My Southern Potato Salad Recipe is an allergy-friendly side dish that’s always a hit! This unique recipe uses red and sweet potatoes. This dish was divinely inspired when I was cooking for a crowd. Out of all my salad recipes, this is my favorite!
I realized that I had only half the amount of potatoes my recipe called for, and I had no time to run to the store! I did what I always do and asked God for help. I looked up and saw leftover sweet potatoes from the garden! He cares about the smallest details.
Healthy food truly is manna from heaven. I know you’ll love this decadent recipe as much as we do!
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Benefits of Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are a delicious, cost-effective root vegetable. They’re delicious when served sweet or savory style. Here are some reasons to add this vegetable to your grocery list.
Healthy Source of Carbohydrates
In a world where diets eliminate food groups, allow us to be a sane voice and tell you that carbs AND fats are essential for a thriving body. Does this mean you should eat that bag of greasy potato chips? No! But you should include plenty of healthy carbohydrates on your plate.
Carbohydrates usually raise your blood sugar, but healthy carbohydrates, like sweet potatoes, contain fiber that helps slow the digestion process, balancing your blood sugar levels.
Fights Cancer
Sweet potatoes are full of powerful antioxidants that fight oxidative stress. Free radicals can overrun your body, damaging your skin cells and accelerating aging. It’s vital to eat foods that defend your body against them!
The same unique antioxidants can also slow cancer growth. (1) If you want another tasty sweet potato recipe, try our Baked Sweet Potato Falafel.
Rich in Beta-Carotene
Beta-carotene is responsible for this vegetable’s lovely orange color. Your body converts beta-carotene into vitamin A, which plays a significant role in your body’s functions. Vitamin A deficiency affects many parts of your body.
This vitamin helps promote healthy vision, supports your immune system, and even fights acne. (2,3,4) Other vegetables rich in beta-carotene include carrots, spinach, broccoli, and squash.
Allergy-Friendly Potato Salad Ingredients
This Southern Potato Salad Recipe uses fresh ingredients to create a decadent side dish. The best part? All of these components are easy to find! You may already have some in your pantry.
Pasture-Raised Organic Eggs: Hard-boiled eggs add great texture to this salad. They’re also an excellent protein source! I love keeping extra hard-boiled eggs in the fridge for easy snacks. When purchasing eggs, look for free-range, organic varieties.
To make fast work of cutting up hard-boiled eggs, use an egg or strawberry cutting tool. Cut one way and then switch directions. I can cut three eggs in less than a minute this way.
Organic Potatoes: This recipe calls for 5 red potatoes and 5 sweet potatoes. This gives the salad a natural sweetness and adds an exciting flavor. I love how colorful this side dish is! I usually serve this recipe to a crowd and get compliments every time. Who would have thought a kitchen emergency would be such a big hit? If you’re following the “Fast Track” portion of the Essential Oils Diet plan, use all sweet potatoes.
Organic Celery: Celery contains a wonder compound called apigenin. (5) This nutrient is anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and anti-bacterial. Wow! Celery covers all the bases and is a total superfood.
When cutting the celery, dice it extremely small so every serving gets some.
Vegan Mayonnaise: We recommend avoiding canola oil and using soy-free Vegenaise OR your preferred avocado oil OR grapeseed oil vegan mayonnaise. As consumers learn more about their health, these ingredients are readily available at most stores.
Organic Pickles and Relish: You can’t have potato salad without pickles! They add such great flavor to any mayonnaise-based dish. I recommend using dill pickles and relish since they don’t contain sugar as many sweet varieties do. If you can find fermented pickles, be sure to grab a jar! These pickles contain probiotics that benefit gut health.
Pink Himalayan Salt or Sea Salt: Traditional table salt undergoes a rigorous harvesting process that strips it of trace minerals. We recommend using Colima sea salt because it’s hand-harvested. This gentle process keeps the good stuff intact. Plus, it tastes terrific and adds gourmet flair to any recipe! You can also use pink Himalayan salt.
Organic Spices: A great blend of spices elevates any basic dish. After experimenting, I found that a combination of salt, white pepper, dill, paprika, and celery seed works best.
This spice blend works well on other side dishes. Be sure you have extra dill and paprika on hand to garnish the top of the dish!
