Food and Recipes Recipes Creamy Cajun-Spiced Potato Salad Be the first to rate & review! By Karen Schroeder-Rankin Karen Schroeder-Rankin Karen Rankin is a chef, recipe developer, and food stylist with over 25 years experience cooking, developing recipes, styling food, and entertaining guests at her table and in restaurants. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on May 12, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Photographer and props: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall Cook Time: 10 mins Active Time: 15 mins Start To Finish Time: 25 mins Total Time: 10 mins Servings: 8 If you're looking for a recipe to upstage all of the other side dishes at the potluck, this Creamy Cajun-Spiced Potato Salad will fit the bill nicely. Spicy, tangy, creamy, and crunchy, this potato salad is anything but boring. The secret is all of the stir-ins. In addition to the usual celery and hard-cooked eggs, this recipe includes dill pickle relish, capers, whole-grain mustard, scallions, parsley, and of course, Cajun seasoning blend, which adds a nice punch of heat. (There are many different spice blends available at the supermarket. Our Test Kitchen Recommends Emeril's or Slap Ya Mama brands. Be sure to taste the potato salad as you add the spices, some are spicier and saltier than others.) The other secret ingredient—sour cream—makes the mayo-based dressing extra tangy and rich. Unlike other potato salad recipes, there's no potato peeling necessary! Look for bagged baby Dutch yellow potatoes; they cook up nice and creamy, and require no prep at all. The Cajun-Spiced Potato Salad is delicious whether served warm, straight from the pot. Or you can refrigerate it overnight and serve it chilled the next day. This takes a little more time, but allows the flavors to come together and deepen. Either way, the recipe will come together in less than 30 minutes. Ingredients 1 ½ lb. bag baby Dutch yellow potatoes 4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped 1 cup diagonally sliced celery (from 3 stalks) 2.3 cup diagonally sliced scallions (from 3 scallions), plus more for garnish ½ cup mayonnaise ½ cup sour cream ¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 2 Tbsp. whole-grain mustard 2 Tbsp. dill pickle relish 2 Tbsp. capers in brine 1 Tbsp. Cajun seasoning (such as Emeril's), plus more for garnish ¼ tsp. kosher salt ¼ tsp. black pepper Directions Place potatoes in a large pot of water; bring to a boil, and cook until tender when pierced with a knife, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain potatoes, and return to pot; lightly mash with a handheld potato masher, leaving some larger pieces. Add eggs, celery, scallions, mayonnaise, sour cream, parsley, mustard, pickle relish, capers, Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper; stir gently until combined. Serve warm, or refrigerate 1 hour and serve chilled. Garnish with additional scallions or a sprinkle of Cajun seasoning, if desired. Rate it Print