Hot Dog with Potato Salad - Recipe

You can put almost anything on a Hot Dog, and I do, including Potato Salad!

Why stop at mustard when there is ketchup and mayonnaise in the fridge, too. An LA Street Dog has all three plus bacon, sauteed onion, bell pepper, and a fat jalapeno chile. I call it a Freeway Pileup Dog.

I like greasy chili on my wieners, and a pile of sour sauerkraut soaks it all up.

    

Is wrapping a slice of fried baloney around a Hot Dog too much?

It's all good, and my Homemade Potato Salad Recipe is so rich and sumptuous you'll want to cover your Hot Dog with it.

I've never tried the combination of Potato Salad on a Hot Dog until I had a summer patio party with plenty of leftover Potato Salad (too much grilled meat, I guess).

I add a little mustard, chopped onion, and pickle relish to my mayo-centric Potato Salad, so there is a bit of familiarity to typical Hot Dog condiments. 

Other Potato Salad ingredients are chopped celery and boiled egg with plenty of black pepper. Check out my Homemade Potato Salad Recipe in the video below.

I like to steam my wieners, but you can grill or fry them. I also steam the Hot Dog bun for a minute, but do watch carefully as the bun can get soggy really fast. (Because I often buy day-old buns, they can be dry, so a little steaming brings them back softly.)

To assemble, just top a cooked hot dog and bun with a pile of Potato Salad. Hmm, I wonder what a warm, meaty (or vegan) chili would add? I guess that's for the next Hot Dog recipe to find out?

Hot Dog with Potato Salad - Video             Play it here. The video runs for 4 minutes and 14 seconds. 

To view or embed from YouTube, click here.

Ingredients

• Hot Dog - Any type, like beef, pork, poultry, or vegan. There are cured and uncured, with no nitrates.
• Hot Dog Bun - I like to steam mine. Okay to grill or serve right from the bag.
• Potato Salad - About 2 heaping tablespoons per hot dog, or enough to top a hot dog.

Directions

Hot Dog  - I place a steamer basket in a pot with an inch or so of water. Add the wiener(s) and bring the water to a low simmer, then cover the pot. I like to steam mine until plump, about 5 minutes. If you are steaming a lot, then check the water level to refill as needed.

I also steam Hot Dog buns until pillowy and soft. I put a bun or two right on top of my steamed Hot Dogs, cover the pot, and steam the bun for a minute or so. A quick grill on the stovetop softens them quite nicely, too.

Assemble the Hot Dog, and top it with a couple of tablespoons of Potato Salad.

Click here to see my Homemade Potato Salad Recipe with all the tasty text and yummy photo illustrations.