Salads
Classic potato salad with mayonnaise
This potato salad is creamy, flavorful and just the kind of classic that works at parties, barbecues or just because. With mayonnaise, gherkins and a little onion, it tastes the way we know it from many families.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 20 minutes
- Brewing time: approx. 60 minutes
- Total time: approx. 80 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 535 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 9.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 47.2 g
- Fat
- ≈ 33.1 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 small onion · ≈ 100.0 g
- 2 eggs · ≈ 100.0 g
- 1 tsp mustard · ≈ 5.0 g
- 2 tbsp cucumber water · ≈ 30 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 1 kg waxy potatoes
- 150g mayonnaise
- 3 pickles
- 1 small onion
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp mustard
- 2 tbsp cucumber water
- Salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes, peel them and cut them into slices.
- Hard-boil eggs and dice them. Finely chop the gherkins and onion.
- Mix mayonnaise with mustard and cucumber water.
- Mix everything carefully and season with salt and pepper.
- Let it steep for at least 1 hour.
