Four Simple Frugal Salads. Rice Salad, Pasta Salad, Potato Salad & Coleslaw

[@maryspender-tr7ix]

As an Australian who has lived in Sydney and Melbourne, we have always added hard boiled eggs to our potato salads. Sometimes slicing them finely, or cutting in half in a serrated pattern. Yes, the eggs add a yummy taste to it. Thanks Jane for all your videos, I look forward to them. Mary

[@martapogribna6396]

As I am Ukrainian, my potato salad must have eggs, green peas, carrot, onion, and gherkins :)

[@IloveCamels335]

Yes, the Spanish also add all of this and call it "Ensaladilla rusa". different veggies potatoes eggs and mayo. It´s delicious.

[@karencraig5916]

My Mom and Grandma always added celery, green pepper, onion, boiled eggs and a little yellow mustard into the mayonnaise in their potato salad. They were from lower Midwest/upper South USA so maybe a local thing. Really good!

[@carrieh2409]

Me too! I grew up in (Ontario, Canada)

[@shelleyimmel8067]

I also add the onion, chopped pickle and celery, mayo with bit of ketchup and mustard along with chopped potatoes and hard cooked eggs. I think the original family recipe was from my Dad's German family.

[@mikomasterson3319]

I'm from Pennsylvania, USA and we eat potatoes salad with simple russet potatoes and hardboiled eggs. It's delicious! I loved your video today and was inspired how you made such yummy meals out of simple ingredients. Good job!

[@IloveCamels335]

Another variation without mayo would be the Viennese potato salad. It´s delicious and super simple. You just boil the potatoes, slice them and while still warm add a cup of bone broth, chop up a red onion, add that. Then a dressing of oil/vinegar and salt pepper. It does not sound like much but the broth gets soaked up by the potatoes it´s very tasty, if you leave it overnight in the fridge it´s even better. Plus it´s lighter than the mayo versions. Add a handful of chives and a sprinkle of paprika on top and voila. One of my summer favorites.

[@decorDD]

Such great ideas for summer salads Jane ! Thank you …❤

[@rosemarymallin]

We also add hard boiled eggs to potato salad. Like your idea Jane, of adding plain yogurt to stretch the mayo and make it lighter. I will try the rice salad with beans or chick peas. I add a little curry powder and raisins to coleslaw. Live in Canada.

[@bookreader7108]

I live in Tennessee and we always have added hard boiled eggs to potato salad. Onions, potatoes, pickles, mayo, boiled eggs and a tad of mustard. Your salads looked very good. Thank you for sharing.

[@jocrooks1293]

Love the idea of mayo/natural yogurt. Going to try next time.

[@tannaphillips6840]

I am a Texan and i have always had and made potato salad with hard boiled eggs 🙂 i also use yellow mustard in it. I love potato salad it is so versatile!!! Love watching your cooking videos! I learn a lot! I often watch them twice or slow down the speed to write them down!😅 Have a great day!

[@susanparslow3753]

I am Australian and always add hard boiled eggs to potato salad. I call it German potato salad. Also the addition of chopped crispy fried bacon takes it to another level. I also use half mayonnaise, half Greek yoghurt and Dijon mustard. It is always on our table at Christmas time. Even chopped ham makes a great addition instead of bacon.

[@rosemarydoran9907]

These salads look delicious! We Americans frequently put hard boiled eggs in both our potato salad and macaroni salad. (My mom cut the whites up small and added them to the salad. She took the yolks and added them in with the mayonnaise, mustard and salt and pepper to make the dressing for the salad.)Of course there are many different versions of both potato and pasta salad (each family seems to have their own favorites of each). Hello to Mary & Dolly! I am surprised my Henry didn't run through the house when he heard the ball squeaking! He is the only one of my three dogs that likes to play with toys. 🥎

[@stacel1972]

Yes on the chopped boiled egg in potato salad. I always look forward to and enjoy the content you make. Thank you!

