It’s an antidote to every bland potato salad I’ve tried.

After all, I love both potato salad and pickles, so it had to be great.

Ive madeseveral types of potato saladrecently and all have beenthe creamy kind with plenty of mayonnaiseand hard-boiled eggs.

Carla Hall cut-out over a blue background next to a bowl of Carla Halls potato salad

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Sorry mayo, but we need a break from each other.

After boiling until fork-tender, I drained the potatoes and rinsed them under cold water.

My first impression was that it was good, but not pickle-y enough.

bowl of Carla Hall’s pototo salad

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With the word pickled in the name, I was expecting a bigger kick.

That made it better, but I felt it was still missing somethingonions and garlic!

After those modifications, it was perfect!

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Tips for Making Carla Hall’s Potato Salad