Make My Southern Potato Salad Recipe
Homemade potato salad doesn’t have to be complicated. This recipe is easy to assemble and makes enough to feed a crowd! You should note that this side dish does require a couple of hours in the fridge to let the flavors mesh.
Southern Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 6 pasture-raised organic eggs, hard-cooked
- 5 organic red potatoes AND 5 medium-sized sweet potatoes *
- 1 stalk organic celery , diced
- 1 cup soy-free Vegenaise OR your preferred avocado oil OR grapeseed oil vegan mayonnaise
- 1 organic pickle , diced
- ½ cup organic dill relish
- 2 tablespoons organic yellow mustard OR Mama Z’s Quick Honey Mustard
- 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt OR sea salt, ground
- ¼ teaspoon organic white pepper , ground
- ¼ teaspoon organic dried dill
- ⅛ teaspoon organic ground paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon organic celery seed
- Organic dried dill , to garnish
- Fresh organic dill , to garnish
- Organic paprika , to garnish
- Fresh organic chives , to garnish
Instructions
- Cook the eggs according to our Perfect Hard-Cooked (“Hard-Boiled”) Eggs recipe. Peel and chop the eggs with an egg slicer. First, slice them one way, then the other to create diced pieces.
- Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover them with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain the water and refrigerate the potatoes until cold. Once chilled, peel and cut them into cubes.
- Combine the celery, vegan mayonnaise, pickle, relish, mustard, sea salt, pepper, dill, paprika, and celery seed in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the eggs and potatoes. Stir until evenly mixed. Place in a serving bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with dill and paprika.
Notes
Mama Z's Quick Honey Mustard
Equipment
- Small blender , food processor, OR immersion blender
Ingredients
- 1 9-ounce container organic Dijon mustard
- 3 ounces raw organic local honey OR Manuka honey
Instructions
- Blend the mustard and honey in a small blender or food processor until smooth. Alternatively, you can use an immersion blender. Using a funnel, refill the mustard container and label it accordingly. Place the rest in a small glass custard cup with a lid to use first. Enjoy!
Notes
Perfect Hard-Cooked ("Hard-Boiled") Eggs
Equipment
Ingredients
- Pasture-raised organic eggs
- Purified OR distilled water
Instructions
If Using a Gas Range/Stove:
- Place the eggs in a large saucepan. Fill the pot with water until it covers the eggs by one inch. Cover the saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Once at a rolling boil, turn the heat to the lowest setting and let the eggs simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, remove from the burner, and let sit, covered, for an additional 5 minutes on a cold burner. Pour out the hot water, rinse the eggs by running cold water over them a couple of times, then add ice cubes or ice packs. Let stand for another 5-10 minutes in the sink until the ice is melted and the eggs are cool.
If Using an Electric Range/Stove:
- Place the eggs in a large saucepan. Fill the pot with water until it covers the eggs by one inch. Cover the saucepan, bring the water to a rolling boil over high heat, then immediately turn off the heat. Cover the saucepan and let it sit for 15 minutes on the same burner. Pour out the hot water, rinse the eggs by running cold water over them a couple of times, then add ice cubes or ice packs. Let stand for another 5-10 minutes in the sink until the ice is melted and the eggs are cool.
Notes
Step One: Hard-Boil the Eggs
Cook the eggs according to our Perfect Hard-Cooked (“Hard-Boiled”) Eggs recipe. Peel and chop the eggs with an egg slicer. First, slice them one way, then the other to create diced pieces.
Step Two: Boil the Potatoes
Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover them with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain the water and refrigerate the potatoes until cold. Once chilled, peel and cut them into cubes.
Step Three: Make the Dressing
Combine the celery, vegan mayonnaise, pickle, relish, mustard, sea salt, pepper, dill, paprika, and celery seed in a large mixing bowl.
Step Four: Combine the Ingredients
Add the eggs and potatoes. Stir until evenly mixed. Place in a serving bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with dill, paprika, and chives.
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- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2906676/
- https://www.longdom.org/open-access/role-of-diet-in-dermatological-conditions-2155-9600-1000400.pdf
- https://cellandbioscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13578-017-0179-x