[@abidashah4943]

Yes beatiful cheap and yummy 😋 lov them all easy summer salads 🥗 fresh and best 👌 👍 ❤❤❤❤lov u frugal 👸 👑 ♠️ 👸 👑 ♠️ lov from 🇬🇧 💷 🇬🇧 💷 🇬🇧

[@mariamartinez9126]

Loved the salads!

[@Mouse6677]

Just caught up with the video on salads..enjoyed it very much. Thanks for the ratios..really useful especially the coleslaw. What a great selection.

[@muttersmenu2422]

Salads, my favourite budget and versatile summer meal and so easy to make. With potato salad I always serve the hard boiled eggs separately, makes for personal choice and allergies.

[@wendysusan-wo4pv]

My SIL always put eggs in her potato salad. Delicious. She made the best potato salad, and when the family had potluck dinners people requested that she bring it. Great video Jane! I think I’ll go and make a salad or two.

[@frugalautie]

Always looking for tasty new side dishes ❤ thank you for teaching us how to make these. I can’t wait to try your potato and pasta salad 😋 (oh and as a true blue Chicagoan our coleslaw always has to have celery salt in it)

[@rena4220]

The rice salad looks delicious. Must give it a try. I always add hard boiled eggs to my potato salad and macaroni salad, plus onions and green olives. My go to pasta salad recipe is pasta, fresh broccoli, pepperoni, cheddar cheese, and black olives with an Italian style dressing.

[@sheilahughes3561]

Those salads are so expensive in the supermarket for just a small tub! I love homemade potato salad with spring onion or red onion, celery and chopped apple! Bacon makes a lovely addition too! So easy to make! These look lovely Jane!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for watching

[@clairedemuth4369]

Hard boiled eggs are a must in our southern US potato salad. A lot of people here also add a bit of mustard. It's also common to mash the potatoes, but still leave them very chunky.

[@katherineskaggs4490]

In the US in the south we always put chopped hard boiled eggs in potato salad. It’s great!

[@jeannegerlach7669]

Love hard boiled eggs in my potato salad! Watching from across the pond!

[@KarenJamieson-o9p]

Chopped pickled beets instead of chopped pickles are excellent in potato salad, although it will turn the salad pink. I also add boiled eggs to it. Thank you for the ideas!

[@brendafarris7590]

Oh yes! We in the US south do eggs and yellow mustard in our potato salad. Delicious. Give it a try sometime. Thanks for sharing that bits and bobs can gather together into a yummy something. Looking for the girls in their summer haircuts. Have a great weekend, and enjoy your garden.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for watching

[@patricebagwell4366]

In the Southern U.S. a lot of us use boiled eggs in our potato salad. But what makes it stand apart from other regions of the country is we put a little mustard in ours along with the mayonnaise. Makes it a little tangy and very delicious. Some of us use just a little apple cider vinegar in our cole slaw in the South as well. So good. Your rice salad looks so good. I’m going to give it a try!

[@kakelinga]

Yes, I've always eaten potato salad with hard boiled eggs in them. We like to add Dijon mustard to our mayonnaise too. Those will be some nice refreshing salads for the summer heat. The dogs always make me smile. They are so cute!

[@ybois3]

Great idea to cut the mayonase with some yogurt! I adore coleslaw!! It’s a staple for us 🌱🌱🌱🥗🥒🥬🥒🥬yes indeed!

[@norma8861]

I add a small chopped apple to coleslaw, plus a sprinkle of cayenne pepper

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

How nice

[@jodihiller4506]

Here in Michigan, I have always had potato salad with chopped boiled eggs in it. It is very good. We also have mustard with the mayo and a bit of vinegar. It always has celery and onion in it as well.

