoes in half, quarter larger potatoes.
4. When the water comes to a boil, add the salt to the water.
5. Add the potatoes to the boiling salted water, and cook for 15 minutes.
6. Drain the potatoes into a colander, and rinse with cold water for a couple of minutes.
7. Thoroughly drain the potatoes and pat dry with a clean towel.
8. Add the cooked and cooled potatoes to a large mixing bowl.
9. Add the water chestnuts, green onions, chopped eggs and red onion to the bowl of potatoes, and stir together.
10. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, honey, celery seeds and pepper.
11. Stir the honey mustard dressing into the potato salad mixture.
12. Chill well prior to serving.

Recipe Tips and Suggestions

Variations to honey mustard potato salad can be made by adding additional ingredients and/or substituting one ingredient for another.

• Substitute 1/2 cup chopped celery for the water chestnuts.
• Substitute caraway seeds for the celery seeds.
• Add 1/2 cup chopped red pepper to the potato salad if desired.
• For a tangy flavor addition, add 1/4 cup of finely chopped dill or sweet pickle to the potato salad.
• Substitute grade A maple syrup for the honey to create a maple mustard potato salad.
• For a creamier dressing, use Dijon mustard in place of the stone ground mustard.
• To save time, store bought honey mustard dressing may be used in place of the homemade honey mustard dressing.