4 Ingredient Classic Potato Salad
Filming the wedding on Saturday went off without a hitch! We got so much great footage, and the bride was just beautiful. I still get a little chocked up during the ceremony when they’re reading their vows. I just love love!
It is so much fun working with Shawn. We were able communicate with each other from across the room using just hand motions and trying to mouth the words. Most of the time it worked great. If he was in my shot, I could look at him, give him the universal “move over a tad” hand motion and he would scooch a few feet to the left and get out of my shot. Other times he would have no clue what I was saying. Like when I was trying my darndest to somehow mime “move over on the fireplace so the photographer can get up there and get an overhead shot too”. It involved a lot of hand motions and pointing. Shawn just looked at me and shrugged his shoulders, started laughing, and mouthed, “What?!”
On the drive home we decided we need to get some walkie talkies. Or even better, I want to get us some of those secret service ear pieces with a microphone around my wrist. That would make us look pretty fancy.
I learned a few things about filming a summer wedding this time around.
1. Should probably slather up in sunscreen, because you will be standing outside for several hours in the direct sun. I now have a very unattractive t-shirt sunburn.
2. Sacrifice style for comfort and wear your black running shoes rather than pretty black flats. Standing and running around for 9 hours is much easier if your feet are comfortable.
3. Around hour 2, that 5 pound camera is going to feel like it’s about 90 pounds. Get a monopod.
My arms are crazy sore after holding that camera for so long. It even hurt to pick up the bag of potatoes to make this classic potato salad. But it was worth the pain, because this potato salad is delicious. It is everything I love in a potato salad.
The potatoes are cooked perfectly, and are still be big and hunky. Otherwise, they’re really just mashed potatoes. There is no sweetness in the dressing because…ew. And for some reason adding hard boiled eggs to potato salad has always seemed weird to me. Personally I’ve never been a fan, so this is a no egg potato salad. But if you like hard boiled eggs, chop ’em up and throw them in!
It doesn’t get much easier than this 4 ingredient classic potato salad. I used golden potatoes since they are so much creamier and luscious than russet potatoes. The dressing is a simple mix of mayonaisse for creaminess and sour cream for tart bite. Throw in some chopped green onions for color and flavor, some salt and pepper, and you have a perfect, classic potato salad.
Simple is better.
4 Ingredient Classic Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 3 pounds yukon gold potatoes, cut into 1/4
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 4 scallions, green and white parts sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling water, cook the potatoes for about 10 minutes until tender and can easily be pierced with a knife. Drain and add to a large mixing bowl while still warm.
- In the same large mixing bowl with the warm potatoes, add in the sour cream, mayonnaise, sliced scallions, salt and pepper. Gently toss to combine.
- Can be served warm, or covered with saran wrap and refrigerated for 1-2 hours and served cold. Will keep in an airtight container for 4 days.
50 Comments on “4 Ingredient Classic Potato Salad”
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so with any luck they will enjoy it as well.
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Very simple and very good. I added dill because I love dill:).
I’m so glad you liked it Jo! Dill would be a great addition to this! I’m going to try that next time I make it : )
Gotta love potato salad. Your version looks delicious. Love scallions!
So happy to hear that the first wedding went well. I’m certain your upper arms and shoulders will look so toned when this is all said and done. Haha!
call me crazy but I am crushing over that second pic – So cute and informative and perfect!!! this looks really yummy Nat, def the perfect salad to have on hand all summer long :)
I need this potato salad in my life! It looks just like how my grandma used to make it. :)
I made this last night and it was a huge hit with my hubby! Thank you!
Yea! So glad to hear! Glad he liked it : )
This is a gorgeous potato salad.. and super easy to make too… :)
Mmmm…..love me some good picnic food. We’re headed to a picnic in a few hours and I love that I could have this whipped up and delivered in a flash. Looks super delish!
Have a marvelous day Natalie!
One word.. EAR PLUGS!! so glad everything went well! This salad looks super easy to make and delish! Perfect for the summer days. YUM!
So glad to hear filming the wedding went well! I definitely vote for earpieces. :) Potato salad is such a summery side dish, and I love how this one is classic, doesn’t call for many ingredients, and looks great!
Oh man! I can barely hold my camera for 10 minutes. I really feel for you.
Love a classic potato salad and your pictures are fabulous!
I think you should go for the Secret Service look – I’ve always wanted to try out their gear and look super important lol. I think it’s so awesome that you and the hubby are working together. Adam and I work together as well and I wouldn’t have it any other way :).
Also, a 4-ingredient potato sald?? Yes, please. Simple recipes like this one are the best!!
I grew up on a very large farm and until I was in high school we didn’t have cable or anything like that so we spent all our time outside. Each of us had a walkie talkie and you absolutely couldn’t leave the house without it. The four of us kids had the BEST time with them! We had code names and code words, oh it was just fantastic! So I totally recommend the use of walkie talkies! ha!
Glad your first wedding went so well! The earpieces would be a good idea, plus you’d look cool in them!
I love this potato salad recipe, I’ve never used sour cream in mine. I’ll need to give it a try next time.
This classic potato salad looks so good! I love to keep it simple! Yikes, sorry your feet got sore at the wedding – what about some TOMS? So comfy, and they even have the black sparkly ones that are cute, too!
Wow, it sounds like you also get a great workout when you are shooting a wedding! Love this simple salad for summer too!
Hi Natalie, so glad everything went well Saturday, secret service ear pieces would be cool. Love this potato salad!
That sounds like fun to shoot a wedding. Well fun and painful. That is a long time to be working. Good thing is you learned some things for the next time :D
This potato salad looks delicious!I love the sour cream/ mayo combo.
That is so awesome that you guys work together, it sounds like so much fun! When my husband and I moved down to Arizona from Montana, we had to drive separate cars and we got walkie talkies to keep track of eachother. It was pretty fun using them! Ear pieces would be awesome too! Weddings are always so fun to go to and that must be really great to be able to go to so many weddings! By the end of wedding season you will be so buff, haha! I love simple dishes and this potato salad looks great and so easy to make! I love the addition of the green onions!