[@VinceBoon-es8ez]

That potato salad was awesome…👍👍👍👍👍

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You're very welcome

[@helenhood5020]

Thanks Jane! I've made coleslaw, potato salad and pasta salad today, would have done a lovely brown rice one, too but no more room in fridge after the weekend shop! Nice problem to have. Tastes so much better than shop bought ❤

[@janetstraw191]

Thank you Jane! Lovely ideas - I have never made a rice salad - and definitely will do one. I always put hard-boiled eggs in my potato salad! Also, I add diced celery, chopped onions and mustard to my mayonnaise.👍🙋‍♀️🇺🇸🥰‼️

[@ppresley9208]

Always use eggs in potato salad and sometimes add grated cheddar cheese and crisp bacon pieces ... this can also be baked in the oven for a delicious hot potato salad ( or use raw bacon pieces on top of the casserole ... they cook up crisp as it cooks ) !

[@dunka4038]

Thank you for this videos and making the effort. They look delicious 😋

[@tinalemna7998]

My mother always added chopped hard boiled eggs, celery and sweet relish. She made her own relish. Your salads all look delicious.

[@anniec6420]

in germany they will put gerkins or warm smoked saugage in the potato salad. thanks jane these salads have given me some ideas on how to cope with this hot weather

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for watching

[@andreajewkes5724]

Im from the UK and always put eggs in our potato salad and sometimes add garden peas as well.

[@harrym2523]

We use same ingredients as you, minus Greek yohurt, add boiled eggs and frozen peas! Yum x

[@kathywolfe6606]

My mom always added boiled eggs to potato salad. She boiled them in the same pan as the potatos. If you had bought all those in that size in my stores it would of been at least $10.00 a piece. Great savings!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Wow, that is expensive

[@quietpeasant]

Thanks for an inspiring yummy video. Having salads ready to go in the fridge during the summer is the way to go!

[@jeannetteshahenkari265]

Hi! Mike and Jane!!! Thank you for the marvelous cooking video! I am definitely going to be making a pasta salad and coleslaw today. My family and I love potato salad with chopped hard-boiled eggs in it. We also enjoy traditional potato salad. Thank you for making the directions easy to follow. Bon appétit!❤

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@rachmc34]

We put boiled egg in our potato salad here in NZ as well and my mum always cooked some peas with the potatoes but I think that was her way of sneaking more veg into us as kids as I don't know anyone else who does that

[@SpatchG]

I'm a kiwi and always put peas in my potato salad, but not eggs. Each family is different aren't they.

[@nancyinboise2160]

I've had potato salad with hard-boiled eggs in it since the 1950s in the US. We also always have some kind of mustard to the Mayo and celery seed and diced celery. Celery salt is good to on top. I have used Dijon mustard with mayo before but personally I prefer Brown grainy mustard in the sauce.

[@sallyelmes1456]

Just made the coleslaw was delicious everyone liked it

[@rogettesteele5322]

I add hard boiled eggs to my potato salad. I leave the skin on the potatoes. My Grandma would make wonderful warm German potato salad. It is one of my favorite childhood memories. All of your salads look so yummy. This video was great. Your explanations and Mike's photography is spot on. Kudos for the fantastic content of all your videos.

[@janetstraw191]

Ooooh! I absolutely love warm German potato salad! I once was given a recipe by a friend (it was memorable to say the least)! You just inspired me to go and dig through my old recipes and try to find it! 👏👍🙋‍♀️🇺🇸🥰‼️

[@gladyschandler6724]

Thank you, Jane! Have a wonderful weekend!

[@gretelwhite8088]

I make my own salads these days, that way they aren't swimming in dressing, and I can control the fat content (very sensitive to fat at the moment). I also like making coleslaw with red cabbage and onion for a colourful change.

[@TheLongRunwithJoelandChristy]

Looks great, Jane. 😋

[@Dingle1234]

Avocado is nice in the potato salad dressing. And in Canada homemade potato salad always has eggs in it.

[@debrapritts7978]

I add chopped eggs to my potato salad and also diced celery. In my cole slaw I sprinkle some celery seeds….something my mother always added😇

[@lauravancea3935]

Hello from Romania, from a golden / green garden, watching your post. A bit of a rest after an afternoon of strawberry jam making. Summer is like that❤

[@susanjacks8830]

Here in the USA it is common to put boiled eggs in your potato salad. It is very delicious! You really must try it.

