Watkins Secret Potato Salad Seasoning Recipe
People are always asking me (actually begging me) for Watkins potato salad seasoning. It was discontinued a few years ago and I had a really long list of people looking for it. So as promised, I’m shouting from the rooftops! Watkins has brought back our famous and much-loved potato salad seasoning! It’s now organic and better than ever!
Prior to bringing it back Watkins also provided us with their top-secret recipe for potato salad seasoning so you can make it yourself! Yay!
Potato salad is a traditional summertime favorite. It’s popular at barbecues, picnics, potlucks, or any hot weather meals. Many people also make potato salad for holiday dinners in the winter months.
You won’t believe how easy it is and how good your potato salad will taste when you make it with Watkins potato salad seasoning. It is a perfect blend of spices to help you easily make the best-tasting potato salad ever. Add two teaspoons to your favorite potato salad recipe or try the quick and easy recipe below. For your convenience, you’ll also find a printable version of the recipe farther down the page. Enjoy!
Watkins Potato Salad Seasoning Recipe
2 tablespoons/35 ml salt
1 tablespoon/15 ml sugar
2 tablespoons Watkins Organic Onion Powder
3 & 1/2 teaspoons/17 ml Watkins Organic Ground Mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon/2.5 ml Watkins Organic Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon/5 ml organic ground celery seed
1 tablespoon/15 ml Watkins Organic Ground Black Pepper
1 tablespoon/15 ml Watkins Organic Parsley
1 teaspoon/5 ml organic tarragon
1 teaspoon/5 ml organic horseradish powder (optional)
Mix together all ingredients until well blended. Store in an 8 oz (250 ml) glass jar.
Or you can purchase this seasoning already made.
Order potato salad seasoning here.Watkins Quick And Easy Potato Salad Recipe
Once you’ve made the potato salad seasoning you’ll only need four ingredients to make this quick, easy and delicious salad.
6 unpeeled medium potatoes
3 tbsp/45 mL white vinegar
2/3 cup/160 mL mayonnaise
2-1/2 tsp/12.5 mL Watkins Organic Potato Salad Seasoning
Boil potatoes in water until just tender; drain and cool. Peel (if desired) and cube or dice potatoes. Add remaining ingredients toss lightly but thoroughly and allow to marinate for half an hour. Chill salad until serving time. Makes 4 – 6 servings.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons/35 ml salt
- 1 tablespoon/15 ml sugar
- 2 tablespoons Watkins Organic Onion Powder
- 3 & 1/2 teaspoons/17 ml Watkins Organic Ground Mustard powder
- 1/2 teaspoon/2.5 ml Watkins Organic Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon/5 ml organic ground celery seed
- 1 tablespoon/15 ml Watkins Organic Ground Black Pepper
- 1 tablespoon/15 ml Watkins Organic Parsley
- 1 teaspoon/5 ml organic tarragon
- 1 teaspoon/5 ml organic horseradish powder (optional)
- 6 medium potatoes, scrubbed not peeled
- 3 tablespoons/45 ml white vinegar
- 2/3 cup/160 ml mayonnaise
- 2 & 1/2 teaspoons/12 ml Watkins Potato Salad Seasoning
Directions
- To prepare the seasoning mix together all ingredients until well blended. Store in an 8 oz (250 ml) glass jar.
- For potato salad. Boil potatoes in water until just tender; drain and cool.
- Peel (if desired) and cube or dice potatoes.
- Add remaining ingredients, toss lightly but thoroughly and allow to marinate for half an hour.
- Chill salad until serving time.
Other Uses For Watkins Potato Salad Seasoning
As I mentioned above you can use this seasoning to perk up the flavor of any potato salad recipe but it is also great in any potato or egg-based dish. Try adding 1 – 2 teaspoons to potato soup, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, scrambled, deviled or stuffed eggs, and egg salad sandwiches. Yum!
Try my Hasselback Potatoes made with our new organic potato salad seasoning. They look fancy but they’re easier to make than you think!
Watkins Potato Salad Seasoning is back and it’s better than ever because now it’s organic!
