Product Review: Golden Taste Red Skin Potato Salad

Several years ago I wrote a very positive review of Golden Taste Cole slaw (Product Review: Golden Taste Cole Slaw). I tend to really enjoy Golden Taste products (Product Review: Golden Taste Broccoli Kugel; Product Review: Golden Taste Tuna Deluxe).

Although I know other Costco stores carry it, I have rarely seen it locally. Costco did used to carry an absolutely delicious red bliss 

potato

salad

 in a huge tub. I don’t know the brand and I don’t think it was kosher but it was so delicious. It made it exciting to have a large guest list for a cookout because it was a great excuse to buy it (I realize this makes me sound like others are  socializing and I am off in the corner eating my 

potato

salad

…)

Back to *this* 

potato

salad

…although rarely seen here, even when the Coleslaw is available (generally Passover and the summer), it is currently in Waltham so I tried it. The 

potato

salad

 is made with red bliss potatoes, which I guess is standard for higher quality 

potato

salads

…sorry russets…). They are perfectly cooked, hard enough to hold together and hold their own in the mayonnaise but easy enough to chew. There are a lot of chunks about the size of a square inch around and then of course some smaller pieces. The 

potato

salad

 is quite dense. I know I may be unusual in this respect but I would prefer less mayonnaise. I find that the current amount makes the 

salad

 too thick. Furthermore, the mayonnaise taste and texture tend to dominate whereas I would prefer to taste a greater balance of dressing and 

potato

. The spices in the mayonnaise, including dill, are very good but I would prefer a much thinner coating..maybe about one third as much mayonnaise.

It is quite filling and pretty strong tasting so a relatively small portion will likely suffice as a side dish. 

My family definitely likes it more than I do. If around, I’d probably have it a few times but I would not buy it for myself or seek it out. I definitely prefer the Coleslaw…and I prefer the tuna 

salad

 over both (but it’s not really fair to compare, as the tuna is a meal vs a side dish..at least for me.)

Have you tried this 

potato

salad

? Thoughts? Do you like the amount of mayonnaise? What do you eat it with?