[@hazysummer72]

I’ve started to ‘cure’ my onion with a tablespoon of gherkin vinegar while I chop and grate the carrot and cabbage, it takes some of the bite out of the onions and adds a nice background flavour.

[@annetterobinson5308]

Here in the US most potato salads have chopped hard boiled eggs. I like to make main dish salads for the really hot days.

[@rebeccamusser1645]

Brilliant! Thank you so much!

[@delwynmostert5410]

Hi I'm an Australian to my potato salad i add the hard boiled eggs, some celery and some crispy bacon .

[@kathrynmaxson6907]

I will need to try that coleslaw recipe, it looks very good! A summer salad we enjoy is pea salad. Defrost a small bag of peas(~1 pound/half a kilo? ), add chopped carrot, celery, green onion, cubed cheese, and a small handful of peanuts. You can dress it like you dressed the coleslaw or some people in the US use bottled ranch dressing and a spoonful of dill. Chicken salad on a bed of lettuce is also great but wouldn't last more than a couple days in the fridge.

[@cecilealonso7446]

Eggs are great in potato salad

[@christeenprice5637]

Yes I make my potato salad with eggs

[@michalaharesnape5434]

Thanks so much Jane, that was really useful. I’m just adding potato salad and pasta salad to next week’s meal plan right now! Xxx

[@sophiawolthof1238]

👍👍👍

[@juliamarple3785]

Cool to see the ingredients other people use. I can change up my standard recipes. A timely video. Thanks!

[@maryettabeck1967]

All my family add roasted red pepper and eggs for a full meal. Yummy

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Great idea!

[@aliciacarrillo8945]

Yummie video.

[@RhondaLorch]

My Mom used to decorate her potato salad with wedges is hard boiled egg as there were those in out family who loved the addition and those who didn’t. If you didn’t you could just not take the egg. 💕🇨🇦

[@PenniestoDollars]

Yes I always put hard boiled egg in my potato salad in the U.S🎉

[@martaromero478]

Jane, in Argentina one of the most popular salads has diced potatoes and carrots and peas, all boiled mixed with mayonnaise. And another very common one is the salad with chopped and boiled potatoes, bits of boiled eggs and lots of mayonnaise. But your variety of salads are very tempting to savor them as soon as possible. Thanks for sharing!!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you for sharing your salad

[@yvettenj]

Wow that’s a bit different but I’d be willing to try that version 😊

[@SpatchG]

The rice salad looks delicious, I'll give that a try.

[@thefinefrugalline3232]

Hi Jane. I’m all on board spending less time in the kitchen now that’s its lovely outside and I’m busy in my garden. Your salads looks great. I marinate the cooked chopped potatoes the day before. Makes it much tastier. Also, I love making Panzanella, where the salad is based on bread cubes as the starch. It’s a great way to use up stale bread if you have a third of a loaf or so. Otherwise, I make crackers out of leftover stale bread by slicing the bread thinly and baking the slices with a little salt and olive oil. Commercial crackers have soared in price, 3 or 4 dollars for a small box of Carr’s water crackers, its ridiculous. With the homemade crackers I will make white bean hummus (needs no Tahini, so very cheap) or cream cheese mixed w garlic and herbs. I also make my own plain yougurt, take no time and saves. TON of money :-)) Thanks for all your inspiration!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing

[@victoriart95]

Years ago (probably 30 years ago 😳) i used to go to a friends parents in Cornwall for holidays, we used to go to a barn/restaurant that served a rice salad that was a little sweet and curry like with raisins. For the kings coronation I made coronation chicken and realised it tasted like the rice salad from old. I made a batch of coronation chicken without the chicken and added the rice. Really glad I tried it, it was so good. Those recipes are nice easy ones and look yummy 😁 i'm not keen on pasta salad usually because they are usually with tons of mayonnaise and sickly, that looks lovely and light.

