Baked Potato Salad

A potato salad side dish made with baked red potatoes, celery, and dill.

I really like potato salad but I don't make it very often. The main deterrent for me is boiling the pieces of potato. I'm not able to get around very easily and it is really difficult/dangerous for me to lift and carry large pots of boiling water. When I'm making a pasta dish the pasta can wait til just before serving to be cooked and I get my husband to do it. With potato salad I like to get it cooked and refrigerated for at least an hour before we eat so I'm usually preparing it before my husband gets home. So this time I decided to bake my potatoes instead of boiling. I just put the whole potatoes in the oven to bake but I believe this would be just as good and maybe less time consuming if you cut up the potatoes. You can also bake the potatoes the day before and refrigerate until ready to put the salad together. I really liked the texture of the baked red potatoes more than boiled. The interior was very smooth and creamy but did not fall apart as well as the potato skin had more texture. This is my new favorite potato salad.