Basic Potato Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• coarse salt and pepper
• 3 lbs waxy potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 3/4-inch cubes (such as yukon gold or new)
• 1/3 cup wine vinegar
• 4 scallions, part minced, green part thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup light mayonnaise

Recipe

• 1 set a steamer basket in a dutch oven (or large pot with a lid), and add enough salted water to come just below basket; bring to a boil.
• 2 place potatoes in basket, cover pot, and reduce heat to a gentle simmer. steam potatoes, gently tossing occasionally, until tender, 15 to 25 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine vinegar, scallion whites, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• 4 add hot potatoes to vinegar mixture; toss to combine. cool to room temperature, tossing occasionally, about 1 hour.
• 5 add mayonnaise and scallion greens to cooled potatoes; mix gently to combine. serve, or cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.