[@kathleens4252]

Not being from Texas (USA), I was surprised to see a couple friends putting eggs in their potato salad. I prefer it without the eggs.

[@nadineabbott]

Hi Jane my husband is the cook in our house. His mom was a great cook. They always added hard boiled egg to potato salad. Sometimes my husband adds a bit of mustard to it as well.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@christinephillips3435]

I am going to make these.

[@shess1640]

Yes! It is definitely time for summer salads and lighter food for the warm summer.

[@lesleyannjacobs1383]

Here in South Africa it is very common to add chopped boiled eggs to potato salad. I do not do it as I prefer the potato salad without eggs. However, I sometimes mash boiled eggs up with a teaspoon of mayonnaise as a breadtopping.

[@maggiesmith9083]

We always put hard eggs in it also mix mayo with mustard to taste

[@katehorrell8732]

Being a diabetic my "potato salad" is made with cauliflower instead of potatoes n hard boiled eggs, celery, green onions n spices.

[@marypeterson1053]

Salad are such a good choice for the summer. Thank you so much

[@gladyschandler6724]

Lovely salads. I made my egg salad with a little mustard & mayo.

[@gloriafrazier7334]

I'm origanlly from the midwest in the US, We always had chopped hard boiled eggs in our potato salad.

[@Lexi-po1ur]

I like hard boiled eggs in my potato salad...I don't use mayonnaise- use plain Greek yogurt; for pasta salad oil, water, herbs,vinegar for the dressing

[@heavenlywanderer]

Eggs in potato salad is popular in Canada and US, I also add smoked paprika and dash of mustard

[@heavenlywanderer]

Oh and I add celery and garnish with parsley

[@cherylkingsley6583]

I use the egg whites and sometimes a few radishes slices green onions and a bit of celery in my potato salad. My dressing is some mayonnaise and a bit of mustard.

[@traceyelliott2902]

Love cold salads in the summer!

[@pigletsbank437]

I love all of them but the potato salade has always been my favourite

[@Alicesgardenau]

I love lots of different types of potato salad! One my sister makes has lots of parsley, dill and a bit of mint and red onion ☺️

[@Cookie7294]

They look delicious. Temperatures have exceeded 30 celsius here the last couple of days. A cold meal is perfect.

[@barbaratozzano6364]

In the USA, at least in the South, chopped boiled eggs usually appear in potato salad.

[@karinklapproth866]

I eat potato salad with hard boiled eggs in it…Delicious!! I live in Virginia in the U.S.A.

[@denarupp991]

Hey Jane n Mike. Nice video. Yes meal prep is the way to go! I make potato salad with hard boiled eggs where I work!

[@sharonhughes588]

I make my potato salad with mayo, mustard, dill pickle relish, boiled egg, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder.....I mash my potatoes a bit more than some folks.....it is so good!

[@FaithAnnNB]

I’m in Canada and always add chopped boiled eggs to my potato salad (as my mom and grandmother did). Love making potato, pasta salads and coleslaw. I think I’ll try reducing the the mayo next time and add some plain yogurt. I haven’t made a rice salad before, but I make a quinoa salad that is almost identical to your rice salad, the rice is just subbed with quinoa. Enjoy your cooking ideas/videos 😊.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@notquiteachateaudiy]

I don't like potato salad with egg, but I do like to add some chopped smoked sausage, like the ones you buy from Lidl

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Nice.

[@charlettenitzsche1895]

I always add chopped hard boiled eggs, a spoon of yellow mustard and a bit of sugar to my cold potato salad. I also make German potato salad which is served warm.

[@DebfromVa]

These look very delicious

[@MargaretJames-p1h]

Loved these recipes and I'm definitely going to make them !

[@AllisonDavies]

I occasionally put celery (or onion) and boiled eggs potato salad. I enjoy it this way.

[@Amanda-pv9kz]

Excellent ideas! I like the rice salad so will probably give that one a try. I like what I consider French potato salad but it uses a vinaigrette instead of mayo. I grew up on homemade potato salad with mayo and pickle relish.