You can find Watkins potato salad seasoning, organic herbs and spices here.
To be completely transparent, you should know that I’m an Independent Watkins Consultant and when you purchase through my link I will earn a commission. I love Watkins gourmet pantry items and hope you’ll love them too.
Potato Salad Tips and Ideas
The best potatoes for making salad are new and/or the waxy varieties. Russet or starchy baking potatoes tend to fall apart or get mushy when boiled so only use them as a last resort. My favorite potatoes are red-skinned pontiac or red bliss. I usually don’t bother peeling them because the skin is thin and adds extra nutrition. Yellow varieties like yukon gold are good too.
Change up your potato salad by adding in hard-boiled eggs and vegetables which will add a nice crunch and more nutritious. Here are some great additions:
- hard-boiled eggs, diced
- dill pickles, diced
- carrots, grated or shredded
- celery, grated or diced
- cooked beets, grated or diced pickled beets (makes the salad pink)
- sweet bell peppers, diced
- radishes, sliced
- green onions, chopped
- chives, chopped
- sweet onions, diced
Garnish your potato salad with a sprinkling of paprika, parsley, celery leaves, chives, green onion or dill. Serve it on a bed of lettuce, spinach, or mixed greens with dill pickles, beet pickles, or cherry tomatoes on the side.
What do you like adding to your potato salad? We’d love to know!
About the Author
Melody Thacker
Melody is passionate about helping and empowering people. She blogs about natural living, real food, homemaking, direct sales, and life. People are the most important things, especially family. Last but not least, she loves being an Independent Watkins Consultant.
04 Oct 2018
Thank you for the seasoning recipe! So Many of us sure liked
the seasoning mix. Just like the chicken gravy-soup is a fixture in my cupboard. Make the Watkins chicken potpie in my Watkins deepdish plate for years now. Love the ceramic pie plates. Sttawberry, brownie and chicken
07 Nov 2018
You’re very welcome Jeanne!
We were just talking about the pie plates and recipes Watkins had in the early 1980s it sounds like you have a the best ones!
07 Nov 2018
When I saw your email I felt as if I had struck gold! My Mom swore by this product and she made a believer out of me.Thank you so much for the recipe.
07 Nov 2018
You’re very welcome Vivian. I’ve had so many people ask for the seasoning and I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss anyone.
Thank you for taking the time to comment and for letting me know!
07 Nov 2018
November 8, 2018
When I saw your email I felt as if I had struck gold. My Mom swore by this product and she made a believer out of me. Thank you so much for the recipe!
06 Apr 2019
I realize you are a consultant, so it would be preferred to buy all the seasonings for Watkins. However, do you think it would taste very different if I just used store bought seasonings and followed the recipe above?
21 Apr 2019
Thanks for asking Kati, the taste would be very similar. Be sure to purchase fresh, high-quality herbs and spices for the best flavor.
12 Aug 2019
Thankyou so much for this potato salad seasoning recipe… I was absolutely devastated when I heard it was discontinued… it is an absolute favourite among my family and friends! I’m always asked to bring the potato salad and now it shall taste great again! Thankyou!
12 Aug 2019
You’re very welcome Terri. I was sad too as were many of my customers. I’m delighted to be able to share the recipe with you and others.
05 Jun 2020
I am so happy that I have found this recipe for potato salad seasoning. I was so disappointed that the had quit making it. However, I do not like the organic seasonings, I think they have a different taste. I was once a Watkins dealer, so I used all the spices. Can’t they produce this in nonorganic products PLEASE?
05 Jun 2020
Hi Linda, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me. I agree the organic cinnamon and black pepper aren’t the same or as good as Watkins original cinnamon and black pepper. I love every organic seasoning I’ve tried including the organic potato salad seasoning. If you haven’t tried it yet, I recommend that you do. Some of my new favorites are organic steak, organic Italian, organic Adobo, organic seafood & poultry, and organic IPA seasonings plus organic onion and garlic powder. Another one they brought back and tastes as good as the old version is the organic seasoning salt.