We’ve been making this Hot Dog Potato Salad for years.It’s perfect for summer gatherings with family and friends when you need a satisfying and tasty side dish!  This recipe is a great new way to savor hot dogs, particularly when maybe you don’t have quite enough for each person at the table to have one, or if you simply have leftover hot dogs from a recent barbecue!  An Oldie but a Goodie This recipe is inspired by a hot dog potato salad Giada de Laurentiis’s mother devised.“Veronica’s Potato Salad” includes hot dogs, potatoes, basil, olive oil, salt and pepper.

As kids, we used to watch the Food Network like it was our job.This is one of the recipes that actually stuck with us for years and years (see also Tyler Florence’s Spaghetti Carbonara, Ina Garten’s (actually Beatty’s) Chocolate Cake, and Ellie Krieger’s Turkey Meatballs with Spicy Tomato Sauce.  While we loved the simple de Laurentiis family recipe, I started putting my own spin on it over the years.Adding parsley and chives in addition to the basil (summer is the time to be heavy handed with herbs, after all), capers and dijon mustard for a bit of tang, and shallots because I can never resist a hit of onion-y goodness.  TIp! If you have at least two of the three herbs we call for, you’ll be okay!  If you’re not a hog dog lover, or you’re very particular about your potato salad, this may not be the recipe for you, but if you want to try somet

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